From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
World Health Organization (WHO) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support the state government in its fight against the diptheria.
This is contained in a statement by Ibrahim Abdullahi, Information Officer
Ministry of Health in Kano on Sunday.
He said the items include apron protection, bag bio hazard, examination glove (M, L, XL), surgical glove (6.5, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5), disposable inoculating loop, oropharngeal swap, glycerol, Columbia agar bale, among others.
Receiving the items at the Kano Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), the state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf appreciated the effort of WHO for supporting government with large consignment of items, aimed at preventing and controlling diphtheria in Kano.
Dr. Labaran noted with satisfaction that the donation has come at a right time as the state had launched a new response recently.
He added that the government had already gotten over a million doses of diphtheria tetanus vaccine (TD) which is going to be administered in three cycles covering 22 LGs in October, November and December respectively.
“Arrival of these items at this material time is very timely. I want to sincerely appreciate the WHO, particularly Mr. Walter Kazadi Mulumbo, the organizations representative in Nigeria.
“Apart from diphtheria, the organization is supporting Kano on other things that are happening in the state. We really appreciate WHO for giving us all the necessary cooperation and support”, Dr. Labaran was quoted as saying in the statement.
The Commissioner then appealed to people to observe all the preventive measures of containing the diphtheria, pointing out that there is need for early detection of the disease so as to prevent and frustrate its spread.
