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The MTN Foundation has donated thousands of masks to hospitals in the Volta and Oti regions.
The donation that is being made throughout the country seeks to help promote the use of masks as part of the security protocol measures to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a statement read by MTN’s Volta / Oti leader Mawuli Katahena on behalf of the area sales manager for the southeast, Steven Asare, in addition to promoting the use of masks, it is also to support healthcare workers throughout the country.
“During this pandemic, we have recognized that protecting our healthcare workers is paramount. Health workers wear many face masks inside and outside hospitals and we are delighted to be able to provide them with additional face masks, ”he said.
Mr. Asare noted that the donation is part of the foundation’s “Use It For Me and Be Smart” face mask campaign and emphasized the need for people to cultivate the habit of wearing masks regularly.
He said that after the virus outbreak, the MTN foundation has provided support with a series of interventions to help reduce the spread of the disease.
MTN Foundation, according to Asare, donated Ghc 5 million in PPE to the national Covid-19 trust fund, as well as a donation of essential equipment to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research for rapid testing and data processing.
According to him, the MTN Ghana Foundation has been helpful in supporting national development through investments in different areas of the economy, education, health, etc.
“More than USD 15,207,874.19 have been invested in some 150 projects throughout the country. It is estimated that these projects have impacted more than 4 million people, ”he said.
Ho Municipal Hospital Administrator Samuel Omega, on behalf of the Medical Superintendent, thanked the team, Dr. Lawrence Kumi for the timely donation, adding that it would greatly assist the hospital in fighting the pandemic.
The MTN Foundation donated 3,000 pieces of KN95 masks for the Ho municipal hospital and 2,700 pieces for Ketu South in the Volta region, 3,000 for Jasikan and Dambai 3,700 in the Oti region and 88,000 throughout the country.
