Ghana’s foremost indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL, has demonstrated its commitment to continuing to assist frontline health officials deal with the coronavirus.
In addition to donations to the 37 Military Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and the Ashaiman Polyclinic, GOIL has donated some health and sanitary items to the Accra Police Hospital for use by its staff in the performance of duties during this period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The items include 100 medical scrubs, 300 pieces of face masks, 100 pieces of bed sheets, 60 hand tissues, 200 pieces of medical gloves, 100 bottles of hand sanitizers, 5 veronica buckets and 15 gallons of liquid soap.
Group CEO and Managing Director of GOIL, Kwame Osei Prempeh, described the gesture as ‘GOIL modest contribution to the Police Hospital.
He said GOIL would take up the responsibility as an indigenous company to continue to come to the aid of Ghanaians anytime the need arises.
“GOIL is for Ghanaians, therefore, we will not hesitate to support any Ghanaian enterprise or institution,” he said.
The Medical Director of the Accra Police Hospital, Dr. Marian Tetteh-Korboe praised GOIL’s consistent contribution to the development of the Police Hospital over the years, and said the donated items would go a long way in the discharge of their duties during this COVID-19 era.
“At this time of Covid-19, you haven’t left us out and we really want to say a big thank you for the items. It is going to help us not only to protect the public but also ourselves who are in the frontline,” she said.