According to media reports monitored by GRAPPHITTI NEWS, the Lagos State Government has announced a cash donation to the First Consultants Medical Centre.
As measures to cushion the economic
effect the Ebola crisis had on the First Consultant Hospital and those who
suffered from the deadly Ebola virus disease, the Lagos state government
announced yesterday October 20th that it will be giving out N50million to the
hospital as a business support gesture and also extend support to all those,
dead or alive who suffered from the deadly disease.
Announcing this yesterday while
briefing newsmen at the state secretariat in Alausa, the state commissioner for
health, Dr Jide Idris said the gesture is not in any way a compensation for all
they lost during the crisis but it is a goodwill token from the state
government to get back their economic livelihood.
"Having addressed the human angle in
containing the outbreak, there is now the need to address the economic
consequences. Under consideration are the following: Support to the affected
persons including those alive and N50million lump sum as business support
gesture to the First Consultant Medical Centre. This is with view to getting
the people/businesses back on their feet and for businesses to re-secure
patronage of their customers. It needs clearly be stated that this is not an
attempt at compensation but a gesture of goodwill on the part of government.”
he said
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