Former President John Mahama has urged the government of Ghana to consider producing face masks locally so that many Ghanaians can have access to them for protection against COVID-19.
In a Facebook write-up on Day five of the two-week partial lockdown of Greater Accra, Greater Kumasi, Tema and Kaso as parts of measures instituted by the government to mitigate the spread of the virus, the flag bearer of the NDC suggested: “We can also consider applying some revenue to procure the appropriate materials to facilitate local production of face masks by our tailors and dressmakers”.
“This will make available millions of reusable masks by the general public”, Mr Mahama said.
Furthermore, he said it “will allow for medical masks to be reserved for health personnel only”.
Apart from the above, he said: “This project will help provide income for thousands in the textile and garment sector”.
Last week Sunday, Mr Mahama presented one hundred sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) to health workers at the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital in Accra.
The presentation, according to Mr Mahama, followed reports of shortage of PPE and other materials required by the frontline medical personnel at the hospital in their fight against the coronavirus.
Mr Mahama expressed the hope that the items presented will help in protecting the staff of the hospital as they go about their work.
“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 items presented include 100 full sets of PPE, 100 gumboots, 120 doctor scrubs, 50 patient gowns, 30 theatre gowns and 400 packs of bottled drinking water.
Recently, Ghana took delivery of 20,000 laboratory diagnostic test kits, 100,000 medical masks, and 1,000 protective suits and face shields from China’s richest man Jack Ma and the Alibaba Foundation.
All the countries in Africa also benefitted from Mr Ma’s munificence to help the continent fight the coronavirus outbreak, which first surfaced in his home country.
Also, several companies, groups, individuals, politicians, and civil society organisations have made donations to the government’s COVID-19 Fund to help fight the virus.
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the ex president is right, the tailors/seamtress can be supported to produce this for the security, essential services providers and the general public at large. if government has the money to pay hotel bills for quarantine people then it can get money to support this course
Ah! AH!Ah!! JDM paa....is this a proposal to a Gov't?? This is a great business idea! So why dont u set up a company to produce those masks for Gov't to buy?? Huh?? Why must a Gov't always enter into a central venture?? Bad proposal, man. Pls do it as a Private Stateman!
WE DON'T HAVE A SHADOW PRESIDENT STATUS IN GHANA, HE IS NO LONGER A FORMER PRESIDENT CALL HIM THE NDC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. WE WOULD VERY SOON GO TO THE SUPREME COURT FOR INTERPRETATION
Mahama can set up a mask producing company with his brother Ibrahim. I don't understand why Government should do every thing. We have a lot of designers and mask design is a very simple thing to do. Ghanaians seamstresses get up and do it
that's good idea
Its rediculus for this man to be going about professing ideas and does not want to meet the president and address all those issues. Is it that he does not have any idea but those utterances come about in the split of the moment?
It's ridiculous this man pretended to be dead when Air bus saga popped up and all of a sudden has resurrected and talking about COVID-19 eeee ewiase mu nsem! So what sill happen if hd doesnt talk at all like he is refusing to attend any state function and staing away from every Ghanaian function who is inviting him for an advise for COVID-19 whdn he directed his babies with sharp teeth to comd out with a plan to torment the government to bring those Ghanaians from China, such a failure want to be geard on critical matters that he failed in his first attempt if evacuation of Ghanaians from China! Now he us talking about mask something the president has already done! I mean i don't fet it anyway he wasnt talking to anyone but his foo**ool soldiers because there is no parallel power in Ghana for somebody to feel so big to attend invitations but sit on sideline to give instructions.What does mahama think he is, is it because those flagbearers who went to the jubilee house none has been president before or he thinks his default presidency was legitimate than the people's choice president? Nana is not sleeping but john mahama is sleeping! Obi nyane no,na owo opposition, obi nyane no na oni power, obi nyane no s3 oy3 mr Air bus enti ne ho nsem atene wo the world. Ndc should stop those primitive tactics it is no more working. 4more4Nana
Tell your corrupt NDC party to start the production of the masks..... Everything government..... This Airbus bribe man is trying hard to be head in this covid 19 issue.
ex prez instead encourage local manufacturers to produce rather than government government government. Government is already overwhelmed. Think outside box, suggest practicable solutions rather than vague recommendations. We know you and remember you, you don't need to say something every now and then to be remembered. Those who will vote for you, will vote for you period.
That'll be very nice. Let's forget the Chinese made.