COVID 19: EBONYI STATE HAS RECEIVED A DONATION OF FIFTY CYLINDERS OF MEDICAL OXYGEN

Reporter : AMECHI ODO

The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki in Ebonyi State has received a donation of fifty cylinders of medical oxygen to scale up its capacity towards providing oxygen for COVID 19 patients at its Virology Centre and other treatment facilities in the state.

The Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Emeka Oga stated this while receiving the equipment and three automated body sanitizers donated by a Federal Lawmaker and Ebonyi State government at the Virology Centre Abakaliki.

Medical oxygen is a primary treatment for majority of patients who are suffering severe COVID 19 symptoms. This is why the World Health Organisation recommends that all countries should focus on the development of medical oxygen systems and provision of pulse ox meters to measure blood oxygen levels.

The donation of medical oxygen by the Lawmaker representing Ezza North and Ishielu Federal Constituency, Chief Edwin Nwonu therefore came at the right time as the Chief Medical Director, Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Dr Emeka Oga explained that the Hospital was in dire need for oxygen supply to COVID 19 patients in the state.

The Chairman Medical Advisory Committee in the Hospital, Dr Richard Ewa noted that the donation was a huge relief on the part of the Hospital management as it had been under pressure following increased demand for medical oxygen for patients.

The Federal Lawmaker, Chief Edwin Nwonu represented by an Aide, Mr Felix Nwankwo described COVID 19 as a highly contagious virus and appealed to the people of the state to keep to NCDC protocols to break chains of transmission.

Radio Nigeria observed that one of the body sanitizers donated by Ebonyi state government was being installed at the virology centre at the time of filing this report.

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