The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has donated over 3,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Healthcare workers as they get set to combat the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Ghana.
The items, comprising of PPE Coveralls, Gloves, Goggles and Cardinal Health Equipment were presented to the Ghana Health Service and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Friday 27th March 2020.
The GIPC donated items will be shared among various medical facilities assigned to deal with the pandemic in Ghana’s Covid-19 epicentres in Accra, Tema, Kumasi and other parts of the country.
As part of the donation, Sinotruck, a Chinese heavy truck assembly plant in Ghana, through the GIPC donated an amount of GHC 50,000 to the Ghana Health Service.
“This is just a token of our support to the Ghana Health Service and all those who are on the frontline in this battle against the COVID-19 virus. We know that these items are in huge demand as they are not manufactured in the country. Any resource we can use to make these available to ensure the safety of lives to support the efforts of our health sector workers, we will do. We believe that it’s our responsibility and hope that many others will rally to the call and support this fight,” said Yofi Grant, the Chief Executive Officer of GIPC.
Receiving the donation on behalf of the Ghana Health Service, the Director-General – Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, expressed his appreciation to the Centre for the kind gesture.
He said, “The Health Sector is stretched, and will be stretched if we don’t do well now.”
He encouraged corporate Ghana to assist as regular cases were still being managed by sector workers in addition to COVID-19 cases.