COVID-19: Osinbajo Lauds Health Personnel’s Diligence Amid Ongoing Challenges

By Nyianshima Terungwa   3 years ago   174
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COVID-19: Osinbajo lauds health personnel's diligence amid ongoing  challenges

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has lauded the diligent work of Nigeria’s health workers and experts across the country in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic amid its rising cases.

Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Friday, said the vice president went for a facility tour of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Reference Laboratory, at Gaduwa, Abuja.

The vice president said the country had expanded its public health response capabilities as it was making progress in the sector since the nation’s first COVID-19 case in 2020.

Osinbajo was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, and the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu.

“We have a critical situation on our hands currently with the increasing number of cases being recorded, but a lot of progress has been made since Nigeria’s first case was reported in Feb. 2020.

“We have activated nearly 120 laboratories nationwide; 70 of them public laboratories and have significantly ramped up our testing and case management capacity.

“We have expanded the footprint of our sovereign public health response capabilities especially at the subnational level and in areas where previously such capabilities did not exist.

“Not so long ago, test samples had to be flown out of the country for examination; this is no longer the case as we now have the capacity to process samples internally.”

Osinbajo said that such an achievement should not be taken for granted but consolidated on.

According to him, the facility is a testament to the strides that have been made during a short period.

The vice president commended Nigeria’s public and private healthcare specialists and workers in the line of duty for ensuring the safety, cure, and prevention of the majority of Nigerians from the COVID-19 virus under challenging circumstances.

“While we are not yet where we want to be as a nation, we are most certainly not where we were at the onset of the pandemic.

 

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Health personnel are really giving in their best, keep it up


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They are trying a good work


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Elias Justice M
3 years ago

Despite the fact that situation has changed some things need to be amend!


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Clever Raphael
3 years ago

They are trying there best


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John Abbie
3 years ago

Nigeria’s health workers and experts across the country dey really try well well


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Atuegbu Tochukwu
3 years ago

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Efemena Ayoola
3 years ago

Kudos to Nigerian Health Workers


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Nice one there there


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Good for ththtjjee


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Ujah Emmanuel
3 years ago

Be the best ..


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Covid-19 is real


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Patrick Segun
3 years ago

We need to encourage the Healthcare personnels for the good being done.


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VP trying well. yesindecision


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