To catalyze a comprehensive response to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, PriveDoc has donated about N240,000,000 (£500,000) to the government to support the curtailment of the novel virus in the country .
Lanre Olaitan, CEO and founder of PriveDoc said “We commend the efforts of the government and we are keen to partner and contribute our resources to the collective effort. This will ensure that the response to the pandemic in Nigeria is swift and effective,” Lanre Olaitan, CEO, PriveDoc said.
“This global pandemic must bring Nigerian citizens and residents, governments and business leaders across the board together and this must be done quickly,” Olaitan said.
“As we see rapidly increasing numbers of cases of the Coronavirus in Nigeria, the private sector has to work hand in hand with the Nigerian government in limiting the spread,” he added.
PriveDoc’s physician-led telemedicine will be crucial in providing direct access to medical care and advice and it is in compliance with social distancing requirements.
By offering PriveDoc’s video call and online chat services through their app you can check if you have symptoms of COVID-19 and avoid visiting clinics and hospitals for non-urgent situations.
Additionally, they offer contactless prescription delivery services so you can stay at home and your medication will be brought to you and left at your doorstep.
Through simple steps of downloading the PriveDoc app either from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, you can be connected to a team of medical professionals from around the world –– many who are volunteering their time to ensure that we come together as humans to defeat Coronavirus.
Finally, PriveDoc is donating its first 1,000 COVID19 test kits to support population-wide testing for the virus.
Their donations will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria by supplying relief materials, financial support, test kits, and aiding in reducing the burden that critical care facilities will face over the upcoming weeks.
Olaitan, an Accident and Emergency NHS physician, emphasized that ‘we are in this together Nigeria and we are united to combat Coronavirus, from his experience he highlighted the importance of protecting existing hospitals and clinics by staying at home and self-isolating when necessary.’
Anthonia Obokoh
