NIMASA donates 20 ventilators, N50 million to fight covid-19

— Volunteers, 6 Vessels, 4 Ambulances, Medical Consumables, Personnel

Segun Oladipupo,

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has added to the number of agencies and individuals who have donated towards the fight against the raging pandemic, covid-19.

The agency on Sunday said it donated N59 million and 29 ventilators for the purpose

Isichei Osamgbi, Head, Corporate Communications of NIMASA stated this in a release Sunday night.

The release read, “In the face of huge global demand, the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has donated 20 ventilators to fight the COVID 19 pandemic in Nigeria.

The Agency’s Director General Dr. Bashir Jamoh who made this known in Lagos also announced the donation of a total sum of N50 million to fight the virus scourge in the country; with N30 million going to the Federal Government Committee on COVID-19 Intervention and N20 million to aid the Lagos State Government’s effort to control the spread of the virus.

Equally, NIMASA has volunteered its 6 fast intervention vessels to be committed to facilitate transport logistics support in the maritime sector, just as volunteers from the Agency will be deployed to join first responders from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos and other states in managing the spread of the pandemic.

Jamoh stated that, “the coronavirus pandemic is upon humanity. It came suddenly upon a virtually unprepared world, and demands drastic actions from all and sundry to contain the virus and salvage our common humanity. We are concerned about the effect of the pandemic on the socio-economic life of the country, especially at a time NIMASA, Nigeria’s maritime industry regulator, is driving a Blue Economy campaign, to make maritime a key part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s economic diversification agenda.”

The Agency has also volunteered four fully equipped brand-new Ambulances, four Hilux trucks and four 36-seater coaster buses to support and facilitate land-based logistics in the Federal capital Territory, Lagos, Delta, Rivers, Cross River and Kaduna States.

Other medical equipment the Agency donated to enhance the fight against the scourge in Nigeria include, 60 Beds, 20 Patient ICU Monitors, 20 Oxygen Concentrator, 10 Infusion pumps, 10 Syringe pumps, 20 Oxygen giving sets, 10 Suction machines and 100 sets of personal Protective Equipment PPE.

“This is our little contribution to aid the robust efforts of the Federal and State governments to fight the virus. It is our token of love, concern for Nigerians and a gesture of appreciation to the authorities’ proactive measures in this collective fight against a common enemy,” Jamoh added.