As
part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme, Airtel Nigeria has
thrown its weight behind the federal and state Governments fight against the
spread of Ebola Virus Disease. Airtel Nigeria’s contributions include the
donation of 100 mobile handsets, complimentary airtime for each line and a
Closed User Group (CUG) facility to improve overall communication and
efficiency of the response.
Speaking
shortly after receiving the donations from the Airtel Team, the Technical
Advisor to Hon. Minister of State, Health as well as Incident Manager, Ebola
Emergency Operations Centre, Lagos, Dr. Faisal Shuaib said Airtel responded
swiftly and showed enthusiasm to support the Ebola centre.
Shuaib
added: “The phones and other facilities donated by Airtel will be used by
response staff in the field to communicate more effectively and efficiently.
Additionally, these phones will be given out to EVD patients that need to be in
isolation at the hospital.
“The
phones will allow these patients to communicate with their families, enabling
them to receive the support and encouragement they need to recover from the
disease.”
The
Ebola Team in Lagos comprises top federal and state governments health
officials, personnel from the World Health Organisation (WHO), experienced
medical personnel from Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)
and other partner agencies. Chinda Manjor, CSR Manager and Erhumu Bayagbon
handled the Airtel presentation.
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