The private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has fulfilled its pledge to the Lagos State Government by donating 260 medical oxygen gas cylinder and newly purchased Incinerator to Yaba Isolation centre in Lagos.
Managing Director and CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation, who doubles as an administrator of CACOVID, Zouera Youssoufou while speaking at the commissioning of the Incinerator and presentation of gas cylinder to the Lagos State Government, said;
“Though a total number of 260 gas cylinder of different sizes were donated to the Lagos State government including incinerator, for now, CACOVID will do more to assist the LASG and other states across the country to ensure that the fight against the deadly coronavirus is finally won.”
“Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances contained in waste materials and this will eradicate the risk of the waste from the isolation centre in the community.”
“The incineration can be moved from one centre to another and it can serve the whole isolation centres in the State.”
“The provision of oxygen to all the isolation centres across the country is made possible by a key partner of CACOVID, Mr Raj Gupta of African Industries Group, at no costs, immediately the request for oxygen was made from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.”
However, expressing deepest appreciation of the state government to all the members of the CACOVID team, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Akinola Abayomi, said;
“I applaud the prompt intervention of the team, at the time the state is in dire need of both oxygen and its cylinders. CACOVID showed up at a time oxygen cylinders are so hard to find and for this, the State will remain very appreciative of the kind gesture.”
“CACOVID has always come to the support of the government. Our demand for oxygen has not exceeded our supply, the logistics behind oxygen is quite complex and sophisticated. Lagos State is building capacity. Building our oxygen logistics and we are about to commission a new oxygen plant in Gbagada.”
“The waste that comes out of the isolation, the centre is biomedical waste, which is toxic to human, the incinerator will reduce its potential risk on the community and this can be used for the next 50 years.”
Chairman of African Industries Group, Mr. Raj Gupta promised that his company will continue to provide oxygen free of charge to all the states across the country, through CACOVID.
He said; “We will continue to support Nigeria with oxygen for free for as long as this is required. No Covid patient in any public hospital or isolation centre should have to pay for oxygen.”
