Dr James Ankomah, Medical Superintendent at the Goaso Municipal Hospital has commended Zoomlion Ghana for its proper and safe management of medical waste at vaccination centres in the Ahafo Region and across the country.
According to the Medical Superintendent of Goaso Municipal Hospital, hitherto the disposal of medical waste had been a daunting task in terms of its handling and safe disposal.
“…and ever since the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the Ahafo Region started collaborating with Zoomlion, the way of handling medical waste has no longer been a problem,” he said.
Dr Ankomah was speaking to journalists at the Goaso Municipal Hospital in Goaso on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, during the vaccination exercise.
He said with the introduction of waste segregation by Zoomlion it has made it very easy to manage medical and general waste at the hospital.
He expressed his satisfaction at the response of residents to the ongoing vaccination exercise in the municipal.
He was very optimistic that their collaboration with Zoomlion would help curtail the spread of Covid-19 and other infectious diseases.
Dr Ankomah who also doubles as the acting Director, Clinical Case at the Ahafo Regional Directorate explained that research and innovation have helped in the proper handling of the virus.