The federal executive council
(FEC) has approved N8.49 billion for the procurement of COVID-19 test kits.
Speaking after the meeting
presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, Osagie Ehanire,
minister of health, said he presented a memo to the council on behalf of the
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
He said the diagnostic materials
to be procured will help the country respond properly to community
transmission.
“The Minister of Health presented a memo on behalf of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to procure materials for preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic, which is ravaging every part of the world including our country,” he said.
“This is part of the preparedness
for community transmission which is going on now and has affected over 586
Local Government Areas and we need the materials so as to be able to expand our
testing and diagnostic capabilities.
“This memo is as a result of the
Presidential task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the Special Intervention Funds
managed by the PTF, which allocated these resources for the NCDC preparedness.
“We are procuring these materials
to be able to respond properly to community transmission phase.
“This is to ensure that persons
in rural areas are not excluded and to ensure that not only the big cities or
towns are attended to.”
Nigeria has a total number of
46,290 confirmed COVID-19 cases so far.
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