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Adwoa Safo donates hospital beds, others to health facilities

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ga East Municipal Assembly ( GEMA), Elizabeth Kaakie Mann, on behalf of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has handed over beds and other hospital equipment to the Ga East Health Directorate for onward distribution to some selected health facilities in the Municipality.

Date Created : 9/7/2022 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

The brief ceremony which took place in the morning was witnessed by some key officers of the Assembly and Health Directorate.

The items which included 32 beds (comprising critical beds, Std Bed Type 1 and 2 and delivery beds), 5 baby's court, 22 bedside lockers, and 5 over bed tables, were donated by the MP, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo.

The beneficiary health facilities are the newly opened Boi Clinic, Abokobi Health Centre, Taifa Polyclinic and Ga East Municipal Hospital.

Hon. Elizabeth Kaakie Mann, presenting the items, noted that the move formed part of the MP's vision to help enhance quality healthcare delivery in the Municipality and Constituency.

She observed that the concerns of patrons of the various public health facilities in the Municipality have not gone unheeded to and that the Assembly, through Government, was collaboting with the Member of Parliament to ensure massive transformation in healthcare delivery services.

The Municipal Director of Health Service (MDHS), Dr. Selorm Kutsoati, receiving the items, expressed her profound gratitude to the Hon. MP and Hon. MCE for the gesture, noting that it would address one of the critical needs of the facilities as lack of beds and facilite improvement in healthcare service delivery.

She assured of proper use maintenance of the equipment to the satisfaction of patrons.

Officials at the presentation ceremony included, Municipal Procurement Officer, Yusuf Rockson Bukari, Municipal Budget Officer, Benedicta Obeng Nyarko, Deputy Municipal Works Engineer, Mohammed Oscar Yusif, Medical Officer in charge of the Abokobi Health Centre, Dr. Nafissa Alhassan, and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer at the Taifa Polyclinic, Rosemond Awuni.