Gombe Govt distributes PPE to health facilities
The Gombe State Government through the Emergency Management Agency SEMA on Friday, distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to some health facilities across the state.
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The health facilities that benefited from the intervention courtesy the Victim Support Fund (VSF) include; General hospital Bajoga, Cottage hospital Bojude, Kaltungo General hospital, Tula cottage hospital, General hospital Kashere and Cottage hospital Hinna.
Other beneficiaries include: Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) and Grassroot Emergency Volunteer Corp (GEVCs).
In a symbolic presentation of the consumables at the Cottage hospital Bojude and General hospital Bajoga, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency SEMA Abdullahi Haruna Abdullahi explained that the distribution followed directive of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, to be administered in order to enhance the safety of health workers.
Abdullahi expressed the hope that the hospital consumables would go a long way towards improving the delivery of quality health care services, “to patients patronising the affected hospitals.”
He used the presentation ceremony to reiterate the commitment of Governor Yahaya, towards creating and conducive environment for workers to effectively discharge their responsibilities.
In their separate responses, the Secretary Cottage hospital Bojude Isa Alhassan Maigandi and the Senior Medical Officer of General hospital Bajoga, Dr. Abdulkadir Musa, expressed gratitude to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), for deeming it fit to provide health facilities across the State with Personal Protective Equipment PPE.
They observed that in a hazardous working environment such as hospitals, the PPE, “will serve as a protective shield for health workers against contracting infection while attending to their patients.”
The Executive Secretary was represented at the presentation ceremonies in Kaltungo General hospital, Cottage hospital Tula, General hospital Kashere and Cottage hospital Hinna.
The hospital consumables distributed include; surgical and branded facemask, Hazmat suit, latex gloves, medical boots, hand sanitisers, and goggles.
Joshua Danmalam, Information Officer SSG’s Office.
