Wuhan Coronavirus – Custodian CSR

NEWS

Wuhan Coronavirus

How to protect yourself
To reduce the risk, we should:

Wash your hands regularly with soap under running water
Cover your mouth and nose properly with handkerchief or tissue paper when sneezing and/or coughing. You may also cough into your elbow if handkerchief is not available.
Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Avoid self-medication. Report to the nearest health facility when you experience any of the above symptoms.

Key points on Wuhan Coronavirus

First confirmed case in China was 7th January 2020.
Human to human transmission has been confirmed and global surveillance has been set up
Wuhan is a major transport hub in China and beyond here, other cities have had confirmation of the case such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong
As at 21st January, 5 cases have been confirmed in four countries: Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea and USA all with travel history to China.

Mode of transmission

Airborne via cough and sneezing

Signs and symptoms
This new strain appears to be mild to severe respiratory symptoms like cough and breathing difficulties, fever, chest pain, headache, sore throat palpitations, kidney failure, pneumonia. From current evidence, it appears that death is a rare outcome.

Treatment
There is no specific treatment for this new strain yet. However, many symptoms are treated as the appear.

Nigeria’s preparedness and response
The Centre for Disease Control has set up a multisectoral technical group that assesses and manages the risk of importation to Nigeria in collaboration with the World Health organization.
The port Health service unit of the federal ministry of health in Nigeria has been placed on high alert and has heightened screening measures at the point of entries into Nigeria. Travelers from China to Nigeria have been put on checks including temperature checks as well as direct any symptomatic passengers to health facilities for follow up.

Director

Ibrahim Dikko

Mr. Dikko obtained his LL.M [Corporate & Commercial Law] degree from the Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, England after obtaining his LL.B from the University of Buckingham, England. He was called to the Nigeria Bar in 1990.
He has worked in a variety of roles and industries that span corporate finance, banking and information technology and telecommunications.
He worked in Kenneth Michael & Co between 1991 and 1992 and was on the team responsible for setting up the first discount house in Nigeria as was chairman of the discount house from 2002 – 2012. He also worked an Executive Director in Resourcery Plc. from 2000 to 2007 and is currently Vice President (Regulatory & Corporate Affairs) with EMTS Ltd (trading as Etisalat Nigeria).

CEO

Olubunmi Aderemi

Bunmi is the pioneer Chief Executive of CSRF, a position she is well suited for having been in charge of Custodian’s CSR initiatives from inception.
Prior to her appointment in 2015, she was Head of Management Services Directorate of Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited for a couple of years and before then, Head of Admin/Corporate Affairs for six years. She was the pioneer Head of HR/Administration of Custodian and Allied Limited, a position she held for nine years.
Bunmi is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management and a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, having earlier obtained a first degree in Economics followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree both from the University of Lagos.
She has attended a few courses including the Advanced Management Program of the Lagos Business School in 2002 and Essentials of Leadership program at the London Business School in 2014.

Chairman

Mimi Ade-Odiachi

Mrs. Mimi Ade-Odiachi holds a B.Sc in Insurance from University of Lagos [1984].She is a Chartered Insurer as well as an alumna of Lagos Business School. She established Omar Gardens Floral Company in 1990 and thereafter grew the Company from a simple floral Company to an award-winning landscaping business.
She started her career at Royal Exchange Assurance Nigeria in 1985. Apart from being a member of the Board of Trustees of Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation, she is the CEO/Managing Director of Omar Gardens Floral Company.
She is also a Director on the Board of Whispering Palms Hotel and a member of the Board of Trustees of Bonas Macfarlane Nigeria.