Health

COVID-19 Sir Dr Edward Gyader presents John Mahama PPE's and CSM vaccines to Upper West health directorate

• By Digme Kantayir
• April 09, 2020
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The leader of the opposition NDC HE John Dramani Mahama this morning presented logistics to the Upper West Regional Health Directorate to fight the novel COVID -19 disease and CSM (cerebral Spinal Meningitis)

The items which include drugs and vaccines for the CSM fight also had PPEs for frontline health worker against the pandemic coronavirus. Disposable Coverall, Surgical gloves, Disposable face shields among others.

At a brief ceremony at the forecourt of the regional secretariat of the Health Services, a former council of state member and medical personal HE. Dr Edward Gyader said the presentation is been done on behalf of the former President HE John Mahama.

Sir Gyader said the situation of the Upper West region is fighting two battles as COVID-19 and CSM have emerged at the same time putting much pressure on our health personal hence the need to donate to the services to enable the frontline workers to fight this disease.

‘’We are happy that our former president, leader of the NDC is fully conscious that the ministry of health, the workers, the nurses, the doctors, they are the frontline soldiers in this battle and that is why we are bringing these things to you here. We have to assist you to fight a good and win the battle’’ the renown surgeon added.

With the issue of CSM which has so far killed over 34 people here in the Upper West Region with more than 243 cases recorded. Sir Knight Gyader explained that the region is within the CSM endemic zone in Africa suggesting some preparations should be done to block the insurgent of disease here every year around this time. He, however, said the indicators on CSM has improved as not more one case has been reported this week.

‘’I am told that the curves, the graph is flattening for the CSM. For about one week they haven’t discovered more than one case in any district, it means the control is coming on well and we should prepare against it. Not to wait for more to occur, what we are doing now is damage repair and the damage has already been done’ ’he added.

The regional director of the service Osei Kuffor received the items and promised the entourage it will be put to good use. He thanked the NDC for the support and edged that the doors of the service are open for more support to fight the deadly pandemic.

‘‘our sincere gratitude to the NDC, the executives and everybody gathered here for coming to add their support to what we are already doing. Ever since this problem came about, that is COVID-19 and also Meningitis, we called on individuals, personalities, organizations to come to our aid and I believe this has come in to complement what we already have’’ Mr Osei Kuffour noted.

He again added that the general public should emulate the kind gesture to enable the health service to fight the pandemics. He again thanked the entourage for the Meningitis vaccines.

In the entourage doing the presentation at the health, secretariat included the regional Chairman of the NDC Abdul Nasir Bunas and his executives and other party faithful.

The logistics are said to be up to the tune of about fifty thousand Ghana cedis (GH 50,000)


Source: watchghana.com