MTN has donated 3000 face masks to the staff of Eastern regional hospital. The donation is in furtherance of what they say is their ‘major role’ to play in the fight against COVID-19.
Presenting the items to the hospital, the Area Sales Manager (ASM) for Eastern and Volta Mr. Stephen Asare noted that health is one of the three main pillars of MTN hence their dedicated assistance to health care providers across the country before and during Covid-19.
He said MTN has made several interventions across the country during the pandemic.
Addressing the media, he said key among their support is the over 44,000 Personal Protection Equipments (PPE) and PCR machines which they presented to the National COVID Trust Fund and the presentation of some essential equipment to the Noguchi Memorial Institute to enhance Medical research and also promote rapid testing and data processing.
“Today’s donation forms part of yet another phase of their assistance to the nation as a total of 88,500 face masks have been donated in 30 other hospitals in all 16 regions” he added.
He encouraged the citizenry to continue to adhere strictly to the safety protocols issued by local and global authorities in combating the spread of the virus, emphasizing on the need for the people to wear nose masks at all times when they are in public places.
The Medical Director for Eastern Regional Hospital Dr. Ako Akoto Ampaw who received the items on behalf of his colleagues expressed their gratitude to MTN for the continued support.
He, therefore, assured MTN of putting the masks to judicious use since PPE has been in short supply the world over.
He appealed to other corporate institutions to support the Hospital with COVID-19 testing equipment and other materials needed to enhance effective healthcare delivery to their clients.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Evans Boateng
