Nilepet donates hygiene supplies to Juba Teaching Hospital

JUBA – South Sudan’s state-owned Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) has donated hygiene and sanitation supplies to Juba Teaching Hospital in a bid to support infection prevention and improve healthcare services.

The donation included liquid soap, hand sanitizers, gloves, and waste disposal bins, which are essential for maintaining hygiene standards and ensuring a safe environment for patients and healthcare workers.

The donation formed part of Nilepet’s World Environment Day commemorations, observed worldwide each year on June 5.

Speaking during the handover ceremony in Juba on Friday, Peter Taban, Advisor of Health, Safety, and Environment at Nilepet, said the donation forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives aimed at supporting public institutions and promoting community well-being.

“You know, in one way or another, by so doing, even if it is little, we are fighting climate change. Now with the donation that we have given you as part of this waste bin, in one way, we are fighting climate change because when the waste is not properly managed, it will get fermented, and when it is fermented, then it produces carbon dioxide,” Taban said.

For her part, Dr. Jackeline Albino Acting Director of Juba Teaching Hospital, welcomed the donation, describing it as timely support that will help address shortages of essential hygiene materials and strengthen infection prevention and control measures at the facility.

“I have seen most of the donations are in the terms of liquid soap, sanitization, and gloves, and there are trash bins where all waste produce is being kept,” said Jaceline.

She said the supplies will contribute to maintaining a clean hospital environment and protecting both patients and medical staff from communicable diseases.

“We are very much privileged and grateful for this donation you have done. The donation is usually meant for two departments: gynecology and the department of unit. We are going to see how these items will be distributed, and they will be distributed accordingly.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Maker Isaac, Medical Director of Juba Teaching Hospital, appealed to Nilepet to continue supporting the hospital, noting that most patients seeking treatment at the facility are among the country’s most vulnerable and economically disadvantaged citizens.

“I believe this will be an opening for more cooperation with you and more support. This is a hospital with poor people. The people who come to Juba Teaching Hospital are the poor of the poor,” said Maker.

“If you want to help the people of South Sudan as Nilepet, help the hospital because our patients have not food and medicine and we are trying to stay so that we help them.”