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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has supported the establishment of a strategic national reserve to deal with future public health emergencies.
It endorsed the recommendation of the COVID-19 National Security Technical Committee to provide the necessary impetus to the National Relief Fund to provide immediate support for the deployment of personnel and the coordination of appropriate responses to national emergencies.
Dr. Bawumia also praised the inter-ministerial and inter-agency partnership in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and supported the call for a national blueprint to be drafted to serve as a benchmark for future emergency management.
Speaking at an assessment ceremony of the COVID-19 National Security Operation Task Force in Accra, Vice President Bawumia commended religious and civil society organizations for their tremendous support in the successful management of the pandemic.
He commended the COVID-19 National Security Technical Committee for the work of the farmer and called on all well-meaning Ghanaians to avoid complacency and strictly adhere to preventive directives, especially the use of nasal masks, to avoid possible spikes.
He said that President Akufo-Addo’s leadership in addressing the pandemic was crucial and phenomenal, especially in relying on science and data from health experts to make decisions.
Over the past six months, Ghana had recorded 45,655 confirmed COVID-19 cases after conducting more than 450,000 tests.
Ghana currently has the lowest infectious rate in sub-Saharan Africa, with fewer than 600 active cases and more than 44,000 recoveries, representing 97.5%, with 294 deaths, representing a mortality rate of 0.64%. .
Dr. Bawumia noted that the country took innovative approaches in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing its reputation globally and ranking among the top six countries in the world to tackle the pandemic.
He said that the COVID-19 pandemic was a major threat to national security and, since there was no blueprint, it led to the establishment of a general framework and technical working group, applying the three T’s (testing, tracking and treating ) in managing the virus.
Also, the improved Contact Tracking helped chase the virus, rather than wait for it, he added.
Henry Quartey, Deputy Minister of Homeland Security, who chaired the National COVID-19 Technical Committee, read the report and the Committee’s recommendations.
The Committee recommended increasing the infectious disease testing capacity in the country, establishing a national strategic reserve to manage future public health emergencies, and ensuring uniformity and compliance with all protocols.
—GNA
