COVID-19: Details of Governors’ meeting emerge
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has revealed plans for health workers following the rise in cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
The governors made this known in a communiquƩ issued by the NGF
Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in Abuja on
Wednesday after the forum’s seventh teleconference meeting on COVID-19.
This is as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Wednesday confirmed
196 cases of COVID-19.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 1728.
The governors also had an interactive session with Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group.
Fayemi said that the governors were collaborating with the NCDC to
provide training for health workers on infectious disease control and
prevention.
He added that the governors will liaise with workers to also provide insurance cover or allowances for them.
Fayemi said: “The governors assured the associations of their
commitment to ensure that health workers, who were in the frontline of
the epidemic are not left behind in the areas of welfare and safety.
“Governors are committed to ensuring that Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) are available in all general hospitals and health
facilities.
“In the light of rising cases of infections among health workers,
state governments will engage with their health workers to provide other
incentives, including insurance cover or allowances as may be
required.”
Fayemi added that the governors, following updates from the Governor
of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, who heads the committee that liaises with
development partners, resolved to establish common macro-economic
assumptions that will help States prepare revised budgets for 2020.
He, however, expressed worry over the continued movement of people
across states, in spite of the enforcement of inter-state lockdowns
across the country.
“The forum will collaborate with the Nigeria Police to provide
increased security, as well as the National Union of Road Transport
Workers and LGA Chairmen in the States to strengthen security
surveillance along State borders,” he added.
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