Health Care Equipment and Allied Products Providers Association of Nigeria, HEPAN, Onitsha Zone has been inaugurated in Awka; with Chief Damian Onyekachi as the Chairman of a six-man interim management team of the association.
Other members of the team include Mr Oliver Ugwu – Coordinator, Dr Ibe Ugbu – Secretary, Mr Ahubaraezeama Obidigbo – Public Relations Officer, Dr Humphrey Obiefule and Dr IG Ekenechukwu.
Inaugurating the zone, the National President of the association, Dr Ifeanyi Nwankwo, who announced that the team will pilot the affairs of the association for one year, charged them to admit only credible persons into the association, as HEPAN has zero tolerance for unethical behaviour, and to take good care of the welfare of members in times of need like sickness, disaster, death and social events, among others.
In his acceptance speech, the Chairman of HEPAN, Onitsha zone,cChief Onyekachi, assured that his team will work with relevant bodies to end importation of substandard medical equipment into Anambra and other states in the South East, which he said could cause error in diagnosis.
