Hospital equipment presented by KIWANIS Club of North St. Andrew

d_0007640_hospital_equipment_kiwanis.jpg

Title

Hospital equipment presented by KIWANIS Club of North St. Andrew

Description

"Hospital equipment valued at about $30,000 was presented to the Jamaican Government yesterday by the Kiwanis Club of North St. Andrew.
The equipment was secured in Canada by the Club. Parliamentary Secretary Anthony Capleton (right) received the gifts on behalf of the Government from Ryland Grant (left), President of the Club and Douglas Fflolkes, Immediate Past President.
Mr. Capleton expressed Government's appreciation for the gift and commended the Kiwanians for their public spiritedness.
Mr. Grant said that the supply consisted of hospital beds, an operating table, a suction injection unit, night tables, temperature tubes and disposable syringes.
The goods were shipped through Great Lakes Transcaribbean Lines and arrangements were made by the Jamaica High Commission in Canada."

Subject

Hospitals - Furniture, equipment, etc.; Associations, institutions, etc. - Jamaica; Gifts

Creator

Herbert Hewett (Daily News)

Date

25-Nov-1975

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Hospitals, Ja. - General

Identifier

D0007640

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Herbert Hewett (Daily News), “Hospital equipment presented by KIWANIS Club of North St. Andrew,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed November 12, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/6826.