Coronavirus: Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Company in Ghana donates medical supplies worth GHS251,000 to MOH

Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL), a subsidiary of the Tobinco Group of Companies in Ghana  on Friday, March 27, 2020 presented medical supplies worth GHC251,000 to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited (TPL) is currently the leading pharmaceutical marketing and distribution company in Ghana and looking forward to producing other products locally by way of backward integration to tap into the Sub-regional market.
The donation, which was made at the Premises of the Ministry, aims at complementing the government’s effort to combat the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country.
The products donated included immune-boosting drugs such as Tofcee, and Zincvite manufactured by the Entrance Pharmaceuticals and Research Centre, also a member of the Tobinco Group, boxes of Omal hand sanitizer and boxes of hand gloves.

The company also donated a specially designed hand-washing device, which allows people to wash their hands without touching it.
After presenting the items, the Chairman of Tobinco Group of Companies, the parent company of the Tobinco Pharmaceuticals Limited, Elder Samuel Nana Amo Tobbin I, called on fellow pharmaceutical companies to come out and support Ghanaians as the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nana Amo Tobbin noted that the country is in crisis and that there is the need for philanthropists and other groups to support the citizenry particularly those in the rural areas to safeguard their safety against the disease.
He further explained that gesture was in line with Tobinco Pharmaceuticals’ Corporate Social Responsibility.

“As one of the top pharmaceutical companies in Africa, we see this as a responsibility to help combat this global pandemic,” he noted.
The Tobinco boss also urged the public to adhere to the safety guidelines provided by the health authorities to prevent the spread of the pandemic, which has so far infected 136 people in the country.

For his part, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, who received the donation on behalf of the government expressed gratitude to Chairman Amo Tobbin for the kind gesture.

According to him, the coronavirus situation has brought to the fore the need for Ghanaians to depend on products and services made in Ghana.
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