Former President John Mahama has thanked all health workers and frontline staff who are at the helm of the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana.
Speaking at a brief ceremony at his office in Accra on Saturday, at which he presented some PPE worth GHS300,000 to the National Democratic Congress’ COVID-19 Response Team for onward distribution to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Tamale Teaching Hospital with a promise to procure a further GHS90,000 worth of PPE for other health posts, Mr Mahama said: “Of course, I say thank you to our health workers across the length and breadth of the country for the role you continue to play toward defending this country and our people against the virus”.
“I am deeply touched by the enthusiasm and the sacrifice of our health workers – and I am elated that my government’s heavy investments in health infrastructure is paying off today”, the flag bearer of the biggest opposition party said.
“I, John Dramani Mahama, appreciate you all, and Ghanaians appreciate you all”, he added.
Also, Mr Mahama stressed: “As has become my battle cry over the last few weeks, my brothers and sisters, WE ARE NOT IN NORMAL TIMES, AT ALL. So, please and please, if you have nothing essential doing outside of your home, please STAY HOME, observe the protocols of handwashing as frequently as you can”.
He also urged everyone to “disinfect commonly used surfaces as often as we can, while continuing to wash our hands, and using the alcohol-based hand sanitisers”.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its outbreak in Ghana, Mr Mahama noted, “has brought out the very best in all of us”, observing: “It has been heartwarming to see how political, religious and social differences have evaporated and replaced by a sense of unity and camaraderie in a bid to beat back this disease”.
“We have all with one accord, contributed our widow’s mite, donated what little we can mobilize and shown care to the needy in our society. We have rallied to a national call in ways that have not been seen in quite a while. Many are having to stay home, shut down their business – both big and small – despite the economic implications on the family and workforce.
Source: class news
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It is this same ***barred word*** who cancelled nurses allowance when he was president. Did you know how some of them struggled to complete their training......... Now you want their vote which you will never get. Hypocracy will kill this ford bribe man.
I may humbly appeal to Fmr Prez. Mahama to take the maximum precautionary measures in his protection of his health during his campaign in distributing PPEs to hospitals and health centres. His health is so precious to us. Please Mr Fmr Prez, thought you are doing your humanitarian work of an ex Prez, protect yourself in your rounds and make sure you are safe. We need you alive.
Just listen to your stupiiiiiiid comment. If we use all our money to do social intervention how do we progress as a nation. The administration who politically decided to restore the allowance how many hospitals have they added to the existing ones? Conventional wisdom should tell you nurses and doctors don't work in the forest but hospitals. In the absence of hospitals where will you employ them to work. Your NPP government might be making noise of employing nurses and if Mahama did not build the various health facilities where will they employ them to work. Take it or leave it, Mahama's vision will only be understood and appreciated by people who want to build a future for our country and not those like you who think of what they will eat today.
It must be difficult and regreatable as this time as a flagbearer and opposition leader. You got nothing to say except to be wandering about. You're being punished for greediness and it's late to resign on the ballot sheet.
these were the same deep sacrificing and enthusiastic people whose allowances you cancelled and refused to employ those who managed to struggle to finish school. we have not brought aliens from anywhere to man our health institutions.
Kwesi, please how much did Ghana as a nation lost in that transaction? Does it mean that you these NPP surrogates cannot see the numerous scandals that has bedeviled this administration? Like the good book said, remove the log in your eyes first then you can clearly see and remove that of your friend's.
It is good you are current and appreciate front liners on covid 19. Please help us resolve airbus also.
If you are asked to go find persons with myopic mind in Ghana and you did not find these two guys, then forget.
This man de333333333. Oh noooooo. I don't want say anything. Always trying to play on the intelligence of the ***barred word***.
These same nurses that your government refused to employ when you were in power..... You left them unemployed for 4 years after school. Now you are thanking them. Hypocrate.