Dr Da Costa Aboagye is the chief of the Nationwide Threat Conversation and Social Mobilisation
Subsequent the Minister of Information’s connect with to have interaction the media in the nationwide discourse when the virus stays in the world’s ecosystem, on Friday 22nd May perhaps 2020, Dr Da Costa Aboagye, the chief of the national hazard conversation and social mobilisation talked about the institutionalisation of the manage and preventive steps even though living with Covid-19 in security.
Appearing on JoyFM‘s Super Morning present Dr Da Costa Aboagye talked over with host Kojo Yankson that right up until a heal is identified for the virus, the preventive and regulate steps will continue on to manual the “new normal” in the combat towards the virus in Ghana.
Giving specifics of the president’s handle and preventive measures tactic, Dr Da Costa stated just one of the crucial regulate steps initiated by the president was to restrict and halt importation of conditions. This, he reported begun with the closure of borders and subsequent necessary quarantined of about 1,030 passengers.
Dr Da Costa spelled out that, out of the 1030 passengers, 115 people examined good and in accordance to him, the well timed final decision by President Akufo-Addo to place necessary quarantine command measures in position aided the state to avoid a catastrophic likely unfold and overwhelming of overall health services.
On normal preventive steps, he mentioned that in the absence of a vaccine, the country’s guiding rules soon after easing limitations would be based mostly on hand washing, social distancing and wearing mask. Businesses could also be questioned to put specific protocols in spot in addition to the standard preventive measures, he noted.
“Social mobilisation engagements with media, faith -dependent organisations, regular leaders and other stakeholders will enable form the common and specific protocols on preventive actions, implementation, enforcement, contingencies, general public health education, checking and evaluation”. He touted
At last, Dr Da Costa mentioned that an all govt strategy is enshrined in science underneath the “determinants of health” and “the concepts of wellbeing in all policies” in which health and fitness is section of procedures in the economic, transportation, agriculture, protection, ecosystem and interaction businesses. This he said assists when having a holistic evaluation for selection generating.
