An investigation performed by the Well being Ministry has uncovered that some individuals have been hoarding federal government procured Personal Protecting Machines (PPEs) in selected parts of the country.
Addressing the worry of well being staff at the Better Accra Regional Healthcare facility, the Health and fitness Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu explained the act as unlawful.
He noted that the steps of the unscrupulous persons have prevented quite a few health and fitness employees from getting protecting satisfies as the country fight the fatal coronavirus.
“Our lookup reveals that some of us are hoarding the PPEs, we even acquired some reports that some are marketing again to us particularly the encounter masks,” he reported.
He indicated that as section of work to suppress the illicit act, his outfit will now interact immediately with the facility to offer them with the products devoid of the institutionalized channels.
“If [health] centres get in touch with us [Health Ministry] to explain to us that they have nevertheless not received their PPEs, we do not go by the channel, we move straight to possibly the Location or district for the PPEs to be distributed.”
Reacting to the hoarding of PPEs, the Common Secretary for Ghana Professional medical Affiliation (GMA) said people today uncovered culpable should really be dealt with in accordance to the law.
Dr Justice Yankson explained in any human endeavour, there are people today who would want to acquire edge of the system, however, the condition of world emergency is not the very best time for this sort of pursuits.
“I do not definitely realize why people will be hoarding PPEs, but if investigations have introduced this to light-weight then the Health Ministry via the Ghana Health Company gives a clear reduce directive to all administrators of health care services not to hoard the secure.”
The GMA Normal Secretary also indicated that the supply of PPEs to well being facilities is now better than two months ago.
Next a number of complaints by well being workers in the nation in excess of insufficient source of PPEs to the a variety of hospitals, governing administration resorted to the area production of protecting gears to solve the difficulty.
