A Non-Governmental Organization, Global Outreach Consortium, has rewarded some Ghanaians who consistently wear their nose mask in public places.
One of the safety protocols outlined by the World Health Organization and the Ghana Health Service to prevent the spread of Covid-19 is the wearing of nose mask in public places.
Since Ghana recorded COVID-19 cases, the government has made it mandatory for everyone to have a mask on in public places. However, many people have shared concerns of uneasiness whenever they put on the mask; it is in this regard, Global Outreach Consortium, an NGO, for the past few weeks has been rewarding people who consistently wear their nose mask.
The program themed ‘Reward a mask wearer campaign’ is to motivate people to always put on their no mask in public to help curb the surge in the transmission of Coronavirus. Beneficiaries of the campaign were randomly given items like rice, oil, drinks amongst other products.
The campaign which started in January is done every two weeks.
According to the Deputy Administrative Officer of the NGO, Benedicta Abbey Mensah, the campaign will encourage more people to keep wearing their mask.
“From our observation, those who got the packages from us always have their mask on and for those who were not rewarded try to put on their mask in anticipation of getting a package from us”.
There have been concerns by Health Experts over the improper way of wearing nose mask. Most people in public places are seen to have lowered their mask to their chin with excuses of struggling to breathe, amongst others.
This according to Global Outreach Consortium is not the best.
“Wearing the mask should have both your nose and mouth covered fully. We realized that most people who have the nose mask on have it on their chin and that is not the proper way to wear the mask”.
Global Outreach Consortium is a locally based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with a mission of providing complete quality healthcare to the underprivileged in society.
Over the years, the NGO has partnered with some institutions to provide medical screening, emergency care and surgical interventions to some underprivileged beneficiaries across the country.
