A 66-bed capacity Isolation Centre fully refurbished and equipped by the Private Sector Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID), to serve as a receiving facility for individuals that test positive to COVID-19, has been commissioned in Kano State.
The facility which is situated at Abubakar Imam Urology Centre is one of the six isolation facilities being put in place in the state, to complement the on-going efforts by both the federal and state governments to accommodate the rising cases of Covid-19 patients, who are in need of isolation in the state.
Apart from the physical re-conditioning of the building of the centre, CACOVID also provided new set of hospital beds, air-conditioners, refrigerators, and other medical accessories, as well as re-creation and sporting facilities.
Speaking before handling over the donated Centre to the State government, representative of the chairperson of Dangote Foundation, Abdulkadir Sidi, who performed the presentation on behalf of CACOVID, disclosed that the gesture was part of an on-going intervention by the partners geared at assisting the government to confront the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
Sidi expressed the determination of the partners to continue to support the state government in every way to bring an end to the disease.
In his address earlier, commissioner for Health, Ibrahim Tsanyawa, commended the CACOVID for the initiative which according to him was a great boost to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
The commissioner called on residents of the state to complement what the government and private bodies that constitutes CACOIVD are doing, by complying with all the directives given to curtail the disease.
Speaking, governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, thanked the private sector partners for the various supports they have been rendering to the state since the outbreak of the COVID-19.
The governor specifically, mentioned the donation of Mobile Testing Centre, Ambulance Vehicles, and other materials donated by Dangote and BUA, as gestures that will be remembered for a long time by the people of the state.
He said his administration is encouraged by the support given by the CACOVID, assuring that everything are being done to effectively manage the pandemic.
On March 26, 2020, it was announced that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through the Bankers’ Committee and the private sector had come together to form the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID).
This coalition was formed due to the urgent need to combat the unfolding and rising cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Other objectives of the coalition are to mobilise private sector thought leadership and resources, increase general public awareness, provide fully equipped healthcare facilities to respond to the crisis as well as support government initiatives.
CACOVID recently revealed plans to provide medical facilities as well as support with the equipping of existing healthcare centres across the nation.