Government is being advised to focus more on the fight against malaria despite the challenge in dealing with the outbreak of COVID-19.
According to Geoffrey Ampofo Frimpong, a pharmacist and medical representative of Bliss GVS, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a shift in attention from diseases such as malaria which is worrying.
“As a company, we a very keen in the fight against malaria and currently about 20 million people are at risk of the malaria disease. So, we are partnering with important key stakeholders like Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and Accra Regional Hospital to intensify the fight against malaria,” Frimpong said on Saturday 25 April to mark World Malaria Day.
“If you notice, since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic there has been a shift in attention from diseases such as malaria which is worrying,” he added.
Meanwhile, Bliss GVS has donated drugs worth GHC120, 000 to two health facilities namely Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.
The Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Srofenyoh, who received the items on behalf of the hospital expressed gratitude to Bliss GVS for the kind gesture.
“We thank you very much for this generous donation and we appreciate you, we also pray that you give us more when you have some so that we will be able to take care of patients who come here and do not have money for the drugs they consume.
Fred Dzakpata
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