Former President John Mahama has called for more collaboration between the private sector and government to improve access to health care particularly in deprived and hard to reach communicates across the country.
Mr Mahama who was delivering an inaugural address at the commissioning of the Lordina Foundation Maternity and Children’s Ward at the Nkoranza Health Centre in the Bono East Region, said such initiatives go a long way to save lives and improve the lives of the people.
The facility, built by the foundation belonging to his his wife, Lordina Mahama, comes with modern medical equipment and furniture.
These include
– Thirty-three beds
– Ten baby cots
– A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with three incubators and
physiotherapy machines each
– A theatre with two surgical beds, shadowless theatre lamps, and
the needed accessories
– A delivery room with two electronic delivery beds, and the needed accessories including two baby bassinets, baby baths, and delivery carts
– Doctor’s consulting, examination, and nurses’ rooms with patient monitors, examination beds, an ultrasound machine, vaccine, fridge, stethoscopes, and others
– There is a sterilisation room with two autoclaves
– Privacy screens
– Wheelchairs
– Emergency cart and other medical supplies.
Mr. Mahama praised his wife for her commitment to improve lives particularly among women and children.
Member of Parliament for the Nkoranza South Constituency, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum in a brief remark, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Lordina Mahama for her significant contributions towards the development of his constituency.
He however said the credit also goes to former President John Dramani Mahama, whose support has made the presentation possible.
He highlighted several achievements in the area, including the construction of schools in every community, the installation of traffic lights, the establishment of a police and a fire station, and the construction of one of the largest technical schools in Ghana plus many other CHPS compounds. However he lamented that the school could not be commissioned before the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost power.
Mr. Agyekum estimated that 80% to 85% of the constituency’s developmental projects were realized with the help of the Mahamas. He also revealed a personal connection to the newly renovated maternity facility, as it was the very place where he was birthed.
