Phone maker Samsung and telecommunications company MTN Nigeria joined the fight against COVID-19 when it donated gadgets and SIM cards to isolation centres, to support health workers across the country.
The donation included 500A2 Core Samsung phones, SIM cards and 2GB worth of data for six months and will be given to case managers in the isolation centres across the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The donation, the companies said, will ease the tedium associated with the process of data capturing and case reporting in these centres, supporting the government’s strategic plan in dealing with the pandemic.
The Chief Operating Officer, MTN Nigeria, Tobechukwu Okigbo, reiterated that if the fight against the virus will be won, corporates and individuals would have to work together.
“Everyone that calls Nigeria home must see this pandemic as an opportunity to unite in services to the country, fore the greater good of us all. We are only good together. MTN will continue to look for ways to collaborate with other stakeholders to help the government flatten the curve.”
Samsung’s Managing Director Caden Yu described the initiative as the company’s commitment to supporting the government in these times.
“Our thoughts are with every Nigerian and this donation is a way of using our resources to fight this pandemic. The survival of the human race is hinged on our collaborative effort’ together, we will get through this.”
The network providers had, three months ago, donated over N500million worth of airtime, data and analytics through the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) to support state governments facilitate communication during travel restrictions and, over N1.4billion worth of airtime, data and devices to connect medical personnel and health agencies.
