COVID-19: Bayport donates PPEs and other items worth GH¢100,000

The Bayport Savings and Loans Limited has donated test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), toiletries and boxes of bottled water worth GH¢100,000 to some selected hospitals in the country to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The items were presented to the managements of the Ga East Hospital in Accra and Kumasi South Hospital in the Ashanti Region.

The donation forms part of the bank’s initiative to support the government’s efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.

Presentation

Presenting the items at the Ga East hospital on Thursday, May 14, this year, the Chief Executive Officer of Bayport, Mr Nii Amankra Tetteh, who led the company’s management, said the gesture was to complement government’s efforts to improve availability and accessibility of PPEs in the protection of medical professionals in the frontline of the COVID-19 fight.

“The Covid 19 pandemic has already affected so many lives and businesses. We hear the call for support, and we are grateful we can contribute in some way to ease the fight,” he noted.

He added that “This donation is in response to a call for support to help the government mobilise resources and logistics to deal with the pandemic,” pointing out that “Businesses cannot be successful when the society around them fails, there is no way we can thrive or head towards our ambition whilst the community we operate in, is under threat.”

Mr Tetteh explained that the impact of the pandemic has affected every aspect of the economy, noting that “We are all experiencing the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Bayport Savings and Loans is no exception.”
COVID-19 on banking

He said Bayport started the year on a very good note with high optimism of building on its gains in the previous years until the pandemic hit the country.

“Bayport kickstarted the year 2020 on a very optimistic note before the pandemic hit our country. Although our output in March and April was not up to expectations, our performance for the same time last year is better; we believe we are taking the right steps to counter this pandemic making tremendous progress on our digital journey,” he explained.

In addition, Mr Tetteh noted, “This pandemic has disrupted this world in ways never thought possible. At Bayport we welcome also the opportunity it offers to evolve and to grow resilience; but most importantly we will always identify avenues to become meaningful change agents and give back to society. We want to participate meaningfully in the agenda of developing a purposeful, resilient and healthy society.”

He said the company has instituted measures to protect its staff and customers, stressing that “most importantly, we are guarding jealously the lives of our colleagues by adhering to the protocols laid down for all of us, to avert the spread of the virus.”

Appreciation

The Medical Superintendent at the Ga East Hospital, Dr Ebenezer Oduro Mensah, who received the items together with some of the medical staff, commended Bayport for the gesture, pledging that the items would be put to use to achieve the purpose for which they were donated.

“On behalf of Ga East Municipal hospital, management, staff and all patients currently on admission, we thank Bayport for this generous donation,” he said.

He added “Bayport has brought the hospital items we are in dire need of. We use a lot of face masks, especially the N95 and they always ran out pretty fast because, for most of the patients, the doctors attend to them several times in day to be able to monitor their progress.”

Dr Ebenezer noted that the government alone could not provide the needed logistics the country needed to fight the pandemic, hence the need for the corporate world as well as individuals with the means to join the fight.

“We appreciate the fact the Bayport has come to provide us with these materials that will go a long way in helping the medical staff treat these patients. The government cannot do it alone, and it is great to see the private sector coming in to support in battling this pandemic. We look forward to a more lasting relationship with Bayport Savings and Loans even after the Covid 19 has been contained,” he stated.

About Bayport

Bayport Savings and Loans is a member of a Multinational Financial Services Group with presence across six other African countries and two more in Latin America.

With 17 years of service to customers and communities, Bayport has a network of branches and agencies in all 16 regions of Ghana, and currently provides livelihoods for over 2000 Ghanaians.