Czech Ambassador hands over medical equipment

The government of the Czech Republic has handed over advanced sterilisation equipment worth GH¢ 3million to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) to augment healthcare delivery.

The Plasmatico sterilisation devices and accompanying materials use an innovative technology that avoids the use of hydrogen peroxide to offer enhanced efficacy and greater energy efficiency compared to traditional sterilisation methods, leading to lower utility costs.

The donation was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Chief Executive Officer of the Bone Marrow Transplant and Stem Cell Centre at the Level Two Day Surgical Unit of GARH, Dr John Yao Logah, and the CEO of a Czech company with a branch in Ghana, S.E.D.A Group Ghana, Martin Habart.

It was delivered by the Czech government through the CzechAID, the government’s official development assistance.

As part of the donation, the Czech Ambassador to Ghana, Pavel Bílek, who handed over the equipment to the hospital, was also taken on a guided tour of the Bone Marrow Transplant and Stem Cell Centre, the first of its kind in the country where he was introduced to the advanced services being offered as he commended the initiative as a major step in specialised healthcare in the country.

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Mr Bílek explained that the donation formed part of an ongoing collaboration between the Czech Republic and local healthcare stakeholders aimed at strengthening Ghana’s medical infrastructure and infection control systems.

He added that Czechia had been involved in Ghana’s development since its independence.

Outlining some interventions in the health sector, the Ambassador said the Czech branch of the Austrian company, VAMED, handed over 22 fully equipped hospitals to Ghana.

He stated that 12 of these facilities began operations earlier this year, funded by Czech and Austrian banks.