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NAF distributes another 117 clinical oxygen to COVD-19 treatment Center


NAF distributes another 117 clinical oxygen to COVD-19 treatment Center

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has on 16 December ,2020 begun the distribution of another 117 cylinders of LOX to two COVID-19 Management Centres in Abuja.

This was in line with the Chief of Air Staff’s directive.

Due to the surge of the second wave of the COVID- 19 in the country, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar had given directive to the NAF
Liquid Oxygen (LOX) Plant at the 103 Strike Group (103 STG), Yola to scale up the production of LOX for distribution to COVID-19 Management Centres.

Director of Public Relations and Information,
Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola in a statement said, in compliance with the earlier directive by the Air Chief, the service has distributed the products to two COVID- 19 treatment centres situated in Abuja.

According to the statement, the beneficiary Centres include, the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwawalada and the Department of State Services (DSS) Medical Centre, Asokoro.

“Commissioned on 10 July 2017, the 103 STG LOX Plant Yola has the capacity to produce 1,000 litres of LOX every 8 hours, which is in excess of the NAF’s requirements for its air operations and for use in its Medical Centres across the nation.

“Hence, the LOX Plant has, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic, been producing clinical oxygen for distribution to COVID-19 Management Centres and designated hospitals, as part of measures to support the management of serious COVID-19 cases,” the statement added.

The Chief of Air Staff assured that the NAF will sustain the free provision of LOX, in addition to airlift missions, in continued support of the Government’s efforts towards combating the COVID-19 Pandemic.




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