Pamela. T. Munyoro
(News of The South) – Nigeria has received 200 ventilators from the US government to help its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the aid-receiving country said on Tuesday.
The ventilators were a promise made by President Donald Trump during a conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in April, promising to support Nigeria during the pandemic.
The delivery of ventilators took place during a ceremony where US Ambassador in Abuja Mary Beth Leonard officially handed over the devices to Nigeria’s top health official Osagie Ehanire, the Health Ministry said on Twitter.
“This donation consists of 200 ventilators which are critical components of the response strategy that will help to save the lives of persons who have been severely impacted by #COVID19,” Ehanire was quoted as saying.
“These ventilators will be of great benefit to the people of #Nigeria,” he added.
Lately, the United States has been pivotal in supporting Nigeria’s membership in the ‘Every Breath Counts’ Coalition.
Nigeria is now one of just two countries in Africa to have an oxygen roadmap that seeks to fight against pneumonia, hypoxemia and now COVID-19.
Recently, Nigerian government issued a fresh warning for its citizens to take preventive measures against the coronavirus as the country’s death toll has neared 1,000.
This came as the nationwide death toll has reached 956 and the case count has hit 47 290, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
With the US support, Nigeria will be able to control and assist their Covid-19 patients accordingly as more ventilators have been added to them.
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