U.S. Africa Command donates COVID supplies to Ghana

AFRICOM used Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid Appropriation (OHDACA) funds to purchase the supplies, which included 10,000 N95 face masks, 1,600 hospital gowns, 2,000 liters of methylated spirit, 3,000 liters of sodium hypochlorite, 20 glucometers, 200 glucometer strips, and 14 pulse oximeters.



By Courage Ahiati U.S. Embassy Ghana Accra, Ghana Sep 03, 2020
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