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General News of Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Source: Breck Yeboah, Contributor

Coronavirus: 'Giving is humanity'- Bryan Acheampong

Bryan Acheampong, MP for for the Abetifi Constituency Bryan Acheampong, MP for for the Abetifi Constituency

The Member of Parliament for the Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong has donated GHS 821,000 to 7 constituencies and health facilities in the Eastern Region.

Making the donation at the Rock City Hotel in Nkwatia Kwahu, the lawmaker said the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic is a global one, which needs all hands on deck. He emphasized that “giving to those in need is not charity but humanity”.

The donation included 107,000 pieces of hand sanitizers at the tune of GHS481,000.00; an amount of GHS20,000.00 to each of the 7 beneficiary district hospitals.

The constituencies that benefited from the gesture were Afram Plains North, Afram Plains South and Abirem. The rest are Mpraeso, Nkawkaw, Abetifi and Suhum. Mr. Acheampong indicated that this is to support the constituencies in the fight against the pandemic. Each constituency received 15,000 Hand Sanitizers.

The New Abirem Government Hospital, Atibie Government Hospitial, Suhum Government Hospital, Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital, Donkorkrom Presby Hospital, Afram Plains South District Clinics and Kwahu East District Clinics received an amount of GHS20,000.00 each for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

The Abetifi MP also set up a GHS200,000.00 Regional Contingency Fund to support the remaining hospitals and health centers across the region.

Receiving the items at the Rock City Hotel in Nkwatia in the Kwahu East district, the elated constituency representatives and officials of the health facilities thanked Bryan Acheampong for the gesture.

Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 636.