Covid-19: Ghana Begins Local Production of Nose Masks
The Ghana Health Service say Ghana "will continue to provide as many that can be pushed and distributed.”
Jonas Danquah 
Ghana has begun the local production of nose masks as part of measures put in place to curb the Covid-19 spread in the country.
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Aboagye, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra today said government “will continue to provide as many that can be pushed and distributed.”
This move is in response to frontline health workers complaints about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPEs) with some threatening to withdraw their services.
Dr Aboagye in his submission acknowledged that PPEs remained a major challenge globally. He however, reiterated government’s commitment to address these key issues.
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That notwithstanding, he also urged heads of the health care facilities to ensure appropriate distribution of the PPEs.
Dr Aboagye also noted that Ghana has started some local production of the nose masks and urged the public, especially people showing flu-like symptoms to use the masks.
“We’ve started process of having some local production of nose mask. And what I’m wearing is a local production. It is comfortable, can be washed and re-ironed. So a lot more is being done to provide PPEs,” he said.
“We want to encourage everyone to wear masks especially those showing flu-like symptoms,” he urged.
