{"id":30546,"date":"2020-09-29T18:55:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=30546"},"modified":"2020-09-29T18:55:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T18:55:38","slug":"115-800-covid-19-test-kits-for-unicefs-nigeria-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/115-800-covid-19-test-kits-for-unicefs-nigeria-initiative","title":{"rendered":"115 800 Covid-19 test kits for Unicef\u2019s Nigeria initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afirca Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Pretoria &#8211; The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) said it has received 115 800 test kits to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Tuesday, Unicef country representative in Nigeria Peter Hawkins said the test kits were donated by IHS Nigeria, the subsidiary of mobile telecoms giant IHS Towers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTesting remains the mainstay of the response led by the presidential task force and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the first step toward diagnosing the infection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTests enable health officials to understand the Covid-19 status of an individual and link that person to care, support and treatment while contributing to the protection of families and communities,\u201d Hawkins said<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins said IHS Towers had shown great generosity in supporting the government\u2019s agenda through partnering with Unicef.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnicef is delighted to receive this huge contribution from IHS Towers, the benefit of which will reach many more children and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recent support of essential tests makes IHS Towers the biggest private sector donor for Unicef Nigeria\u2019s emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The director-general of the NCDC Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said testing remained a core strategy of Nigeria\u2019s response to fighting Covid-19.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ihekweazu said it was critical for understanding the burden of the disease on the population and targeting response activities accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe primary goal of the Nigerian government is to control the spread of this disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis donation from IHS Nigeria, through Unicef, will contribute to the national stockpile of test kits managed by NCDC and support efforts of the growing network of accredited laboratories across the country for the testing of Covid-19.<\/p>\n<div id=\"teadsTarget\">\n<div class=\"advert-3x3\">\n<div id=\"bling-5\" data-google-query-id=\"CPzi__iEj-wCFYdT0wodoNECAg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/116466607\/IOL\/news\/africa\/115-800-covid-19-test-kits-for-unicefs-nigeria-initiative-f7281915-3dfe-5b2c-a807-cbbcbcbb325f_4__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the continued support from Unicef, IHS Towers and other partners,\u201d Ihekweazu added.<\/p>\n<p>According to figures on real-time data portal Worldometer, on Tuesday Africa&#8217;s most populous country was sitting on 58,460 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 1 111 deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afirca Press-Nigeria: Pretoria &#8211; The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (Unicef) said it has received 115 800 test kits to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria. 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