Covid-19: Let’s Take The Sensitization To The Rural Areas-Dr Amaning Of Pharmacy Council Suggests

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The deputy registrar in Charge of Operations at the Ghana Pharmacy Council Dr Daniel Amaning Danquah, a native of Osino in the fanteakwa South district in the eastern region has advised that in other to mitigate the effects of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, public education must be taken to the remote areas in the districts.

According to the Pharmacist, who is currently aspiring for the parliamentary candidate slot on the ticket of the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, in the fanteakwa South district in the eastern region, there are communities in the districts who do not have access to television and radio and therefore are not abreast with the massive education ongoing in the media.

He added that the education should also be in the dialect of the residents of the area.

“Ghana has done very well in the fight against the disease. I must applaud the president for many nations are now following our footsteps to manage their cases. I must say the president is doing well. One thing i will add is that the education must be taken to our local levels, our constituencies and villages. Fanteakwa south for instance; there are communities that do not have access to television and radio and cant speak our twi. so we need to take the education there and speak to them in the dialect they understand.” – Dr Amaning said.

He made this suggestion on 8th June 2020 at the premises of Osino health center when donating Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) worth GHS 24,000.00 to the district assembly to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic, though the district is yet to record a case. This was the third consignment to the district health directorate since the outbreak of the novel Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr Daniel Amaning Danquah called on all to get involved to fight the deadly canker.

The items donated include but not limited to;

1. Hand Sanitizer 5Litres – 20gallons

2. 70% Rubbing Alcohol 200mls – 180pcs

3. Infra red thermometers – 10pcs

4. Surgical Nose Mask – 1,000pcs

5. N95 Nose Mask – 60pcs

6. Goggles – 20pcs

7. Examination Gloves – 60pkts

8. Liquid Soap 5Litres 4gallons

Total value of items is 24,000 Cedis

The items was received by the District chief Executive Officer, DCE, Hon. Kwasi Ntori Adjabeng on behalf of the district assembly and was immediately handed over to the district director of the fanteakwa south district health directorate, Mr Atuahene Agyeman. Present at the ceremony were staff of the Osino health center and the district cordinating director of Fanteakwa South district Assembly.

Dr Amaning Danquah owns and manages a community pharmacy in Kumasi which serves as training sites for both locally and internationally trained pharmacy students. He’s also a part-time lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor for Ohio Northern and Roseman Universities, USA.

Ghana has so far cormed 9910 cases with 48 death and 3,645 recoveries leaving active cases at 6,217.

By: Nana Gyasi | Radio 1 | Ghana