Kofi Ahovi

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has reaffirmed its preparedness to deploy the necessary personnel and logistics to help mitigate public health risks arising from the recent floods in the Volta Region. The Volta Regional Manager of the company, Emmanuel Amemakalor, gave the assurance during a four-hour disinfection and disinfestation exercise conducted at the Ho Central Market last Wednesday. The exercise, organised in collaboration with the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC), is being rolled out across all 18 municipalities and districts in the region and is expected to end on September 19. Amemakalor said although the floods recorded in the region were less severe than those experienced in some other parts of the country, the potential public health risks associated with the disaster could not be overlooked. He explained that the aftermath of the floods could increase the risk of malaria due to mosquito breeding, while floodwaters could also spread cholera and other waterborne diseases...

 The Ashanti Region on Monday, August 24, had its turn of the nationwide fumigation and disinfection exercise rolled out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). The operation, which kicked off early in the morning in the Asafo community in the Oforikrom Municipality, targeted mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, and other disease-causing pests that thrive in areas affected by flooding and poor sanitation. The intervention also aimed to complement ongoing sanitation efforts and reduce health risks to residents and traders. In the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) area, the exercise covered multiple locations including Asafo Zion, Korle Gate, Ahamadiya, Moshie Zongo, Buokurom MA School, Amakom market, Johovah Shaman sanitation site, and Akotia line. Additionally, the KMA team extended operations to Abrepo, Bantama, Santasi Zongo, Wamase, and Fankyene Bra, ensuring broad coverage across the metropolis. Addressing the medi...

 Zoomlion Company Limited, on Thursday, 20th August, 2026, began an eight-day disinfection and disinfestation exercise across selected public facilities in 22 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Central Region. The exercise, carried out in collaboration with the Central Regional Coordinating Council and District Assemblies, targeted schools, markets, health facilities and public places of convenience identified through rapid risk assessments by the respective Assemblies. It was a necessary response to the nationwide floods that affected many communities and inundated public facilities. The flooding had increased the risk of environmental contamination and created breeding grounds for disease vectors, heightening the possibility of outbreaks of water- and vector-borne illnesses. The intervention formed part of an agreement between Zoomlion Company Limited and government to provide large-scale disinfection and pest-control services periodically. The operati...

  Stakeholders in Ghana’s Shipping, Trade, and Logistics sectors have unanimously called for the expansion of the Disinfection Health Service operated by the Ghana Health Service through its Crisis Management partner, LCB Worldwide Ghana Limited. This call was made during a stakeholder meeting on the Ghana Health Service’s Disinfection Health Service held in Accra on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Representatives from key industry associations including the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Customs Brokers Association of Ghana (CUBAG), Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Freight Forwarders Association of Ghana (FFAG), Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG), Food and Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG), Exim Frozen Foods Association of Ghana (EFFAG), Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), Association of Customs House Agents Ghana (ACHAG), and the Joint Association of Port Transport Unions (JAPTU) commended the effectiveness of LCB Worldwide’s operations...

 The Management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited has noted that it finds it quite regrettable publications in the media on comments attributed to the Hon. James Klutse Avedzi Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) on Wednesday, 20th September 2023, cautioning Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) against renewing contracts with Zoomlion. According to the company, in a press statement, said it actively participated in a PAC hearing to address questions and provided comprehensive explanations with evidence regarding the issues raised in the Auditor General's report. During this hearing, the company said it presented substantial evidence to demonstrate its commitment to fulfilling its contractual obligations to the MMDAs. Following the PAC hearing, there has been no adverse report or further queries from the PAC suggesting any irregularities with Zoomlion’s performance. This to us indicates that, the PAC was satisfied with the explanations and evidenc...

  A Senior Officer of the Vector Control Unit, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Abel Djangmah, has reiterated the need to continuously intensify the ongoing monthly disinfection operation at the country’s airports. According to him, this has become necessary, especially in the wake of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 pandemic, which spreads fast, and the fact that a lot of people (both Ghanaians and foreigners) travelled into the country for the Yuletide. Djangbah made the call while speaking to the media during this month’s disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Monday night (January 17, 2022). He said for the past year, Zoomlion has been disinfecting the country’s airports every month, explaining that “we do that because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that just a little about two weeks ago, we were at Kotoka to embark on same all as part of efforts to fight the virus.” However, he indicated that one key challenge with the Covid fight was the unstable nature o...

  Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has underscored the need to sustain the monthly airports’ disinfection exercise against the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the waste management company, this was very crucial because the year was gradually inching to an end, which situation normally sees loads of business people and holiday makers travel in and out of the country. A Senior Vector Control Unit Officer of Zoomlion, Enoch Mintah, made the call while speaking to the media on the sidelines of this month’s (September) disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. As part of efforts to prevent imported Covid cases from spreading into the communities, the government, in collaboration with Zoomlion, has been undertaking monthly disinfection operation in all the country’s airports. Mintah said there was no denying the fact that the airports monthly disinfection operation has helped in curbing the spread of the virus. ….and to...

The monthly disinfection of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has helped to reduce the spread of Covid-19 across the country, the Business Development Manager of Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Madam Akosua Konadu Yeboah, has stated. Madam Konadu Yeboah was speaking to the media on the sidelines of her outfit’s monthly disinfection of the airport on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The two-hour exercise, which was the fourth to be undertaken by Zoomlion, this year, covered Terminal 1 (otherwise known as the McDan Aviation) and Terminal 3. According to her, the exercise was to augment the central government’s efforts at curbing the spread of the virus. Read also: Republic Bank defers loan repayment due to COVID-19 …and we scheduled it in a way not to cause any interruptions to operations of the airlines and businesses at the airport,” she explained. Madam Konadu Yeboah indicated that Zoomlion was unwavering in its support to the government to fight the virus. This explai...

  Three inmates in the Nalerigu prison cells in the North East Region have tested positive to Covid-19. According to the Deputy North East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Moses Kofi Ali, a   Covid-19 test was run on 10 inmates who were to be transferred from the Nalerigu prison cells to Walewale as part of inmate transfer protocols, out of which three came out positive. Two of the three inmates after treatment have recovered and but one is still being treated,” he noted. Fortunately, contact tracing and eventual testing of police personnel who handled these inmates have all came out negative. DCOP Ali made this known to the media on Wednesday February 10, 2021, after sanitation officers from Zoomlion disinfected police installations in the North East region. Other places disinfected were Nalerigu, Gambaga and Walewale police stations and police facilities. Read also: ECOWAS caps covid-19 PCR tests for nationals at $50 The disinfection exercise which is being carried out a...

  The Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) are leaving nothing to chance in their effort to ensure that the country’s airports are safe and secure in the midst of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) It is the light of the above that the two state entities engaged waste management and disinfection experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), to undertake a massive disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The two-hour exercise, which was carried out from Thursday, January 14, around 11:30 p.m., to Friday, January 15, 1:30 a.m., was to help rid the airport of Covid-19 tendencies. All facets of the airport including its open spaces were thoroughly disinfected. In addition, the Zoomlion disinfection crew dusted all touchable surfaces and gadgets of the airport. Speaking to the media, the Head of Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Reverend Ebenezer Kwame Addae, explained that the disinfection of the KIA had been necessitate...

As part of the country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, the Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) on Monday (December 14, 2020,) evening begun the third phase of disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The two-hour exercise, which was carried out from 9:30 p.m.,-11:30 p.m., covered facilities at Terminal 1 and 2 and all its open spaces. These facilities included restaurants, washrooms, arrival and departure halls, tarmac among others. Briefing journalists earlier, General Manager (GM) of Vector Control Services of Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Reverend Ebenezer Kwame Addae, said the exercise was to augment the quarterly disinfections at the country’s airports and keep them safe for users. We are carrying out these regular disinfection exercises at the country’s airports to keep them safe from the Covid, and also repose confidence in passengers travelling in ...

The third phase of the national market disinfection is underway. The exercise is aimed at controlling the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the country. The exercise which begun early Monday morning at Wenchi in the Bono Region saw all the markets, shops and other public places disinfected. Amponsakrom, Subinso, Boku and other nearby towns also had their markets disinfected by the Zoomlion sanitation officers with support from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. Richmond Sarfo, the Assemblyman for the Wenchifie Ntoase Electoral Area, who spoke on behalf of the MCE, Dr. Prince Kwaakye Afriyie, said the quarterly disinfection exercise has become even more important as other countries are experiencing second and third waves of the virus. He mentioned that the Assembly has provided enough Veronica buckets, hand sanitizers and nose masks to the market women as a measure to curb the spread. "We know the virus is still with so we are ensuring that the spread i...

  Ashesi University , a private university located in Berekuso in the Eastern Region, on Monday benefited from the second phase of the on-going national disinfection exercise in tertiary institutions across the country. The exercise, which started at 9:00 a.m., was carried out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ghana Education Service (GES). It was in line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's directive to the MoE and GES to ensure that tertiary institutions were disinfected before reopening on Monday, August 24th, 2020, against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read also: E/R Police has no Covid-19 case- Regional Commander For the smooth execution of the exercise, Zoomlion deployed about 15 spraying guns and one atomiser. While the spraying guns were used in various enclosed facilities, the atomiser disinfected open spaces of the university. Other facilities of Ashesi University that were disinfected were lecture halls, ...

The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, has announced that public markets in the region would be disinfected quarterly to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the region. Announcing this at the launch of the second phase of disinfection exercise in the region on Saturday July 25, 2020, the minister said it has now become the policy of the government to disinfect all public markets quarterly. “This is not a one off exercise; the government has made it a policy that every quarter public markets will be disinfected,” he announced. The Dr. Salih reiterated the public that Covid-19 is real and government will not rest on its oars but will ensue that all citizens are safe The region has recorded 75 cases with 73 recoveries and one death which means the region currently has one active case. “We are not out of the woods yet so everyone must observed the preventive protocols” He reminder every that the wearing of face mask is now mandatory and offenders would be prosecuted. “People are...

The Bono East Regional Minister Hon. Kofi Amoakohene has expressed his commitment towards adopting and making disinfection a regular practice in the region. He said the pandemic is that it has taught people to practice personal hygiene and proper sanitation and to ensure that this continues the municipality will organize disinfection, fumigation and clean up exercise regularly. The Regional Minister made the promise while launching the Region’s markets disinfection exercise in Bono East on Thursday. This is the second phase of the exercise and we are disinfecting the markets and public places to keep our environment safe and free from Covid-19″, Hon. Amoakohene emphasized. … And we are disinfecting all these places. Today we will extend it to public toilets as well”. He stressed that the exercise is President’s special initiative through the local government ministry in collaboration with Zoomlion to rid the 48 markets in the region of any virus and bacteria with the sole aim of curbin...

Markets in the twenty-nine (29) Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region on Monday benefited from a massive clean-up exercise. The exercise was organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited. It followed the launch of a nationwide mass disinfection exercise in markets by the MLGRD and Zoomlion aimed at tackling COVID-19 which exercise kick-started in the Greater Accra Region on Sunday July 19,2020. The military and police personnel provided security and support to the MMDAs and Zoomlion during the exercise. Sanitation equipment deployed for the exercise included loads of wheel barrows, shovels, broomsticks, tricycles, rakes among other logistics As of 7:30 a.m., workers of Zoomlion were at the Dome market, cleaning up the place, with several police officers there to provide them with security. The workers also swept the shoulders of the streets and collected the refuse ...

Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo,  Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana The Methodist Church Ghana has commended waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), for “doing a good job” with the disinfection exercise in its 4,000 planted churches across the country. “We can say that Zoomlion has done a very good job for us! They have given us a certificate to show to the medical team that will be coming round for inspection for which we are also very happy", expressed, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, The Most Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo. The presiding bishop of Methodist Church Ghana was briefing journalists on his church's nationwide disinfection exercise at the Church’s Conference Office in Accra on Wednesday. To facilitate the work for Zoomlion, he said the leadership of the church deployed all its bishops, superintendent ministers, and leaders throughout the country to make sure their chapels, washrooms, offices, and all others facilitie...