The Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has donated 10,000 pieces of face masks, which were designed by the Fashion Department of the institution to the Ghanaian authorities to support the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus in the country
This comes two days after the Western Region became the ninth region to record a COVID-19 case in Ghana.
Professor John Frank Eshun, the Vice-Chancellor of TTU, presented the face masks to the the Western Regional Coordinating Council for onward distribution to the Ghana Health Service, traders, media, and other institutions, said the gesture was to help in the combating the spread of the virus in Ghana.
“It is to help protect life against the threat of COVID-19. This was made possible by the Fashion Department of TTU who deserves a lot of commendation and encouragement. They ensured all the quality control measures in manufacturing these masks.
“I therefore urge whoever will receive these masks to endeavour to wear it as well as ensure the needed social distancing protocols to help save lives. We have the skill and equipment ready to assist any group that wants to learn or help us to produce more,” Eshun said.
Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the Western Regional Minister, who received the masks on behalf of the various institutions commended the Takoradi Technical University for rising up to its expectations as higher-level academia in helping to solve societal problems.
Darko-Mensah said the regions’ confirmation of a COVID-19 case demands new attitudes. He further advised residents to observe the social distancing protocol to avert the spread of the virus.
“For the first time, the COVID-19 disease which until recently was in China has finally been recorded in the Western Region. The surprising thing is that the infected person did not show any symptom which even makes it scarier.
“This is why you should wash your hands regularly with soap, and ensure social distancing. This is why it is worth commending TTU for providing these masks for our use to help protect the nose and mouth which are the entry points for the virus. Everybody must use the mask to help the region go back to a zero case after the patient is treated,” Darko-Mensah said.
Moses Dotsey Koblah Aklorbortu, the GJA Chairman for the Western Region, said COVID-19 has provided the opportunity for technical universities to exhibit innovations that would help the country recover fast, therefore commended the TTU for helping to protect its members in their line of duties with the mask.
Aklorbortu urged media owners to go beyond handouts and invest in the safety of their journalists.
The Takoradi Technical University also inaugurated a COVID-19 taskforce, made up of staff to work with the Regional Coordinating Council on its strategy against COVID-19.
