THOUSANDS of medical products are being donated to help healthcare professionals working with Ebola victims in Sierra Leone – thanks to a Swindon company.
Vygon (UK) Ltd – a leading supplier of medical and surgical devices – has donated more than 7,000 cannulas and 600 sterile table covers to Scottish charity Scotia Aid, which works with children living on the streets in Sierra Leone.
Warehouse staff at Vygon have loaded 152 boxes of cannulas and 15 boxes of sterile covers onto pallets that will be delivered to Scotia Aid’s Midlands depot then flown out on a cargo plane to Ebola-stricken communities in West Africa.
Alla Cimotisa, Vygon’s business responsibility co-ordinator, said she was initially contacted by Scotia Aid with a plea for protective medical suits.
“Vygon is not a supplier of medical clothing so we could not help with that specific request, however we did have other products that we could make available,” she said.
Cannulas are devices that are inserted into the body and often used for the intravenous delivery of drugs and fluids. The sterile covers are used in clinics and treatment areas to help prevent infection and keep operating areas clean.
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