Researchers from the Global Health and Infectious Disease and the Kumasi Collaborative Centre for Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) have contributed by donating two ventilators valued at $30,000 and 13 boxes of medical supplies to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.

These hospital consumables will aid the Emergency Medicine Unit of KATH in offering care to critically ill patients who seek treatment at the facility.

The team leader, Dr. John A. Amuasi, presented the items to KATH's management. He mentioned that their team was part of the Anti-Cov Project that focused on COVID-19 research in Africa, with Ghana playing a central role.

Dr. Amuasi explained that although the ventilators were initially meant for research but went unused, they decided to donate them to KATH to support patient care.

The KATH facility had provided the highest number of participants for the research, which had over 200 patients benefiting from the studies.

The Chief Executive Officer of KATH, Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, expressed gratitude for the donation, which will help the hospital save funds for essential equipment. He also emphasized the importance of research collaborations for enhancing relationships and fostering more research projects.

Dr. Chris Oppong, Head of the Emergency Medicine Unit at KATH, thanked the team for the timely donation, as it will greatly assist in patient care.

The research, which delved into the immunological response to COVID-19, was deemed highly successful, involving Epidemiological studies with 160 and 274 participants respectively.