McHammah Engineering supports GHS with locally manufactured face shields

McHammah Engineering, a Ghanaian-owned electromechanical engineering company, has donated 150 pieces of locally manufactured face shields to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Accra.

Face shields are simple, transparent screens that cover the face and help prevent infectious droplets from entering the eyes, nose and mouth.

They are usually worn in conjunction with masks or respirators, blocking splashes and sprays from reaching the face.

The gesture aimed at supporting efforts to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.

Speaking to the media, after the donation, Engineer Ebenezer Hammah, Chief Executive Officer of McHammah Engineering Company Limited, said the company reviewed the increasing threat of the outbreak of the virus, hence the need to support government’s efforts.

He said the novel virus has its tentacles in every part of the country, and its rate of spread should be the concern of every human being, adding that “we decided to produce these face shields and this is the company’s own initiative”.

Engineer Hammah, who stated that the company was well-positioned to embark on a mass production, also noted that this would be useful for security officers and frontline health workers who deliver essential services to the country during this Coronavirus pandemic era.

The CEO urged the public to comply with the President’s directives, particularly staying at home, and seeing such exercises an effective measure to curb the further spread of COVID-19 infections among the populace.

Dr Anthony Adofo Ofosu, Deputy Director of GHS, who received the donation on behalf of GHS, expressed gratitude to McHammah Engineering, and noted that this would help protect frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19.

He said these face shields were locally produced, saying, this initiative is laudable, as it has become necessary to anticipate any global shortage of logistics including face mask and Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs), which are essential in protecting the lives of health workers.

Dr Ofosu called on other benevolent organizations to emulate the gesture.