Ghana recorded its first two confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 12, 2020. By March 25, 2020, the Ministry of Health (MoH) had confirmed 68 cases with three (3) deaths. A great majority of the confirmed cases were Ghanaians, who returned home from affected countries. The others included nationalities of Norway, Lebanon, China, and the UK.

 Subsequently, the Ghana Medical Association held a presser to confirm the worrisome nature of the trend of community spread and the inadequate capacity in terms of logistics and human resources of the nation’s health system to deal with the pandemic. The Association, together with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), called for logistical support—medical supplies (test kits, PPEs, consumables, etc.) to manage the situation. 

Through the COVID-19 Initial Response Project, ADRA partnered with the Ghana Adventist Health Service (GAHS) and GHS to provide logistical support to the health facilities at the frontline of the battle against COVID-19. The facilities included Ga East Municipal Hospital, Suntreso Government Hospital, Kumasi South Regional Hospital, and 29 GAHS hospitals and clinics.