SIC Insurance donates PPE worth GHS 50,000 to Covid-19 fund

SIC Insurance Company Limited, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at GH¢50,000 to the COVID-19 Trust Fund.

The items donated included disposable nose masks, protective coveralls, goggles, gumboots, hand sanitizer gel, rubbing alcohol, hand gloves and disposable surgical caps.

The Company said the donation is to aid the efforts of frontline service providers who are doing a heroic job at great risk to stem the disease from spreading.

The Deputy Head of Corporate Affairs, SIC Insurance, Mrs Shirley Kokui Agyeman who led the delegation to hand over the items stated that the gesture formed part of the SIC’s Corporate Social Responsibility towards the Health Sector especially in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

She said SIC Insurance was motivated by the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his team in combating the pandemic and hoped the items will augment the efforts of the government.

Mrs Agyeman on behalf of the Board and Management of SIC Insurance urged all citizens to follow and observe the protocols outlined by the health authorities by "washing our hands regularly with soap under running water, using alcohol based hand sanitizers, wearing face masks and if possible staying home to stay safe".

Receiving the items, Chairperson of the Fund, Justice (retired) Sophia Akuffo, commended SIC Insurance for their kind gesture and assured the PPEs will be distributed immediately so that the frontline personnel and the vulnerable can be given the adequate protection.