The Eastern Highlands National Adventist Students Association have so far raised up to K58, 500 in their fundraising drive for the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority which will end tomorrow.
These group of students came together with the idea to raise funds following the COVID-19 surge in the province that has really put a strain on hospital facilities.
The Association has used some of the funds to purchase 100 oxygen cylinders already with other equipment that COVID-19 patients usually need.
Team leader Hilton Tricker said they have realized that government organizations and others were not reacting quickly when the Goroka hospital was running out of oxygen, so that prompted them to come up with the fundraising drive.
They are now looking at purchasing the regulators and flowmeter for the oxygen cylinders.
“Oxygen cylinders without regulators and flowmeters are of no use so we discussed amongst ourselves and decided that we are going to purchase 28 flowmeters and regulators which will cost us K34,000.” said Tricker.
He said donations are still flooding in from people who have been part of this association and they will utilize the remaining money to meet the hospital’s needs with whatever they collect tomorrow.
Meanwhile the CEO for the EHPHA Dr Joseph Apa was pleased with the donations and praised the students for having the heart of giving.