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The Member of Parliament for the Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong, has donated GHS821,000 to seven constituencies and health facilities in the Eastern Region.

Making the donation at the Rock City Hotel in Nkwatia Kwahu, the lawmaker said the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is a global one, which needed all hands on deck.

“Giving to those in need is not charity, it's humanity," he said.

The donation which included 107,000 pieces of hand sanitizers estimated at a cost of GHS481,000.00 and an amount of GHS20,000.00 to each of the seven beneficiary district hospitals.

The Abetifi MP also set up a GHS200,000 Regional Contingency Fund to support the remaining hospitals and health centres across the region.

The constituencies that benefited from the gesture were Afram Plains North, Afram Plains South and Abirem.

The rest are Mpraeso, Nkawkaw, Abetifi and Suhum. Mr Acheampong indicated that this is to support the constituencies in the fight against the pandemic.

Each constituency received 15,000 hand sanitizers.

The New Abirem Government Hospital, Atibie Government Hospital, Suhum Government Hospital, Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital, Donkorkrom Presby Hospital, Afram Plains South District Clinics and Kwahu East District Clinics received an amount of GHS20,000  each for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs).

Receiving the items at the Rock City Hotel in Nkwatia in the Kwahu East district, the elated constituency representatives and officials of the health facilities thanked Hon. Bryan Acheampong for the gesture.

The Minister of State took the opportunity to thank the frontline health workers for their hard work during this pandemic.

Ghana’s Covid-19 case count has risen currently stands at 636 as of Tuesday, April 15, 2020.

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