Covid-19: Ghana Begins Mass Production of PPEs
Selected companies are expected to produce a total of 3.6 million masks which will be distributed across the country.
Jonas Danquah 
Some local production companies in Ghana have commenced the production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support fight against the covid-19 pandemic in the country.
Minister of Trade, Alan Kyerematen, paid a working visit to some four Ghanaian garment manufacturing companies in Accra on Saturday, April 11, 2020.
The government selected these companies; Dignity DTRT, Sleek Garments, Cadling Fashions, and Alfie Designs Limited, to produce personal protective kits for the frontline health workers.
They are to produce among other things, face masks, medical scrubs, hospital gowns and headgears using fabrics from ATL, Volta Star Textiles and GTP.
Mr. Kyerematen who was accompanied by a team from both Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Health encouraged both management and workers of the companies to adhere to the World Health Organisation’s preventive protocols and expressed the gratitude of the government to them for supporting the fight against this global pandemic.
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Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu earlier indicated that the government has selected some companies to locally produce some personal protective kits as announced by the President.
The companies are to produce a total of 3.6 million masks which will be distributed across the country.
Speaking at a press briefing on April 7, 2020, on COVID-19, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu said they are expecting to receive all the masks within a week.
