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Dr Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, the Head of Communication Studies Department of the University of Professional Studies has urged students of the Department to design appropriate communication tools to help fight the COVID-19.

She commended the students for identifying the opportunity offered by the campaign against the spread of the coronavirus, to put what they have learnt into practice to help raise public awareness about the disease.

Mrs Adjin- Tetteh said this when she launched a campaign in Accra, against the spread of the COVID-19 by the Communications Studies Students Association (ComSSA) of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) as part of its civic responsibility.

ComSSA is, therefore, sharing its posters online using social media with messages from students and staff of the department.

The Communications Officer of ComSSA - UPSA, Mr Jude Ankrah, said as the COVID -19 continues to evolve, ComSSA would respond to the information needs associated with the spread of the virus and provide an update as they become available.

He said the content of such messages would include, " stay calm and observe all precautionary measures outlined by the Ghana Health Service, If you wear a face mask be sure it covers your mouth and nose, dispose used mask into a bin, provide accurate details of places you have visited and persons you came into contact with."

Mr Ephraim Danquah, the Vice President of ComSSA – UPSA, said the Association had put in place measures to assist students when school resumed and would make donations to the vulnerable within UPSA catchment area.

Mr Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, the Patron of ComSSA-UPSA, said as students who were trained on how to plan campaigns, it was an opportunity for them to practicalise what they had learnt by developing effective campaigns for the project.

He said the School was currently moving to teaching and learning online and advised the students to use their time judiciously and stay home safely.

The Association appealed to all telecommunication networks in the country to reduce the cost of their data to encourage students to access very useful websites that were not zero-rated.