Construction of infectious ailment isolation and remedy facility at Ga East Medical center
Ghana’s to start with-ever 100-bed Isolation and Treatment Facility, funded by the Covid-19 Personal Sector Fund will be completed by the stop of June rather of the initial May deadline.
This in accordance to administration is thanks to some supplemental attributes added to the architectural approach in reaction to requests created by the Ghana Health care Affiliation and other infectious ailment clinicians and biomedical researchers.
The undertaking, situated at the Ga East Municipal Hospital was commenced in April final thirty day period following a sod chopping ceremony graced by President Akufo-Addo.
In a statement signed by Running Trustee of the Fund, Senyo Hosi, the new asked for included “the incorporation of a stage 2.5 scalable to a level 3 biomedical laboratory in session with officers from Noguchi Memorial Institute of Clinical Research”.
Also an “addition of a 21-bed intense treatment device and a whole insulation of a heart for energy efficiency given that the facility will be essential to be climatically managed all through its use.”
At last, an “application of an Ultra-Violet radiation therapy of air moving into and exiting the facility which is to ensure that no contaminated air exits in the setting up.”
The statement even further explained these requirements ended up vital so as to assure the facility meets its goal of getting Ghana’s Nationwide Coronavirus Treatment method Centre as well as enhancing government’s means to offer with the spread of the coronavirus and other pandemics.
“We think about these additions essential to offering the effect Ghana requires in the battle towards current and potential epidemics and pandemics and are set to make the facility arguably a signature facility of its sort in West Africa.
“The inclusion of these improvements and modifications led to the have to have for extra do the job and has demanded us to revise our completion and commissioning date to the 30th of June 2020,” the statement pointed out.
Mr. Senyo Hosi also utilized the opportunity to urge intrigued donors who would like to be part of the marketing campaign to donate to the fund in assist of the task.