H.E.Lordina Dramani Mahama, the First Lady and President of the Lordina Foundation, officially opened a brand-new maternity and paediatric healthcare facility in Asukawkaw, in the Krachi East District of the Oti region, on Saturday.
The facility, which was funded by the Foundation with assistance from partners and contributors, was turned over in response to a request made by the Chief of Akroso-Asukawkaw a year ago, as agreed upon by Mrs. Mahama.
Now there are four maternity and children’s wards that the Lordina Foundation has constructed and given to communities and the Ghana Health Service.
This is in line with Mrs Mahama’s personal pledge and her foundation’s goal of lowering the number of maternal, infant, and child mortality cases in Ghanaian hospitals.
The first three were commissioned for the Abodom village, the Nkoranza Health Center, and the Bole District Hospital.
Along with renovating and enlarging the Hohoe Adabraka Health Centre, the foundation also keeps giving medical equipment to hospitals all throughout the nation.
Mrs. Mahama claims that while organising the next stage of his support programs, Nana Odamu Gyamfi III, the Paramount Chief of the Akroso-Asukawkaw Traditional Area, sent an email to her office outlining the danger pregnant women in his community face in travelling to far-off clinics, frequently too late to save them and their unborn children.
“This is not a coincidence; it was a call to action,” Mrs. Mahama said to a group of contented community members, chiefs, workers, health professionals, and elders.
The facility, which was built with dignity and quality in mind, has a welcome area, offices for doctors and nurses, maternity and children’s wards, a fully furnished operation room, a delivery room, a sterilisation room, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), storage, and data rooms.
Electric beds, operating tables, newborn incubators, ultrasound machines, C-section and delivery kits, ECG machines, phototherapy units, patient monitors, oxygen systems, television sets, and more are among the important pieces of equipment installed at the institution.
A hybrid power system, which integrates solar energy and the national grid, has also been constructed to guarantee efficient and dependable emergency lighting.
“No woman should die while giving life, and no child should start without proper care just because of where they were born,” Mrs. Mahama stated.
She pointed out that about ten percent of Ghanaian women are at risk of dying during pregnancy.
As she put it, “Let this be more than a building but a reminder that with government, leaders, and partners, we can protect every vulnerable Ghanaian.”
She urged health authorities, facility managers, and the Akroso-Asukawkaw community under the Akroso Traditional Council to maintain the facility for subsequent generations.
According to Kwabena Akandoh, Minister of Health, the project is “a practical step towards safe, timely, and dignified care for mothers, newborns, and children.”
For her “unparalleled contributions” to the health of women, girls, and children, he thanked Mrs. Mahama.
According to the First Lady, the facility demonstrates what reputable collaborations can accomplish and symbolises the Foundation’s dedication to life at its most vulnerable moments.
Pastor Kwame Boateng Sarpong, the Lordina Foundation’s board chair, praised the project as a symbol of the organization’s goal to assist rural women and children and promised to keep providing assistance to underprivileged areas.
Nana Odamu Gyamfi III, the paramount chief, expressed sincere appreciation and described the project as a “life-saving initiative” that will make prenatal, birth, and postnatal care easier for Asukawkaw and the neighbouring territories.
With the title Nana Oseadeayo Odamwaa II, the Chief and his elders appointed Mrs. Mahama as the Development Queen Mother of the Akroso-Asukawkaw Traditional Area.
Source: newsthemegh.com