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Nigeria takes delivery of 200 ventilators from US [Photos]

Saddam Yusuf Saleh
By Saddam Yusuf Saleh
Published: August 11, 2020
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Nigeria has finally received 200 ventilators from the United States.

Okay.ng recalls that US President Donald Trump had in a phone call with President Muhammadu Buhari promised to send the ventilators to support the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria.

After five months, the ventilators have finally arrived in the country and received by Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire from the USAID in Abuja.

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Speaking at the handover ceremony on Tuesday, Ehanire 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.

“We particularly appreciate that this gift comes against the backdrop that the United States is also fighting its own fierce battle against the COVID-19 plague. We wish them the very best in this challenge.

“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.”

The minister also added that “I wish to also commend the United States Agency for International Development, the USCDC and the US Ambassador to Nigeria – Her Excellency Mary Beth Leonard, for their interest and engagement in Nigeria, even beyond the advent of COVID-19. Her Excellency has demonstrated personal concern by paying a solidarity visit to the Federal Ministry of Health.

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“I conclude by requesting the United States Government to lend its full weight to global efforts to find efficacious therapeutics and vaccines to neutralize the threat of COVID-19 to the global community and to guarantee fair allocation to all countries and people.

“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.”

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