Accra, Dec.24, GNA – Huawei Technologies Ghana has donated medical supplies and technological equipment to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Nyaho Dove Foundation, the CSR wing of Nyaho Medical Centre in Accra.
Each institution receives medical equipment worth US$10,000 to help in the fight against Covid-19.
Some of the items donated include thermometer guns, portable pulse oximeters, plastic disposable aprons, protective goggles, hand sanitisers, viral transport medium, clogs, scrubs, water dispensers, and table top fridge for the storage of medication.
Mrs Jenny Zhou, the Deputy Director of Public Relations, speaking at the event said as a responsible corporate citizen, Huawei believed in giving back to the society in which it operated.
She said it was for this reason that management decided to support the COVID-19 Unit of both facilities to enable them to discharge their duties effectively during the festive period.
Mrs Zhou said as an ICT Company, Huawei was of the view that technology would be at the forefront in the battle against COVID-19, hence the donation of tech-enabled devices and medical supplies to help facilitate communication between frontline workers and the hospital management while ensuring that physical contact between patients and nurses were minimized.
Nana Pokua Appafram, the Operations Director of Nyaho Medical Centre, receiving the items on behalf of the Foundation, said: “We are grateful to Huawei Ghana for these donated items which will go a long way to support in improving access to quality health care for our patients and vulnerable persons in the community.”
Dr Harry Akoto, Deputy Director of Medical Affairs at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), thanked Huawei for the donation stating the Hospital was grateful for the effort made.
“KBTH is very grateful that Huawei has come to help with PPE for our patients and staff. We are also happy and grateful because these communication gadgets will help with information gathering and storage as well as enhance research as to how the disease is spread,” he said.
He said they were aware that the virus was continually changing and so there was the need to keep track of it to win the fight.
“We will, therefore, like to use this opportunity to encourage you to rally behind us, as we continue to fight the virus,” he added.
Earlier this year, Huawei donated video conferencing facilities to the Ministry of Health as part of efforts to help combat COVID-19 in the country.
GNA