Former President John Mahama has donated badly needed Personal Protective Equipment to doctors and other medical staff at the Greater Accra regional Hospital.
A total of 100 sets of PPEs and other medical accoutrements was handed over to the leadership of the hospital on Sunday.
“We all, Ghana, appreciates the work you are doing. You are the frontline defence of the population against the disease and we must all support you to be able to protect us,” the former President said.
In addition to the 100 full set of PPEs, 100 gum boots, 120 doctors scrubs, 50 patients gowns, 30 theatre gowns and 400 packs of bottled drinking water were also presented to the hospital.
President Mahama who is also the 2020 Flagbearer of the NDC expressed the hope that the donation will be put to good use.
Medical Director in charge of the Ridge Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Srofenyoh, received the items.
According to him, the donation was timely because the items presented “are really the things that we have been lacking, particularly the PPE, surgical face masks, coveralls, and the items that are really needed”.
“The other day I was describing a situation that when the staff want to gown and attend to a patient, it takes up to about 20 to 30 minutes to complete the gowning. And the items that are used after one usage, you have to discard all of them and come in for a fresh one. It is for this reason that the demand is so high”.
President Mahama was accompanied by the National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the Chair of the NDC COVID-19 Technical Team, Prosper Bani and the MP for Klottey Korle Dr Zanetor Agemang-Rawlings.