Mr Ras Mubarak (left) presenting one of the gift boxes to a beneficiary at Dalun

We’ll win COVID-19 fight with public education, science, prayers — Ras Mubarak

Samuel Duodu Politics May - 04 - 2020 , 08:14 2 minutes read

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Mr Ras Mubarak, says the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will be won through sustained public education, science, technology and prayers.

According to him, this was the time that public health practitioners must be encouraged and supported to educate the populace to halt the community spread of COVID-19.

Mr Mubarak, who is the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Kumbungu in the Northern Region, made the remarks in an interview with journalists at Dalun, after he distributed 150 gift boxes to some vulnerable groups in the constituency last Saturday, May 2, 2020.

Donations

The gift boxes contained assorted food items such as bags of rice, sugar, cooking oil, canned fish, sachets of tomato paste, milk, tea bags and packs of fruit juice to the aged, widows and people living with disabilities (PWDs) in Zangbalun, Dalun, Satani and the Kumbungu township.

The food items that were donated with the support of the government and the people of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was aimed at easing the burden of the vulnerable groups during the month of Ramadan.

Earlier in the day, he had also donated four bags of rice and a cheque for GH¢2,000 to members of the Tamale branch of the Ghana National Association for the Deaf before setting off to Kumbungu.

The occasion was also used to educate the beneficiaries and some members of the public at the separate venues for the donation on the COVID-19 safety protocols.

Dispel rumours

Mr Mubarak used the occasion to dispel the notion being held by a section of his constituents that the coronavirus could not infect people , especially Dagombas, who claimed to have some form of immunisation through the drinking of herbs against such viruses .

"One thing that I heard on my return to the constituency was that this virus cannot infect a Dagomba man because he has a form of immunisation through the drinking of herbs against such viruses but this is not true when it comes to all viruses, including coronavirus which has no cure," he stated.

Medical expert

A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Dr Seidu Fiter, who was part of Mr Mubarak's team, urged Muslims to strictly follow the safety protocols by washing their hands thoroughly under running water with soap and sanitise their hands before performing ablution.