NGO donates COVID-19 testing facility to Ekiti State
Ekiti State Government has taken delivery of a COVID- 19 facility donated by a Non- Governmental Organization, (NGO), Global Life Bank, to facilitate COVID-19 tests on state health workers at the Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe General Hospital, Ado- Ekiti.
Taking delivery of the facility, Dr Oyebanji Filani, the Ekiti commissioner for health, expressed the government’s appreciation to the NGO and private individuals, who had contributed towards curtailing the spread of virus in the state.
Filani noted that the gesture by the NGO would ensure that the health workers, who are at the risk of contracting the virus, know their COVID-19 status, and take necessary measures to safeguard their safety as front liners tackling the pandemic.
“This is a unique collaboration between Ekiti state government and Life bank, and this further demonstrates the commitment of the government of Dr Kayode Fayemi to public- private partnership to develop the state”, he said
Earlier, in her remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Global Life Bank, Mrs. Temie Giwa-Tubosun, stated that the gesture was part of efforts at curtailing the spread of the pandemic in the state, pointing out that the facility had the capacity of testing at least 1,500 health workers in the state.
“The facility donated to the Ekiti state government today is expected to test at least 1500 health workers. It also came with Personal Protective Equipment for use by the health workers, who are at the highest risk of the global pandemic”. She stated.
The CEO said that staff of the organization, as well as those of the Ministry of Health, would be stationed at the facility for collection and analysis of samples till the exercise was completed.
She appreciated the Ekiti state government for providing the enabling environment, as well as Johnson and Johnson Foundation, for providing the finance and logistics to execute the laudable project.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the items donated by the organization included hand gloves, biohazard bags, swab sticks, alcohol cleansing pads, Viral Transport Medium (VTM), sample collection bottles, as well as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as suit googles.
