The NNPC Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of NNPC Limited, has commissioned and handed over a fully installed 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Anambra State.
The donation is part of NNPC Ltd.’s commitment to improving healthcare services and strengthening medical infrastructure across Nigeria. The advanced MRI facility is expected to boost access to quality diagnostic imaging for millions of people in the South-East states of Anambra, Enugu, Imo, Abia, and Ebonyi, as well as neighbouring Delta State.
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony held at the Igwe Orizu ICT Centre at the permanent site of NAUTH on Friday, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Bashir Bayo Ojulari, represented by the Managing Director of NNPC Foundation Ltd./Gte, Emmanuella Arukwe, described the project as a strategic investment aimed at improving healthcare access, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, and supporting better patient care across the country.
The commissioning event featured the official unveiling and inspection of the MRI facility by government officials, traditional rulers, and members of the hospital management. They praised the NNPC Foundation for the intervention, describing it as timely and impactful, especially in reducing the burden of long-distance travel and high diagnostic costs faced by patients in the region.
The project included the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the state-of-the-art MRI machine, alongside supporting infrastructure such as RF shielding systems, chillers, backup UPS systems, electrical fittings, specialized imaging accessories, ventilation systems, CCTV and oxygen monitoring systems, intercom facilities, and other patient-support technologies to ensure smooth operation of the centre.
