This woman in Ghana is helping to protect front-line workers, 1 face mask at a time

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This woman in Ghana is helping to protect front-line workers, 1 face mask at a time
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Her reusable cloth face masks are certified to help protect against COVID-19.

The three-week lockdown was lifted in Ghana at the end of April as the economic ramifications became unbearable for much of the population who are daily wage earners in the informal sector. Nonessential businesses were allowed to reopen, but all residents must wear a face mask whenever they leave their home and before entering public places to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The design and production process is a meticulous one -- it takes about five to 10 working days from start to finish, Ofori-Atta said. The masks are made from three layers, per the standard set by Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority. The first is an external layer made of 100% cotton, which can be colored or patterned. The second is an inner layer, called a"stiffener," that helps to keep the mold of the mask.

Workers produce face masks for Heritage Masks, approved by Ghana’s Food and Drug Authority to help protect against the novel coronavirus, in a factory in Accra, Ghana, in May 2020. The descendants of Duodua Fie deliver a donation of protective face masks made by Heritage Masks as well as latex gloves and hand sanitizer to Kyebi Government Hospital in Ghana’s Eastern Region in April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The descendants of Duodua Fie deliver a donation of protective face masks made by Heritage Masks as well as latex gloves and hand sanitizer to Kyebi Government Hospital in Ghana’s Eastern Region in April 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.The Ghanaian government recently retooled some local factories so that personal protective equipment for front-line workers can be produced locally, which Ofori-Atta said has"taken the pressure off considerably.

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