PL, Div One sponsors BetKing Kenya donate oxygen tanks to hospitals

From left: Mbagathi Hospital Med Sup Loice Mutahi, BOC Gases Managing Director Marion Mwangi, BeKing Kenya Country Director Ivana Ristic, Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital Marketing Manager Derrick Mwangi and colleagues pose for photos at the BOC Headquarters in Nairobi on June 9, 2021.

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What you need to know:

  • Each of the two hospitals will receive Sh500,000 each worth of equipment from BOC Gases.

The main sponsors of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League and National Division One League on Wednesday donated oxygen tanks and assorted equipment worth Sh1 million to Mbagathi Hospital and Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital,

BetKing Kenya Country Director, Ivana Ristic stated that they will continue supporting community initiatives in the country.

Each of the two hospitals will receive Sh500,000 each worth of equipment from BOC Gases.

“We have seen the dire effects that Covid-19 has had not only on our community but also our economy. The novel coronavirus has invaded every part of our country without restraint. While as a community we are so separated from each other, the Covid-19 crisis is also revealing how much compassion and empathy we have for each other,” Ivana said.

“We receive this extreme kind donation from BetKing Kenya with happiness because the need for oxygen in hospitals is up in the roof especially at this Covid-19 times. The supply has been inadequate since Covid-19 started and this will go a long way in dealing with the deficit,” said Mbagathi Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Loice Mutahi.

Derrick Mwangi, the Head of Marketing at the Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital said: “We want to thank BetKing and BOC Gases for this donation today. We are a COVID centre and so the need is so much and this will go a long way in seeing that we bridge the gap that we have.”