The office of Independent Presidential Candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah has submitted letter to the president of the Republic; Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo over COVID-19 pandemic.
READ THE FULL LETTER BELOW:
H.E. Nana Addo
The Office of the President
Jubilee House
Accra.
Dear Mr. President,
BRAVO- LET’S EXPLORE CONTEXTUAL SOLUTION TO COVID-19
Your Excellency, the tactical approach in handling COVID-19 since 12th March, 2020 when Ghana recorded the first two cases of the virus needs to be commended. It is our fervent prayer that the Spirit of the Lord will give us wisdom and courage to defeat COVID-19 in Ghana.
The office of JOY is under the impression that, Ghana’s strategic approach to COVID-19 pandemic should explore local contextual solutions rather than worldwide strategies which may not work in our local context. The office of JOY believes that the weather conditions for the month of April and May will be crucial in the fight against the virus.
Although the precautionary pieces of information coming from China and other developed nations are helpful, they ought to be treated as secondary information which only serves as foundation for our scientists as they study the adapted environmental behaviour of COVID-19 in Ghana. The government will serve Ghana well by hastening slowly and finding an approach that is suited to our needs.
We therefore suggest the following complementary approaches:
- We need a team of our scientists to study what temperature, humidity and aerosol conditions is suitable for COVID-19 to incubate and begin to replicate. To find what factors and interventions can be made before and during incubation to deactivate and stop COVID-19 to serve as precautionary preventive measures.
- A team of virologists and meteorologists as a matter of urgency to team up to simulate the weather condition in Ghana for the next two months and the behavioural pattern of the disease in such a weather. This contextual intervention will be key in flattening the growth curve in our socio-cultural setting.
- Ghana should consider steam inhalation therapy; daily inhalation of vapour at temperatures above 50 degrees could help deactivate COVID-19 before and during its incubation period.
- The recall of retired health workers to help fight the virus is a good idea since we could benefit from their experience. However, studies of the virus’ potency suggest that it is often lethal to those aged 50 and above; this will be putting the life of the retired health workers at risk. However, government can train and employ the services of unemployed nurses and health workers. We need to reconsider how these health workers could be assigned within geographical radii to assess and attend to patients who are not in critical conditions at their residences.
- The government should be resolute and courageous in giving factual information about the effects of COVID-19 so Ghanaians will adopt appropriate attitude to defeat the virus. If Ghanaians adopt appropriate attitude towards all bacterial and virus infections, the cost of battling the virus will reduce. Total lockdown may not be an appropriate solution for Ghana.
The JOY2020 health team would like to thank all those who are risking their lives to save other lives and defeat COVID-19; the team also thanks all those who in diverse ways are donating and educating selflessly towards the same purpose.
Thank you H.E NANA Addo for your attention and may God help courageous stakeholders to continue to find contextual solutions for COVID-19.
Yours Sincerely,
Source: Thepressradio.com|Ghana|Ogyem Solomon
