Ebun Olowu
The United States Department of Defense through the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) worth $144,000 to support COVID-19 prevention in military and civilian medical facilities in Lagos, Kano, Akwa-Ibom, and Cross River States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A statement by the US embassy in Abuja says the ceremonial handover of the items to the Nigerian military took place at the 063 Nigerian Air Force Hospital (NAFH) in Abuja.
It says the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Defence, Alhaji Babangida Hussaini, and the U.S. Charge d’Affaires, Kathleen FitzGibbon, presided over the event.
Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, inaugurated the 063 NAFH as a COVID-19 treatment center in June 2020, to serve as primary military COVID-19 isolation and treatment center in Abuja and actively contributes to the national response by admitting, treating, and releasing COVID-19 patients.
It states that the U.S. Department of Defense contribution is as a result of the longstanding partnership between the U.S. and Nigerian militaries and is another component of the more than $57 million in support provided by the U.S. Government to the COVID-19 response in Nigeria.
