Celebrities, Health workers lead pack to launch ONE Ghana united against Ebola campaign

Some Ghanaian celebrities, health workers and ordinary citizens recently trooped out in their numbers to launch the long awaited ONE Ghana United Against Ebola campaign.

The campaign launch, which began with poster pasting, flyers distribution across the capital city of Accra, ended at Rawlings Park, where hundreds-strong audience settled down for the launch proper.

According to the organizers, the purpose of the ONE Ghana United Against Ebola campaign was to educate Ghanaians about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and to raise GHc1,000,000.00 to fund the educational campaign.

Speaking to the press, Chairman of Dalex Finance and Leasing Limited; Mr. George Jackson, the headline sponsor of the event, said “The Ebola Virus Disease is very deadly and has no certified cure or vaccine. The potential effect of the EVD outbreak on the already weak Ghanaian economy could be severe”.

In a conversation with the international model, Victoria Michaels, one of the celebrities that came to endorse the campaign, she said “It is high time celebrities start putting their weight on campaigns that will benefit the health, economy and life style of Ghanaians. Our joy shouldn't always be in seeing our faces on television or newspapers, but we should- as well- stand in the gap for right causes like the One Ghana against Ebola campaign.”

Other celebrities spotted at the event were Stacy Amoateng, Toosweet Annan, and Vincent McCauley Jnr among others.

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection – Nana Oye Lithur, a representative from UNICEF Ghana, and Dalex as well as Miss Malaika delegates were also present.

In her address, Nana Oye Lithur reiterated the need for more of such initiatives. “I believe in this initiative -since it is in a bid to fight the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), as well as to empower Ghanaians against the deadly disease through educational campaigns like this.”