Accra, April 2, GNA – Leadership of the Methodist Church, Ghana, has donated assorted items to four institutions to help fight the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
The items included; gun thermometers, large quantities of industrial ethanol, paracetamol, Veronica Buckets, hand gloves, face masks, bleach, liquid soap, and tissue paper.
While the institutions comprised Ministry of Health (MoH), Noguchi Memorial Institute, Ghana Prisons Service, and some Methodist Health facilities in rural areas.
The MoH received a Cheque valued GH¢20,000 and 100 gallons of hand sanitizers and GHc5,000 worth of paracetamol, while Noguchi Memorial Research Institute received two drums of industrial ethanol worth GH¢15,000 and a cheque for GH¢10,000 for other items.
The Ghana Prison Service also received a Cheque for GH¢5,000 to purchase the needed preventive items, while the Methodist Health facilities received GH¢30,000.00 worth of materials including Veronica Buckets, gun thermometers, liquid soaps, gloves, tissue paper, bleach and 100 gallons of hand sanitizers.
The Most Reverend Dr Paul K. Boafo, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, said, “The church believes that times of national crisis are times for solidarity, time to come together and a time to show generosity.”
He said it was for those reasons that the Church decided to show solidarity and support the Government, especially the President, for showing leadership and guidance as to how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“On the part of the Church, our contribution to the response is in five folds. We have realised that the response is not only in the donation of items but communicating factual information to the citizenry, especially those in the rural areas on how to prevent the spread of the virus,” he added.
Rev. Dr Boafo said the Church was mobilising its health teams throughout the country to use every available means including house to house, social media, and mass media for education.
He said the Methodist Church, from the beginning of the pandemic had been faithful and loyal to the protocols laid down by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation.
He said the Church was committed to observing the hand hygiene and all other protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.
Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister of Health, commended the Church for its support and efforts at dealing with the pandemic.
He said the crisis had offered the State and the Church a greater opportunity to increase collaboration.
“This demonstration is a milestone that we all have to emulate,” he added.
GNA