War Memorial Hospital Receive Insecticide Treated Bed Nets

03-1-2010
Authorities at the Navrongo War Memorial Hospital have taken delivery of treated insecticides bed nets valued at the cost of 3,000 Ghana Cedis at a ceremony held at the hospital premises in Navrongo. The donation was done on behalf of the Kassena Development Lead, a benevolent non-governmental Kassena-Nankana youth group based in the UK. The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Woyongo who was the guest to witness the presentation said the provision of the bed nets would go a long way to prevent Malaria and other related diseases at the hospital. He commended the group for their exemplary leadership and urged others to emulate their shining examples. He appealed to the hospital authorities to equitably distribute the items among residents of both Kassena-Nankana East and West, in order to ensure transparency and fairness, which he said is the hallmark for development. Making the presentation, the youth organizer of the group, Mr. Kasise Pwamang said the presentation forms part of his outfit’s determination to reach out to the poor and vulnerable in society adding that the insecticide treated bednets would help reduce maternal and infant mortality particularly, among pregnant women and children as a result of malaria and other related illnesses. Mr. Pwamang noted that his colleagues are poised to support their various communities in the two districts and have therefore put in place measures to address some of the challenges in the districts and the region at large. He entreated the hospital authorities to use the items for its intended purposes so as to achieve their desired objective. A Medical Superintendent at the War Memorial Hospital, Dr Abdullai Forgor, was grateful for the gesture and called for support in addressing other daunting challenges confronting the hospital. He said lack of portable water, irregular power supply and inadequate medical equipments among others, poses a major challenge to the hospital. Dr Forgor, however charged other benevolent societies and organisations to come to the aid of the hospital so as to ensure adequate healthcare delivery in the district.
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