The Gauteng department of Epilepsy South Africa, based mostly in Springs, acquired a donation of oxygen machines from mining and building firm Epiroc on Friday.
The machines had been handed over to the organisation’s assistant director, Hans Tjege, who expressed gratitude for the help.
Tjege stated the donation comes at a vital time, because the organisation has been struggling to safe funds to keep up its well being facility.
“Our plea for help was really heard. We reached out to media shops to spotlight our lack of funding,” stated Tjege.
Epilepsy SA’s assistant director Hans Tjege accepted the machine on behalf of the group. Picture: Zamokuhle Ndawonde
He added that whereas some machines are normally bought with donations from sufferers’ households, they usually don’t final lengthy and are troublesome to restore or substitute.
“These new machines will probably be utilized by the 180 residents at each our centres, together with the one in Daggafontein. Every affected person will probably be assessed to find out how the machines can help them,” he stated.
Tjege credited the organisation’s public relations officer for producing the visibility that drew the eye of the media and company donors.
“As an organisation, we’ve a want listing that we share with potential donors. They will select what they’d wish to contribute, and a few even strategy us on to ask how they might help,” he stated.
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Ziyanda Mkhaliphi, a regional company and social accountability supervisor for Epiroc, informed the Springs Advertiser that the corporate’s need is to make a significant and probably life-saving contribution.
She stated that the caregivers on the centre could have peace of thoughts since they’ll know {that a} first-aid response is close to them.
Mkhaliphi added that the oxygen machines can be used when making use of emergency seizure responses and to assist high-risk sufferers.
“Though oxygen shouldn’t be a therapy for seizures and is just a supportive remedy, we felt it could be helpful for Epilepsy SA to have some items accessible.”
The oxygen machine donated to the Epilepsy SA in Springs. Picture: Zamokuhle Ndawonde
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