The Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) under the auspices of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee has outlined strategies and measures to be implemented with immediate effect, in order to defeat the virus in the Region.
According to a Press Statement issued and signed by Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Caretaker Regional Minister, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) should lead the process with their various Security Councils providing support.
He advised that previous arrangements with owners of hotel facilities designated as Isolation Centres for the isolation and management of confirmed cases must be re-activated by MMDAs and entreated corporate entities to support the fight against the virus both in kind and cash, etc.
He said public education and sensitization through collaboration among the MMDAs, Information Service Department (ISD), NCCE, Social Welfare and Community Development, Media Houses, Community Information Centres, Traditional and Religious Leaders should be intensified.
All Public Health Emergency Management Committees (PHEMC) must be re-activated by the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) for the enforcement of the hygiene and the safety protocols and monthly reports submitted to the RCC.
He opined that the policy of alternate-days-for-alternative products at market centres should be adopted and enforced by MMDAs with immediate effect in furtherance of social distancing.
“To complement Government’s efforts, MMDAs should endeavour to make resources available to healthcare workers, media houses and the security agencies for effective public education and enforcement of the hygiene and safety protocols in order to protect the citizens”, he further added.
Story: Seth Ameyaw Danquah
