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JNC International, a leading medical equipment solutions company, has been awarded the Biomedical Engineering Service Company of the Year at the 2023 edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA). This was announced at the ninth edition of the awards ceremony held on Friday, 23rd June 2023 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos.

The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards is organized by Global Health Project and Resources in partnership with Anadach group. According to the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the award, Dr Anthony Omolola, the 2023 edition of the award had over twenty thousand nominations across its various categories. In his words, “Over the years, the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award has continued to strive to deliver creative ways to honour excellence across the healthcare space and this edition is no different. As the theme suggests, strong health systems are essential to improving the health and well being of Nigerians and we are committed to this.”

Five organizations were nominated in the Biomedical Engineering Service Company of the Year category- JNC International, Pacific Diagnostics Limited, PPC Limited, Tanit Medical Engineering Ltd, and Swiss Biostadt Limited. JNC International emerged winner in this category winning the award for the seventh time.

Reacting to the announcement, Clare Omatseye, the MD/CEO of JNCI stated, “We are very humbled and pleased to receive this revered award for the seventh time. This award is the tenth NHEA award we have won, yet it feels like yesterday when we received the first one. As an organization, we are grateful to everyone who nominated and voted for JNCI in build up to this year’s award ceremony. We also appreciate all stakeholders that contribute to the work we do; our staff, management, clientele, regulators, and all other stakeholders in the industry that are part of the work we do. For us, the award is yet another call to renew our commitment to pursuing excellence in Nigerian healthcare - a commitment that is engrained in the JNCI core values.

Once again, we thank the organizers of the awards and congratulate them on a successful ninth edition.”     

Speaking further on the company’s technical services, the Executive Director of JNCI, Voke Oshevire, commented, “One of the first promises we make to all our clients is holistic and reliable after-sales support. From technical training to clinical application training, we go the extra mile to ensure the optimal use of medical equipment for better patient outcomes. Cumulatively, we currently pride ourselves in an over 95% uptime score across the projects we manage; ranging from Elekta Linear accelerators used in Radiotherapy to Canon Radiology equipment (CT Scanners, 1.5 Tesla MRI, and Cath Labs) to systems integrated modular OR equipment, critical ICU and Neonatal ICU equipment (ventilators, incubators, resuscitators) some of which are critical to curbing mortality in Nigeria and West Africa.

For us, this award is a prompt to do even more towards improving healthcare in Nigerian and West Africa. We reaffirm our commitment to continue to serve our customers and are grateful to everyone that voted.”