The Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has passionately urged corporate Ghana and individuals to support the Abokobi Health Center in its transformation into a Polyclinic.
Recognizing the pressing need for infrastructure and health devices, she emphasizes the overwhelming population growth in the surrounding communities, underscoring the vital role of Corporate Ghana in accelerating the upgrading process.
Addressing this need, Hon. Adwoa Safo donated twenty-two (22) medical equipment worth GHS200,000.00 to the Ga East Municipal Health Directorate in Accra on Thursday, December 14, 2023.
“While the government is doing its part to uplift the status of the Abokobi Health Center, I would like to appeal to Corporate Ghana and individuals who have the health of Ghanaian people at heart to come to the aid of the facility. The population in the communities that are direct beneficiary of the health center keeps increasing. This has brought undue pressure on the health facility and it is only through the support of Corporate Ghana and individuals that the facility could be upgraded into a polyclinic where the services they render would be broadened to accommodate more people”, she noted.
The donation aims to enhance healthcare delivery in the Ga East Municipal and resource the Abokobi Health Center.
The medical equipment includes Baby Weighing Scales, Suction Machines, Examination Lamps, Stretches, Isoflurane Fill Adaptors, Sterilizers, Bedpans, Stethoscopes, Fetal Dopples, Drip Stands, patient screens, theatre/medicine trolleys, vacuum extractors, wheelchairs, and diagnostic sets.
“As we all know, one of the flagship programs of the Nana Addo/Bawumia-led NPP government has been the AGENDA 111 project, which seeks to increase the accessibility of healthcare in Ghana and improve healthcare infrastructure. I hope that we can all achieve best practice in our healthcare system to the benefit of the good people of Dome-Kwabenya in the coming years. I am a firm believer is a right and not a privilege”, she underscored.
Hon. Adwoa Safo, a former Deputy Majority Leader, expressed her understanding as a mother of the importance of better healthcare.
She emphasized the contribution to improving healthcare delivery in her constituency through various initiatives, including the construction of a maternity clinic at Haatso, the Abokobi Municipal Hospital, and donations to healthcare facilities.
Acknowledging President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to quality healthcare, she pledged to assist in achieving healthcare goals.
Dr. Selorm Kutsoati, the Ga East Municipal Director of Health Service, thanked Hon. Safo for the donation and appealed for further support, including a Dental Chair for Abokobi and assistance in expanding infrastructure facilities for the polyclinic upgrade.