COVID-19; GHANA REGISTERED NURSES AND MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION PAID WORKING VISIT TO ADAKLU DISTRICT
Adaklu Health Directorate (Volta Regional) on the 8th April, 2020. The Volta /Oti Region Registered Nurses and Midwives Association Chaiman Mr Anyigba and other Executives presented sixty (60)pieces of hands Sanitizers to Adaklu health directorate to support the fight against covid 19 in the district during the visit. In a brief ceremony, the District Public Health Nurse Alornyo Anthoanette who received the donation on behalf of the District Response Team for its remarkable gesture.
Speaking for the Association Mr Anyigba said it is the responsibility of the Association to protect their members and the entire health workers against this deadly infection . He assured them that the association will continue paying a working visit to the District. He again took this apportunity to acknowledge the district for protecting their members for providing some PPE's and hand sanitizers . Madam Alornyo Anthoanette passionately confessed that even though the District has not recorded any positive case of the covid 19, the District considers the pandemic as national issue, just as the president indicated that we were not in normal times. The District Public Health Nurse also confirmed that the entired health staff from all categories have taken up the exercise personal in other to prevent the spread of the virus she stated that , " If you see your neighbours beard on fire, you keep water by yours; " A more reason why the District is making all efforts to prevent the pandemic in their District. She also confirmed that the District received Items from the District Assembly and the MP of the constituency. Hon Kwame Agbodza has contributed his quota towards the fight against the deadly disease, she said. She lamented bitterly about the issues of the front line saga and she confirmed that the frontline issues should be well discussed because most of us are working with cases which their status are not known until the sample is been sent for confirmation . Base on that all those who have had contact might be infected . Whilst those who manage the known cases will fully protect themselves before managing the case . So who is highly at risk?
In attendance were the the District Administrator , the District Disease Control Officer and the District Mental Health officer, the Health information officer, the District Health promotion officer and the District surveillance, District Accountant and District GRNMA members.
By Francis Felix Akanto
Volta /Oti Region Registered Nurses and Midwives Association
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