The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) from 8th to 30th June 2020, has trained health personnel from 93 Hospitals across Ghana on infection prevention, control and case management. 400 health personnel (Pharmacists, Nurses, Administrators, etc) have benefited from the training.
The training which were undertaken in three zones of the country were held as follows:
- Southern Zone - Eastern region (Larteh): 8-12th June 2020
- Northern Zone - Northern region (Tamale): 15-17 June 2020
- Middle Zone - Bono region (Sunyani): 22 - 30 June 2020
Training in session
Speaking at the opening session in the southern zonal training session, Dr. James Duah, Deputy CEO of CHAG explained that:
"health workers are among the most vulnerable in this pandemic. This training is therefore critical for equipping health workers with the skills and knowledge to protect themselves from the disease, and continue to be healthy to serve Ghanaians in a collective drive towards ending the spread of the virus. CHAG has made available facilities for the 400 personnel to in turn train other staff in their respective facilities. Additionally, a total of 693 other personnel from Clinics and Health Centres will be trained online. CHAG has made available PPE and other COVID-19 commodities for the training".
Speaking at a training session in Sunyani (Bono region), Dr. Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Deputy Director, Quality Assurance Unit of the Ghana Health Service noted that the Ghana Health is prioritizing training of Health Workers during these times.
"We are therefore very happy about this partnership with CHAG which has afforded us opportunity to reach more health workers with much needed knowledge on infection prevention and control", she said.
Dr. James Duah thanked STAR-Ghana Foundation, UKAid and European Union for responding to their call for partnership to respond to the pandemic.