The ambulance is expected to aid the pickup and protection of patients who have tested positive to the virus.
The Yobe State government has received a gift of a fully equipped ambulance to aid the state’s COVID-19 response strategy.
“For us, we have been emphasizing on inclusiveness in response to COVID -19 which has taken everybody by surprise and we realize that nobody can do it alone, the government cannot do it alone, citizens cannot do it alone, Civil Society Organisations cannot do it alone. We need each other at this very critical time,” she explained.
In his response, the governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, who was represented by the deputy governor, Idi Gubana, while receiving the keys to the ambulance, thanked OSIWA for the kind gesture, noting that the gift will greatly assist the state in collecting of samples through the 17 local government areas across the state.
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