Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, in collaboration with Jamerson Strategic Consulting, a Non-Governmental Organisation in the United States of America, have presented maternity kits to new mothers on admission at three hospitals in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region.
The items including baby feeding bottles, disposable nappies, towels and baby oils were to the Suntreso Government Hospital, Kwadaso Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Hospital and Tafo Government Hospital.
Executive Director of the Foundation, Madam Afua Kobi Prempeh said women contributed so much to the socio-economic development of the nation and needed to be treated in the best way possible when pregnant and make their welfare paramount as they continued to be women even during pregnancy.
The main motive of this foundation was to promote the sustainable development goal three, which includes good health for women as a thematic area.
Also, the foundation seeks to promote education by providing infrastructure and other learning materials to schools in the country to complement the government’s efforts in providing free and quality education to children.
The Director of Jamerson Consulting, Mr Jill Coleman said the organisation shared the same vision as the Otumfuo Foundation which is to help the marginalised in society.
Medical Superintendent of Kwadaso SDA Hospital, Dr. Randolph Adu-Baah called on other organisations or NGOs to support maternity blocks of various hospitals, to help give mothers quality
Healthy babies would help prevent and reduce infant and maternal mortality.