LAGOS 鈥 IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (鈥淚HS Tow-ers鈥) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communi-cations infrastructure in the world by tower count, has continued its im-pact assessment tour of its oxygen plant projects situated in different hospitals across the country.
The telecommunications infra-structure company visited Jericho Specialist Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to assess the usage condition of the oxygen plant jointly donated in col-laboration with the United Nations Children鈥檚 Fund (UNICEF) in May 2024.
The oxygen plant donation is part of IHS Nigeria鈥檚 commitment to im-proving Nigeria鈥檚 healthcare sys-tem through sustainable, impactful initiatives designed to serve health facilities in the state.
The visit, led by senior officials from IHS Nigeria and UNICEF, pro-vided an opportunity to evaluate the plant鈥檚 operational efficiency, its in-tegration into critical care delivery, and its broader impact on the state鈥檚 healthcare system.
Commenting on the visit, Titi-lope Oguntuga, Director, Sustain-ability, IHS Nigeria remarked: 鈥淎t IHS, sustainability is at the core of everything we do. Our focus spans four key pillars which are Ethics & Governance, Environment & Climate Change, People & Commu-nities and Education & Economic Growth.
This oxygen plant initiative speaks directly to our commitment to people and communities. As we as-sess the progress of this project, we are reminded of its alignment with key Sustainable Development Goals, including good health and well-be-ing, responsible consumption, and partnerships for the attainment of the SDG goals.鈥
Health Specialist, UNICEF Lagos, Dr. Olufemi Adeyemi commented: 鈥淚t is a pleasure to witness the results of our strong collaboration with IHS Nigeria and Oyo State. On behalf of UNICEF, I want to sincerely thank the state for providing an enabling environment that makes impactful partnerships like this possible.
鈥淲e are here to assess how well the oxygen plant is performing. We no longer want to see lives lost due to a lack of oxygen. We want to be assured that the investment made is truly saving lives and delivering the impact it was intended to.鈥