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General News of Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-24
Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin urged the saboteurs of government policies to change their minds and support policies that will impact society.
He launched the call Wednesday at the launch of the UAV initiative for medical supplies.
Okyenhene, who pledged his support and commitment to the initiative, also tasked health workers and other stakeholders to work tirelessly to help manage, maintain and maintain the medical drone delivery system to further rescue lives in the country.
"Countries that have made impressive progress in their socio-economic development have not done for what the country had, but for what it knows. The zip line is the result of someone's thinking. Our president and vice-president said we needed change. "
"… Technology can not do the job all its own. We need committed people. Sincere and sincere people who will work for this thing to work. "
Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, who launched the system, also urged Ghanaians not to politicize drones for the medical supplies initiative.
At the launch of the initiative, he said that death does not mean people and does not determine the political affiliation of a person.
"No Ghanaian deserves to die because, without choosing it, they are in hard-to-reach areas in this country. I am reliably informed of the enormous impact of drone technology on healthcare delivery systems in other countries, such as Rwanda. And I have no doubt that success will be replicated in Ghana when we start using technology to deliver essential medical products. "
"So it's clear that we can not reduce this service to the usual policy, because anyone who is about to die will not be invited to show his party card before the care is provided."
Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), also said the project would allow Ghana to put in place a universal health care delivery system.
This $ 12.5 million contract will allow the Ghana Health Service to transport blood and other essential medical supplies to disadvantaged and hard-to-reach areas.
Mr Asare said the center will serve residents of the East and Greater Accra regions, as well as parts of the Volta, Central and Ashanti regions.
"Ghana has joined the league of nations in the use of technology to achieve efficiencies in the supply chain system in the delivery of health care. As Ghana is about to reach everyone, we have universal health coverage. This distribution center will reach all regions of the country. "
The $ 12.5 million agreement will allow the Ghana Health Service to send blood and other essential medical supplies to disadvantaged and hard-to-reach areas.
Once operations are completed, Zipline will fly more than 150 flights daily from each of its four distribution centers across the country.
Zipline was conducting its last tests and diagnostics of its equipment by piloting a drone to deliver vaccines to the new hospital in Tafo, in the eastern region.
Some patients and officials of the New Tafo Government Hospital have already testified to the effectiveness of this initiative.
Charles Coffie, a 44-year-old driver, said the equipment had already proven its effectiveness in saving life through timely blood delivery.
"I was seriously bleeding on Monday after my operation. My family members were therefore informed that I needed blood immediately and this drone saved me. And I think it's a good initiative, "he told Citi News on Tuesday.
Zipline began its first test and diagnostic flights from its first distribution center in Omenako on March 1, 2019.
It is able to make emergency deliveries of life-saving drugs to more than 2,000 health facilities nationwide.
Fly Zipline launched a similar service in Rwanda in 2006 to improve the delivery of public health services in that country.
Trial
The Ashaiman MP, Ernest Norgbey, had already sued the court to challenge the contract.
In his mandate, Mr. Norgbey stated that there was no reason for the government to outsource the contract to Fly Zipline.
Earlier, he had expressed concern that the contract did not meet the procedures of the Public Procurement Act.
In the order, he baderted that the government "had not done due diligence or studied the market before embarking on a single procurement method".
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