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Thisday<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria\u2019s first COVID-19 mobile testing booth has been launched in Ota, Ogun State. The booth was designed by the founder of the Flying Doctors, Dr. Ola Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Deputy Governor of Ogun state, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, and\nthe Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, were present at the flag-off of\nthe drive-in testing centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the rationale for choosing Ota as the location\nof the Drive-in Centre, Onanuga said: \u201cOta was chosen for the project as it is\nan area of the state that borders Lagos and is therefore deemed to be higher\nrisk. We are committed to the wellbeing of citizens in Ogun and that is why we\nworked closely with Dr Ola Brown and her team to develop this innovative\nproject.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was learnt from the event that personal protective\nequipment has been a major expense during the COVID-19 epidemic for developed\nand developing countries respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was further gathered that the mobile testing booth not\nonly reduces the need for as much PPE, it also potentially saves millions per\nday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt reduces the risk of healthcare worker infections by\nproviding a barrier between the potentially infected patient and the healthcare\nworker taking the sample. The mobile testing booth is a timely invention as the\ncountry has recorded COVID-19 infections in at least 40 medical personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heavy duty gloves used to take the samples are sprayed\nwith disinfectant between samples further preventing cross infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her remarks, Brown said it was important that Nigerians\navoid the situation that occurred in Europe which according to some statistics\nnearly 10 per cent of healthcare workers contracted the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Nigeria, we need every healthcare worker to be healthy\nand disease free if we want to stand a chance to win this war; we have far\nfewer healthcare workers compared to Europe. That means we have to innovate,\nembrace new ideas, be agile, smarter and do more with less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deputy governor reminded the community members and other\nstakeholders that the state would continue to embrace innovative ideas and\nsolutions in health care and other sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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