7 September
The US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has supported Ghana’s Armed Forces’ fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by donating protective and critically needed medical supplies. The $75,000 donation includes 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000l of methylated spirit, 3,000l of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters. The supplies were purchased using Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds. AFRICOM has earlier supported 37 military hospitals in Ghana and provided advanced Level II Field Hospitals in February 2020.
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