The Member of Parliament for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro (BNA) , Matthew Sylvester Tetteh is set to cut sod for the building of an isolation centre at the Amanfro Polyclinic to enhance testing and contact tracing processes.
The gesture, he said, has become necessary because of the rate at which the covid-19 is spreading around the world and having a dramatic impact on the lives of people, communities, and businesses in Ghana and the constituency in particular.
He added that the isolation Centre will improve quarantine strategies used for COVID-19 patients, the screening process will be effective, and also intensify prevention of the transmission.
Speaking at the covid-19 stakeholders meeting in partnership with the Ga South Municipal Assembly to dialogue with health directorates and other important personalities to get to know the state of covid-19 in the constituency and suggest possible measures to ensure the well-being of residents at Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro, he said the lives and safety of the people in the consistency is paramount to him, therefore organizing the meeting was in the right.
At the event, he also pledged to allocate a van to the health directorate of the municipal assembly to transport COVID-19 patients to and from the facility and also make the directorate mobile.
The former Deputy Minister of Health, and former Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku Constituency, Hon Bernard Okoe Boye who made a presentation at the event refuted claims and speculations by a cross section of Ghanaians on the alleged negative effects of the COVID-19 vaccine on the sexuality of both men and women.
Answering questions posed at him by journalists, he said there are some conspiracy theories about the efficacy of the vaccine and its impact on both men and female sex organs which the country is yet to procure and administer 17.6 million doses in the first half of 2021.
He therefore appealed to “the anti vaccine campaigners” to stop spreading false information about the vaccine and encouraged the public to get vaccinated when the time comes.
He added that like other countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana is battling a second wave of the novel coronavirus with its daily infection rate rising and close to record levels. So far records shows about 7,931 active cases and 565 deaths hence the aim of government to vaccinate the entire population, with an initial target of twenty million people is important, he pointed out.
Dr. Okoe Boye also decried the various wrong notions which have emboldened people to disregard the safety protocols, which he said is having a toll on the national response to the disease.
He appealed to the public to continue to observe social distancing and wear their face masks as well as adhering to other protocols.
He underscored the need for all stakeholders to join the national efforts in raising awareness of the global pandemic and the need to stay safe.
He commended the MP for BNA Hon. Sylvester Matthew Tetteh and the Assembly for putting together the stakeholders dialogue which served as an educational platform for others to understand the new wave of covid-19.
