Prof. Abraham Kwabena Annan (right) receiving the medical product from Samuel Appenteng
Intravenous Infusions Limited (IIL), producers of Intravenous (IV) fluids, has donated a million liters of the product to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR).
The donation is to support the NMIMR and the nine other Covid-19 testing centres across the country in their activities aimed at fighting coronavirus.
A Director of IIL, Samuel Appenteng, in a remark before handing over the medical product, said as an indigenous company, it was prudent to support the good work NMIMR and the other testing centres were doing for the nation.
“We just want to say that we deeply appreciate all the efforts of our frontline workers and persons playing a key role in the ten testing centres,” he said.
Mr Appenteng said the company through a request from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) had earlier provided IV fluids for NMIMR but decided to go a step further to inquire about their needs.
“We were told that you needed about 176,000 liters of IV fluids between now and August so the company directors met and decided that why don’t we provide enough IV fluids that will last till the end of the year… we promise that should you run out we will be available to give further supplies,” he said.
Director of Noguchi, Prof. Abraham Kwabena Annan receiving the medical supply on behalf of the centre expressed he gratitude for such the support.
He said the IV fluid was a key component used in the testing of samples for Covid-19 adding that the centre will continue to do its best to support the country’s fight against Covid-19.
Head of Virology Department, Prof. William K. Ampofo, explaining the important of the IV fluids in testing for the virus in the sputum, said the fluid is used to dilute the sputum sample which is mostly mucus before testing is done.
“So this is a very important material as it does not affect the sample and it is very efficient,” he added.
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri