The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has donated 200 units of infrared thermometers to Yobe state government in its ongoing efforts to strengthen the fight against COVID-19 in the state.
Speaking while donating the equipment, the state focal person/ coordinator NEDC, Dr. Ali Ibrahim Abbas, said the gesture was to complement government effort to curtail the coronavirus pandemic in the state.
He assured that the commission would continue to do more to the state to fight the pandemic and address other healthcare challenges.
The Vice Chairman of Yobe State Committee on COVID-19, Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana, thanked the commission for the donation.