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Covid-19 Task Force trains national team handlers
The workshop, which was held at the GFA Conference room on Wednesday, August 12, is geared towards educating the officials on issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and how to prevent its spread while in camp.
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The COVID-19 task force was led by Dr Aboagye Dacosta, Leader, Risk Communication and Social Mobilisation National Response COVID-19, Dr Evelyn Adjei Mensah, member of the national case management team, and Dr Lawrence Lamptey, a member of the surveillance team.
The GFA president, Kurt E.S. Okraku, in his welcome address, intimated that the workshop offered a clear path for the return to football.
“As all and sundry are clamouring for the return of football, there will be the need to be in a good position to protect ourselves and that of our brothers and sisters.
“Hopefully, it will start with the girls and the boys will join and hopefully we will have the fully domestic league coming back to us”, the GFA President stated.
Presentations were delivered in two forms where Dr. Aboagye Dacosta, Leader- Risk Communication and Social Mobilization National Response COVID-19 took the team officials through all the safety protocols for safe camping.
The officials were also trained on Monitoring and Evaluation, Contingency Arrangements, and Evaluation Procedures, among others.
He further established that all protocols must be institutionalised and strictly adhered to while in camp.
Dr Lawrence Lamptey also emphasised on the need to keep surveillance, having in mind the various places the players would be travelling to from the camping base.
There were demonstrations on how to wear the face mask properly, washing of hands and the need to practice personal hygiene, among others.
Members of the GFA medical team, team doctors, physiotherapists, essential service providers and welfare officers of the four national teams, namely: Black Satellites (U-20), Starlets (U-17), Maidens (U-17, female), and Princesses (U-20, female), as well as Security and Safety Committees attended the workshop.
The Black Princesses (U-20) and Black Maidens (U-17) are expected to begin camping this weekend.