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Coronavirus: FG Donates Preventive Items to the Disabled in FCT

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The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has donated preventive items to the People Living with Disabilities, at the Karmajiji Disabled Community, in Abuja, as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus in the country.

These items include hand sanitizers, face masks, soaps, bleach and plastic buckets.

A statement signed by Rhoda Ishaku Iliya, Deputy Director Information in the ministry, said that the protective items were presented by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq to the Chief of the Karmajiji Disabled Community, Suleiman Mohammed Katsina, in Abuja.

Speaking through Nkechi Onwukwe, the Director Rehabilitation,  the Minister stressed that Coronavirus is real and deadly, and asked the leader to ensure that the people of the community and other persons living with Disabilities have access to sensitisation and essential items that would help prevent COVID 19 virus that has spread rapidly across the world without a cure.

“It is agreed that the most effective way to contain the disease is to wash hands frequently, practice good hygiene and avoid large gatherings, by staying at home for the prescribed duration as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari in his broadcast to the nation on the disease.

She added that to urgently intervene and provide support for the vulnerable persons, the Ministry had swung  into action to ensure that the PLWDs would receive intervention and care. The ministry would expand its safety net programme to make sure that “we raise the number of qualified beneficiaries with special needs who will receive government support” the Minister noted.

She urged them to follow the government guidelines on prevention, stay at home and avoid large crowds.

Alhaji Suleiman Mohammed Katsina, the Chief of the Karmajiji Disabled Community, through his Secretary, Mohammed Dantani, expressed gratitude and also appealed to the Federal government to support the community with food items, stressing that some of the members of the community depend on donations and with the lockdown in Abuja, their members would find it difficult to feed their families.