Dr Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament for Tano North has donated medical devices and equipment running millions of Ghana cedis to the Duayaw-Nkwanta St John’s of God Hospital in the Ahafo Region.

The items comprise medical refrigerators for drugs, temperature control, electric gynecological and delivery beds, ward screens, weighing scales, patient ad vital sign monitors, patient trolleys, ventilators, infusion and syringe pumps, infra-red thermometers, autoclave machines and many others.

Dr Prempeh, also a Minister of State in-charge of Works and Housing also presented similar items comprising bed cabinets, foldable hospital beds, examination lights, ECG, suction and ultrasound machines, needle destroyers, haemoglobin meters, and many others to the Tano North Municipal Directorate of Health for onward distribution to the health facilities in the municipality.

Speaking at separate presentation ceremonies held at Duayaw-Nkwanta, Dr Prempeh said she had prioritized health and would ensure that her constituents easily access quality healthcare delivery.

She expressed concern about the emerging pressure at the hospital due to population growth, and assured to construct more Community-based Planning Services (CHPS) compounds in the municipality to bring healthcare delivery to the doorsteps of the people.

Already, Dr. Prempeh said she had constructed more than 10 CHPS compounds, saying very soon construction works on some on-going CHPS would be completed and handed over to the communities.

The MP said she was hopeful that the medical equipment would not only enable health workers in the area to deliver prompt and quality healthcare services to the people, but also well positioned the municipality to achieve Universal Health Coverage.

Dr. Prempeh said she was working tirelessly to ensure that the Yamfo Health Center was upgraded to a health status and urged the health workers to work in tandem with high ethical values and professionalism.

She entreated the health directorate to ensure that at least all the CHPS compounds in the municipality received and used the medical devices for their intended purposes.

Dr. Asamoah Boakye, the Medical Officer of the St John’s of God Hospital thanked the MP for the gesture and expressed appreciation for her unflinching support towards the provision of healthcare in the area.

He explained that since the MP adopted the hospital’s pediatric unit, neonatal mortality had decreased drastically, and expressed the hope that she would continue to provide the facility with modern equipment.

Dr Asamoah said the incubators at the unit were not enough and appealed for more, and also appealed for a child-friendly ambulance as well.

At the Municipal Health Directorate, Mrs. Eva Aryee, the Tano North Municipal Director of Health described the MP as hardworking and faithful, saying her commitment to quality healthcare services delivery remained unparalleled.

Source: Sompaonline.com/98.9FM/K.Peprah