Health

Ogun Govt. Receives PPEs, Family Planning Consumables From United Nations

By Web News 605

Ogun State Government has taken delivery of Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, and Family Planning consumables, donated by the United Nations Funds for Population Activities, UNFPA, and the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria, PPFN,
The items which included examination gloves, long surgical gloves, facemasks, and others, to be distributed to 33 Primary Health Centres in three Local Government Areas, would complement government’s effort in curtailing the spread of COVID- 19 pandemic in the State.
Receiving the items in Abeokuta, the Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Development Board, Dr. Elijah Ogunsola, said the gesture would protect more frontline health workers, as well as increase access to sexual reproductive health services and Gender Based Violence response.
Dr.Ogunsola who noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had wreaked havoc on the global health system, gave the assurance that the items would be judiciously used for the safety of workers and wellbeing of women of child bearing age.
Earlier, the State Chairperson, PPFN, Mrs. Tayo Ladejobi, had explained that the donation was the second in the series of the distribution, explaining that the gesture was part of the UNFPA’s efforts to support the State government in fighting COVID-19 pandemic.

Olusegun Folarin

Health

Ogun Health Workers Commence Use of Protective Glass Box

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Health workers at the Ogun State COVID-19 Testing Centres have commenced the use of protective glass box instead of the usual disposable Personal Protective Equipment, PPEs, while collecting samples for screening. 

The State Ministry of Health, had recently announced that the unique Protective Glass Box was more reliable against infection compared with the PPE which could expose the user to risk at the point of removal. 

The Ministry said in a statement in Abeokuta that health workers operating behind the glass box only had to extend their arms through the built-in hand gloves compartment to take samples of persons at the other side of the box. 

It noted that trained hygienists would ensure the disinfection of hand gloves compartment after each use to enhance the safety of health officers collecting samples for screening. 

The statement indicated that a number of suspected patients who presented themselves for testing at the centre on reasonable grounds were given their results promptly. 

It added that a state government delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Engineer Noimot Salako-Oyedele and the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker had recently visited the newly unveiled Walk-in and Drive-through Testing Centre at the Ijamido Town Hall, Ota for assessment.

Oluremi Olugbenro