The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of CalBank have donated a set of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) valued at ¢230,000 to four hospitals across the country.

The University of Ghana Medical Centre in the Greater Accra Region; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region; Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital in the Western Region and Tamale Teaching Hospital in the Northern Region of Ghana were the beneficiary.

The items which included gloves, face shields, surgical masks, hand sanitizers, disinfectant bleaches, disposable gowns, nurse caps, anti-bacterial liquid soaps, alcohol-based surface disinfectants, rubbing alcohol, infra-red thermometer guns, goggles and rubber boots were were presented concurrently on June 1, 2020, to all the selected hospitals.

The items were funded from the contributions of the Board members and staff.

In April this year, CalBank donated ¢200,000 to the Covid-19 National Trust fund.

This was in addition to the ¢200,000 the bank had earlier contributed to the ¢10million presented by the Ghana Association of Bankers to support the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Commenting on behalf of Staff of CalBank, Chief Risk Officer, Barbara Banson remarked, “As rooted in our core value of Responsibility, it is imperative to support one another in the quest to improve lives in the society in which we operate.

"Realising that these hospitals play a cardinal role as referral healthcare facilities in the management of Covid-19 cases, the Board of Directors, Management and Staff generously raised funds to purchase PPEs for use by the healthcare staff who are working tirelessly to combat the Covid-19 pandemic’’.

‘’It is our fervent belief that this gesture will go a long way to help ease frustrations on inadequate protective gears, boost their response rate to the ongoing fight against the coronavirus and protect these frontline workers who are faced daily with the harsh realities of dealing with these cases”. She added.

The Medical Directors of the respective facilities expressed their profound appreciation to the staff of CalBank for raising the funds to purchase the PPEs for the respective health institutions.

They assured that the items will be put to judicious use and encouraged corporate bodies and organisations to to support the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Mrs Banson further reiterated the solutions that CalBank has put in place to support clients during these difficult times.

These include increased transaction limits, waiver of some charges on digital channels and deferred loan repayments for certain categories of clients.

She further urged Ghanaians to continue to adhere to the hygiene protocols of wearing face masks, practising social distancing, washing hands frequently with soap under running water or using alcohol-based hand rub.