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General News for Saturday, May 2, 2020
Source: Naa Adjorkor Sowah, Collaborator
2020-05-02
Lieutenant General Boamah inspecting the center
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The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Lt. Gen. Obed Boamah, praised the progress of work on the construction of an infectious disease isolation and treatment center at Ga East Hospital in Accra.
Work on the project, which is being sponsored by the Ghana Private Sector Fund COVID-19, began two weeks ago with the Ghana Army providing engineering, logistics and security support, among others.
Its completion is scheduled for the end of May. When complete, the fully equipped facility will become Covid-19’s primary critical care treatment center in Ghana.
On a visit to the project site to assess the progress of the work, Lt. Gen. Boamah praised the project sponsors, contractors and their staff for working around the clock to ensure prompt delivery of the facilities.
He expressed his appreciation to the Ghana Private Sector Fund COVID-19 for bringing the Ghana Armed Forces on board to be part of the history of building the first infectious disease isolation and treatment center in the country.
“We would like to express our appreciation for being part of this important project,” Lt. Gen. Boamah said, adding that the project “is receiving very good attention at the highest level and we await the completion date.” ”
The CDS was accompanied to the project site by some of the senior officers of the Ghana Armed Forces, including Chief of the Air Staff, Vice Air Marshal Frank Hanson, Chief of Staff (COS), Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu, the Chief of the Navy General Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama and the Chief of the Army General Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong Peprah.
They were informed about the project by the Deputy Director of Engineering Services (DES), Lt. Col. A.B. Tekyi
Managing Trustee of Ghana’s Covid-19 Private Sector Fund, Senyo Hosi, expressed his gratitude for the Armed Forces’ support of the project from the moment the idea was conceived.
“His team has been the driving force behind the success we’ve had so far,” Hosi told CDS. “Discipline has been reflected in the project so far.”
The Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund is an initiative of private entrepreneurs that created it with a seed fund from One Million Ghana Cedis, while campaigning to raise at least One Hundred Million Ghana Cedis from local and international companies, as well as the public in general. public to assist in the fight against Covid-19 in Ghana. For more information on how to donate / contribute, visit: www.ghanacovid19fund.com
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