The Managing Director of Imperial General Assurance, Robert Wugah, has appealed to Ghanaians to protect each other against the spread of the deadly covid-19 pandemic.

He said despite the advancement made in the development of vaccines to cure the virus and the decreasing rate of recorded cases of new infections and deaths in the country, it was important that the safety protocols are duly followed.

“I entreat all of us to continue to abide by the COVID-19 protocols. The safety of our family members, friends and everyone is in our hands. We must continue to observe social distancing, wear nose masks, wash our hands under running water, sanitise our hands and avoid crowded and poorly ventilated indoor spaces.”, he said.

Mr. Wugah gave the advice when he donated COVID-19 prevention items on behalf of Imperial General Assurance to two basic schools in Accra.

The schools, St Peter’s Anglican Cluster of Schools and the Rashad Islamic School located at Ofankor and Mallam Atta respectively, both received 15,000 pieces of nose masks, 768 bottles of sanitizers, gallons of liquid soaps and hands-free Veronica buckets.

He said the donation forms part of the company’s contribution to stem the spread of covid-19.

Mr. Wugah was accompanied by some members of the company’s management team: Reginald Oklah, Head of Sales and Marketing and Abdel-Aziz Osman, Chief Finance Officer.

As part of the Corporate Social Responsibility intervention, Imperial General Assurance  also constructed a wall around the St. Peter’s Anglican Basic ‘1’ classroom block which accommodates pupils in four classes. The construction of the wall brings to a stop the perennial flooding of the classrooms, particularly during the raining season, which hitherto disrupted teaching and learning and also exposed the lives of pupils and teachers to health risks.

The company has also fixed the recurrent electricity supply challenges facing the Rashad Islamic School. The erratic power supply had caused poor visibility conditions in the classrooms, a situation that negatively affected effective teaching and learning.

The heads of the two schools thanked the company for its support and commitment towards the advancement of the cause of education. They promised to judiciously put to use the donated items for the benefit of the pupils and the running of the schools.

Imperial General Assurance is a wholly-owned Ghanaian insurance company which provides non-life insurance solutions in Ghana.