The Chinese Embassy in Ghana has donated large quantity of personal protective equipments worth $80,000.00 (GH¢480,000) to the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra on Thursday.
Items donated include 15 ventilators with 60 nasal masks 20,000 medical masks, 1600 N95 masks, 120 protective suits, 100 medical goggles and some nutritional stuffs.
The delegation from the Chinese Embassy was led by the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Mr. Shi Ting Wang.
In his address, His Excellency Shi Ting Wang revealed the rationale behind the donation, stating that, it’s part of the Chinese government’s support to some developing countries in the globe in the fight against the novel Coronavirus which started from China’s city of Wuhan to the other parts of the world.
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He highlighted on some of the supports that the Chinese Government has offered to Ghana in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic by sending medical supplies on a chartered flight to the West African country.
In building a consensus on uniting to fight against the pandemic, an Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against the Coronavirus pandemic was convened Wednesday (June 17,2020) by China’s President Xi Jinping via videolink and issued a Joint Declaration.
Leaders of thirteen African countries and Chairperson of the African Union Commission attended the Summit as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Director-General of the World Health Organization as special guests.
In facing the daunting challenge of combating the virus and stabilizing the economy, H.E. President Xi Jinping laid out measures of China to help Africa win the battle against the virus in four areas.
The measures, Shi Ting Wang believes will help in combating the pandemic in the African continent.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu who received the items, expressed gratitude to the Chinese Embassy for the support.
Present at the ceremony was the Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Bernard Okoh Boye, CEO of the UG Medical Centre, Dr. Darius Osei, Provost of College of Health Sciences; Prof. Patrick Ayeh-Kumi and other officials from the Chinese Embassy.
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