COVID-19: 200 Ventilators Donated By Trump Arrives Nigeria

The Minister for Health, Osagie Ehanire said that the 200 ventilators donated to Nigeria by the United States President, Donald Trump, have finally arrived in the country.

Osagie made this known while receiving the ventilators from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Abuja.

According to him, the ventilators came at the right time as it is still a critical component of the response strategy in combatting the virus, COVID-19.

He said “This donation consists of 200 ventilators, which, as we all know by now, are a critical component of the response strategy to save the lives of persons who have been severely impacted by this viral infection.”

“They will certainly be of great benefit to the people of Nigeria and I wish to convey the appreciation of His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and of the government of Nigeria, to President Donald Trump and the United States Government for the generous consideration and friendly gesture.

“The Federal Ministry of Health, and its public health Agency, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), have focused on providing guidance to tackle the challenges.

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“Our health workers have been trained and equipped and are doing the needful to attend to COVID-19 patients and give emergency care, while not losing sight of routine and essential health services.”

He added that the pandemic has become a threat to the global society urging the United State to continue its effort in finding a vaccine against the virus.

“The speed and ease with which COVID-19 has spread across the globe clearly shows that it is a threat to mankind. Without the full collaboration of all nations, the threat of COVID-19 to any one part of the world is a threat to all.”