Skip to main content

GUINNESS GHANA PAYS COURTESY CALL ON GHANA HEALTH SERVICE TO SUPPORT EDUCATION ON SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN OPEN-BARS

In its quest to ensure the safety of its customers and the general public following the re-opening of open-air bars and some tourist sites in the country, Guinness Ghana has initiated a partnership with the Health Promotions Directorate of the Ghana Health Service to support the businesses to re-open safely.

The Executives of Guinness Ghana, led by Sylvia Owusu-Ankomah, Corporate Relations Director paid a courtesy call on the Director of Health Promotion, Dr Dacosta  Aboagye to deliberate on the best ways of supporting open bars and some tourist sites to reopen safely for business.  

Sylvia Owusu-Ankomah, used the opportunity to commend the Health Promotion Division for their great work in curbing the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana and also to extend Guinness Ghana’s support in the fight against the infectious disease. She indicated that Guinness Ghana is a responsible corporate organization and has a 60 year history of partnering its customers for growth.  

“We believe our contribution to the cause of fighting Covid-19 forms part of our mandate. As a partner for growth, we remain committed to not only reinforce the message on safety in the bars but also empower and support bar owners, that’s why we shall soon unveil a nationwide campaign to support our stakeholders and bar owners get back on their feet and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses. We are also injecting additional funding into the ongoing “Y3n Nyin Mbom” initiative to support their recovery, profitability and growth to help them rise up while keeping consumers safe.”

The management of Guinness Ghana presented some Covid-19 educational posters, hand washing stations (veronica buckets) to augment the on-the-ground education as well some Guinness Ghana products to refresh the directorate’s front line staff.
On his part, Dr. Aboagye Dacosta - Director of Health Promotion lauded Guinness Ghana for the visit and the presentation of educational materials, “We appreciate this gesture from Guinness Ghana, this will go a long way in supporting the agency’s work in the Covid-19 fight. We also want to give the assurance that Ghana Health service together with the government are working around the clock to ensure the spread of Covid-19 is under control.

He urged both private and public sector to see COVID-19 prevention as collective effort and work together to curb the disease in Ghana.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The Wait Is Over: 26th TGMA Nominees Set To Drop This Saturday

The air is electric in Ghana's music scene as the long-anticipated nominee announcement for the 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA) is nearly here. Mark your calendars for Saturday, 15th March, when the nominees will be revealed live on TV3 and across the Ghana Music Awards official social media channels. Get ready for an exciting ride—this year's nominations promise to be some of the most competitive yet. After weeks of submissions and meticulous deliberations, music fans across the country will finally learn which artists and groups will be contending for the highly coveted awards. The Road to the Nominees Announcement It all began on 21st January 2025, when nominations officially opened for the TGMA. Artists and groups had until 16th February to submit their works released between January 1st and December 31st, 2024. The response was nothing short of phenomenal, with over 1,500 entries pouring in from more than 130 talented artists and groups—a true testament to the dynam...

ONUA TV INTRODUCES NEW EXCITING CONTENT

Ghanaians and viewers of Onua TV, a subsidiary of Media General Group, Ghana’s leading Media Company will soon have a lot more exciting television viewing experience as the network is set to introduce new and refreshing content. In the coming weeks, Onua TV will introduce new programmes with two of them starting from Monday 27th April 2020; Onua Maakye (Morning Show) and COVID-19 Nkomo, A third show, 100 Degrees will start airing on Friday 1st May 2020.  Onua Maakye (Morning Show) is a daily three hour show from Monday to Friday between 6am and 9am. It is an informative and entertaining television magazine programme which will tackle the very issues of concern for the citizenry with very thrilling segments.  COVID – 19 Nkomo is a one hour television show which gives updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, capturing the impact of the disease on various aspects of social life in the country. It also offers education and awareness creation for the public on how to avoid getting or s...

Peace Hyde Covers GQ Magazine As The Titan Of Unscripted TV

The February cover of GQ Magazine South Africa profiles Peace Hyde for her remarkable achievements in the African film and entertainment space. From creating the Forbes Africa TV Platform with its flagship TV Shows, My Worst Day and Against All Odds, the media maven has been at the helm of shaping positive and impactful narratives about Africa for almost a decade, earning her the accolade of the architect of Africa’s Unscripted TV revolution. With My Worst Day, Hyde pioneered a show which spoke to the continent’s billionaires including Aliko Dangote, Folorunso Alakija, Cosmas Maduka and many more of Africa’s greatest entrepreneurs about their failures in business. The show was an instant hit on the CNBC Africa channel reaching over 60 million homes across sub Saharan Africa. Her investigative documentary, Inside Nigeria’s Push to End Police Brutality, on global platform Vice News, won four international film festival awards including the Los Angeles Film Festival and the ...