A potential flagbearer candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Agyapong, has indicated that he contributed over $1 million worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support Ghana’s COVID-19 response efforts.
In a tweet shared on Friday, October 13, 2023, Ken Agyapong announced his donation of PPE to major healthcare facilities throughout the nation, including the 37 Military Hospital.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, I donated PPEs worth over $1 million to major medical centres in Ghana including the 37 military Hospitals,” he tweeted.
The tweet was accompanied by a video showing the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central donating various PPE items, including face masks, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the 37 Military Hospital.
In an interview following the donation, he expressed his intention to extend his contributions to prominent hospitals in Kumasi, Ho, Accra, and other regions in the near future.
In a related development, Frontier Healthcare Services Limited, the company responsible for conducting COVID-19 testing at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on behalf of the government of Ghana, reportedly earned significantly more than the government.
According to a report by JoyNews, data obtained through a Right to Information request revealed that Frontier Healthcare Services received $87.5 million from its testing services at the airport, comprising $84 million from arrival testing and $3.5 million from departure testing.
In contrast, the government of Ghana earned $6 million from arrival testing and $180,000 from departure testing during the same period.
The data from the Airport Company indicated that Frontier Healthcare Services claimed the majority of revenue from COVID-19 testing, comprising 92% of income from arrival testing and 94% of income from departure testing, while the government’s share represented less than 10% of the total revenue, with 7% from arrival testing and 6% from departure testing.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I donated PPEs worth over $1million dollars to major medical centers in Ghana including the 37 miliary Hospitals#showworking pic.twitter.com/vxuxzpgTZ4— Hon. Ken Ohene Agyapong (@honkenagy) October 13, 2023