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Mobile Network Firm Donates to Stem Ebola Spread(AllAfrica Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MTN Nigeria, the leading telecoms company, has donated protective material and equipment to assist the Lagos State Government to contain the spread of the Ebola virus. The material donated by the company included elbow-length gloves, knee boots, rubber aprons, sanitizers for health givers and related health workers at the isolation centre and other members of the Health Team. The company also donated call centres for receiving emergency Ebola alert calls from the public. Chairman of MTN Nigeria, Dr Paschal Dozie, said the gesture was in appreciation of the state government's commendable efforts in containing the Ebola. He added that the proactive steps of the administration were profound and worthy of praise. "The reaction was profound, dignified and heroic." "If it (Ebola outbreak) had happened in any other state of the federation, the nation would, perhaps, have had an epidemic on its hands." Governor Babatunde Fashola welcomed the donation. Copyright CAJ News Agency. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). |