In continuation of her support to healthcare providers who are on the COVID 19 frontline, First Lady of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has donated medical items to an NGO, “Masks for Nigerian Medics”.
The First Lady speaking at the ceremony through her Special Assistant on Heath & the Coordinator of her Future Assured Program, Dr. Kamal Abdurrahman Mohammed, said “Nigerians have come to appreciate the role that medical personnel are playing during this difficult time "and the best that we can do is to show them love and care as well as protection"
Mrs. Buhari said she has been following the efforts of NGOs like Masks for Nigerian Medics, with keen interest and that is why she decided to intervene by donating these medical palliatives which they will eventually be distributed to medical personnel on the frontline. She urged them to ensure that the materials reach their intended recipients.
In her response, co-founder of the NGO, Dr. Ilham Ahmed Umar expressed appreciation to the First Lady for supporting the cause of the medical personnel and promised that the items will reach their intended benficiaries, indicating that the items will be distributed to General Hospitals in the FCT.
She said the NGO was founded to raise funds to provide PPEs to healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID19 fight.
The items donated includes large quantity of cartons of assorted hand sanitizers, assorted personal protection equipment including disposable gowns, overalls, disposable and N95 surgical masks, gloves, protective goggles.
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