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Ghana Standard Authority, Certifies Solar Automated Hand Washing Machine
Posted On 20 Apr 2020
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By Richard Adorsu-
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NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra- Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), certified solar automated hand washing machine, innovated by a young Ghanaian, which will enable people to wash their hands under running water without touching the knob of the water receptacle, in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) era.
The Director-General of the GSA, Professor Alex Dodoo, presented the certificate to the manufacturer in Accra, and said the product had been tested for its safety, efficiency, purpose and it’s ready for mass production. He said the certification was an attestation by the GSA that the product meet’s Ghana, Africa and international standard.
Director of Testing & Safety at the GSA, Mr. Clifford Frimpong, told reporters that the GSA team spent sometime, in the laboratory testing the product’s safety and acceptable standards and the team arrived at the conclusion that the product did passed all required acceptable standard.
Mr. Frimpong also said the certification by GSA with the help of the Government, will give the manufacturer approval needed globally to market and sell the products. It should open market for the entire continent and the global community.
Meanwhile, the young inventor, a Marketing graduate, Richard Kwarteng, is confident the certification will help him increase production and create great opportunity.
“We are teaming up with the GSA, so that they will help us in getting all our things right and get into large production. As I said, we have already put the factory production line-up, we are going to employ lot of people and get the product to the market as soon as possible. We are starting to receive calls and expect lot of orders. We can’t fail Ghanaians, Africans and the international market, failure is not an option. We have to do mass production and do it well. That is why we are partnering with the government. He noted.
This innovation comes weeks after President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana spoke, government is putting in place measures to boost the local manufacturing of equipment to help stem the spread of the novel Coronavirus. His commencement also April 8th, 2020, retreated local innovation and mass production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) as a means of curbing spread of COVID-19 in Ghana and the entire Continent.
For New Africa Business News Richard Adorsu Reports, Africa Correspondent
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Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing. Source- WHO
Coronavirus Q&A, World Health Organization
Coronavirus condition overview, World Health Organization
United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov
