Covid-19: Northern Regional Minister donates to Institutions in Nanumba North District

Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Sa-eed, has donated assorted items to some private and public institutions towards the fight against the deadly novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The institutions include Nanumba North Municipal Hospital, the security services, Bimbilla Senior High School, E.P. College of Education and other groupings in the Nanumba North District.

The items donated included a number of mattresses, non-contact thermometers, isolation gown, veronica buckets, nose masks, hand sanitizers and disinfectants. Others included mobbing buckets and sticks, methylated spirit, tissues and dust bins.

Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for the Nanumba North Municipality, Abdulai Yaquob, expressed appreciation to the Minister for his timely intervention.

“The Assembly was still exploring how to resource the hospital. This donation has brought relief to us,” the MCE stated.

Municipal Health Director, Dr. Dadia Steven, also thanked the Northern Regional Minister.

“This donation will equip our isolation centre and the hospital in general for the fight against the COVID-19,” Doctor Dadia Steven added.

He called on other individuals and organizations to extend similar support to the hospital to enhance the effective delivery of health services in the area.

The security Command and heads of all institution that received the donation also thanked the Minister for his kind gesture. For them, the donation could not have come at a more opportune time than this day.

Wife of the Northern Regional Minister, Hajia Alima, entreated the beneficiary institutions to observe all safety protocols prescribed by experts.

“It’s about our survival and we must all join the fight against the COVID-19,” Hajia Alima stated.

Source:  Zuberu Aliu