The Chairperson of the COVID-19 Trust Fund, who doubles as the former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo has revealed that the National Trust Fund has so far spent over GH¢32 million in the procurement of PPEs and other supplies to aid Ghana’s fight against COVID-19 in the country.
The amount (GH¢32M) is out of a total of GH¢53 million donated by far into the Fund.
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Madam Sophia Akuffo made this revelation during a ceremony purposely to donate some PPEs and other medical equipment to various treatment centres across the country.
According to the Chairperson, the Fund still needs more donations from the public to continue fulfilling its mandate since it has used up more than half of the total amount received so far.
“To date, the Trust Fund has spent approximately GHS 32,581,233.90 out of the total amount of 53 million Cedis received so far. We need vehicles for care and testing centres, PPE including more veronica buckets and touch-free sanitizer dispensers,” she noted.
Earlier this week, the Chairperson said the Fund is yet to meet all the needs of frontline workers in various health facilities, especially ones at the district and municipal levels.
She said there are still many demands for personal protective equipment which is it yet to be met and so more of them are needed for onward distribution to facilities that need PPE.
“We have not even been able to reach the private medical centres. We have not been able to be able to directly reach the municipalities and districts. We got so many applications from districts concerning their CHPS compound which we must not forget,” she said while receiving a donation of PPE worth GHS 5 million from MTN.
About COVID-19 Trust Fund
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, March 29, 2020, inaugurated the Board of Trustees for the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, at a brief ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency.
The Board of Trustees is charged with the responsibility of receiving contributions and donations from the public to assist in the welfare of the needy and the vulnerable. Other members of the Board include Archbishop Justice Ofei Akrofi, Mr. Jude Kofi Bucknor, Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie, Mrs Elsie Addo-Awadzie, Dr. Ernest Ofori-Sarpong, Dr Tanko. Mr. Collins Asare will act as Secretary to the Board.
