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GhIS help fight against Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana
7 April 2020, Accra, Ghana
Ghana Institution of Surveyors Presentation at Jubilee House
Surv. President Surv. Dr. John K. Amaglo FGhIS, in the company of the
Honorary Treasurer Surv. Cornelius Adu-Mpiani FGhIS, and Honorary
Secretary Surv. Harry Nartey Anim MGhIS made a presentation on behalf of
the entire membership of Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) to the
Chief of Staff Honourable Frema Opare at the Jubilee House, Accra.
Surv President presented a cheque of ¢50,000.00 towards the Covid-19
National Trust Fund initiated by the President of the Republic of Ghana,
His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Surv.
President said it is the fervent hope of the entire membership that the
donation will go a long way to assist the fight against Covid-19
pandemic in the country.
He also said Ghana Institution of Surveyors in collaboration with
Professionals in the Built Environment to produce a technical approach
document to help curb a horizontal spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
He further informed the Chief of Staff that a prototype presentation
of Web-based Contact Tracing App will be made to the Ghana Health
Technical Team on the 8th of April 2020. He finally expressed our
profound gratitude to all Frontline Workers for their efforts and
sacrifices to save lives affected by this Coronavirus pandemic.
Software to detect and trace persons tested positive
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors has developed a software that can
detect and trace all persons who have
tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. The Institute says the
software will be installed on all phones including
non-smartphones.
Speaking at a ceremony to present a GHS50,000 donation to the
COVID-19 Fund, President of the Institution,
Dr. John Amaglo, said the software if adopted by government will help in
the fight against Coronavirus.
"This is the domain of surveyors. We have come up with an application
that will be used for contact tracing and it has three functions. It
will trace the affected people in real-time. It will be used for
monitoring and it will be
used for evaluation. We have booked an appointment with the technical
team so that tomorrow [Wednesday], we will do a presentation and if it
is adopted we should be ahead of the virus."
Surv Harry Nartey Anim MGhIS
HONORARY SECRETARY
April 2020
