The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has delivered 27,000 units of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and eight units of COVID-19 testing lab equipment to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
The items were donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). To assure swift delivery of these essential COVID-19 supplies to the Ministry, UNOPS leveraged the full suite of its procurement instruments, including Emergency Procurement Procedures, to implement the project.
The items consist of 5,000 face shield, 5,000 goggles, 8,500 N95 masks, 8,500 surgical isolation gowns, four PCR machines and four automated RNA extractors. These PPEs and lab equipment, according to the MoH, will further strengthen the healthcare sector’s capacity in the fight against COVID-19.
Shared duty
Speaking at a short ceremony to hand over the items, KOICA Ghana Director, Mooheon Kong, said “the fight against COVID-19 pandemic is a shared duty and the Government of the Republic of Korea will continuously renew our long-lasting commitment as the partner of the Government of Ghana, especially in these trying times”
Dr Kwabena Boadu Oku Afari, Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, expressed appreciation to KOICA for the support and collaboration all these years. He added that these donations will go a long way to help deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases currently being experienced in Ghana.
For her part, Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Director and Representative of UNOPS, said “UNOPS Ghana is committed to continuing the Strategic partnership with the Government of Ghana, The Republic of Korea through KOICA and will make available its vast procurement capabilities including emergency procurement procedures to all its partners in the COVID response and management of other health challenges”
Taesoo Kim, the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, also expressed “appreciation to the Government of Ghana for its excellent leadership throughout this ongoing pandemic. I sincerely believe that the Ghanaian Government will be able to lead the country and curb the spread of the virus from getting out of hands, as the country experiences an increase in cases.”
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