by By Elijah Ugani – Calabar
As part of the efforts and measures to combat the global pandemic, the United nation Population Fund Agency UNFPA, has donated Personal Protective Equipments PPEs including face masks, hand gloves, sanitizers and hand washing buckets with stands to the cross river state government to aid in the protection of health workers against any possible outbreak of Covid-19 in the course of performing their duties.
The presentation was made by the Head of Calabar Sub Office, Mr. Kenneth Ehouzuo who commended the proactive preventive measures taken by the state government to contend the outbreak of Covid-19 in the state, however charged the state to step up measures to ensure that lives of the citizens are more protected, safe and secure at this challenging period.
Ehouzou maintained that “UNFPA will continue to support the Cross River State with technical support in the fight against this dreaded pandemic”
Ehouzou used the opportunity to called on the citizens of the state and the world at large to always be conscious of protective measures as outlined by both government and World Health Organization, so that collectively, the pandemic will be nipped on the bud.
Receiving the equipments on behalf of the state government, the Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong, thanked UNFPA for its continuous support to the state government under the leadership of Sir Ben Ayade.
Dr. Asibong, used the opportunity to extend the readiness and disposition of the cross river state government to leverage on the technical, material and financial of UNFPA to better the state, pledged judicious use of the equipments provided to the health and wellbeing of it’s citizens.
Recall that Dr. Asibong had served as Commissioner for Health in the last administration, has had the support of UNFPA in the development and implementation of most of the health programmes under her superintendent, some of which are, the ministry of health Operational Plan, the five years multi-operational plan for the Cross River State Primary Health Care Development Agency among others.
The United Nation Population Fund Agency UNFPA, has the mandate to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every child born is safe and every young person’s potentials is fulfilled.
