PHOTO CAPTION: Participants at the U.S. government’s handover of 200 lifesaving ventilators to the Government of Nigeria on August 11, 2020 at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse included (from second left) USAID Mission Director Stephen M. Haykin, Nigeria Centers for Disease Control Director of Laboratory Services Nwando Mba, U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, Federal Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanaire, Federal Health Ministry Director of Food & Drugs, Mashood Lawal, and Nigeria Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Dr. Mahesh Swaminathan.

U.S. Government Donates Brand-New Ventilators To Help Nigeria Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abuja –U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard officially handed over 200 brand-new, leading edge ventilators to the Nigerian Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire to support the government’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic at an August 11, 2020 ceremony at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse.  In collaboration with USAID and the Presidential Task Force, the Ministry ...
Read More»

By | 11 August, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: , , ,

Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard – Ventilator Handover Ceremony

Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse I am delighted to join you here today at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse – which, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, USAID commissioned in 2017 — as the U.S. government presents life-saving equipment to the Government of Nigeria and its citizens. The 200 ventilators being transferred today are ...
Read More»

By | 11 August, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, President of the United States, Speeches | Tags: , , , , ,

Show More ∨