Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo presenting the items to Dr. Lawrence Kumi of Ho Municipal Hospital, while the Volta Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa Looks on.
First Lady Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo has stressed the need to prioritize the health of women and children at all times.
According to her, maternal and infant health is the bedrock of healthcare provision and investing heavily in that area is what provides assurance of quality healthcare across the board.
She said as part of the effort to support, The Rebecca Foundation which she owns has since 2017 been complementing government’s efforts to improve the health sector with specific focus on the health of women and children.
Mrs. Akufo-Addo made the assertion in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, when she donated assorted medical items to the Ho Municipal Hospital.
The items included hospital beds, bed sheets, diapers, blankets, nose masks, detergents, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, among others.
This is the second time the foundation has supported the hospital in the past year as part of a series of donations done by the foundation in all 16 regions to support health facilities with peculiar needs.
The foundation has also renovated health facilities including the Osu Government Maternity Home, sponsored surgeries and fully funded the construction of a paediatric intensive care unit and a mother and baby unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi respectively.
All these, she said, had been done with women and children as the priority. She commended the various organizations, individuals and donors that have been working with her over the years to improve women and children healthcare delivery. She welcomed all others interested in partnering for future projects.
The Medical Superintendent of the Ho Municipal Hospital, Dr. Lawrence Kumi, who received the donation on behalf of the hospital, thanked the First Lady for her kind gesture to the hospital over the years. He described the donation as timely and prayed for more from the foundation.
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, commended the First Lady for setting a good example which deserves to be emulated by all.
Present to witness the donation were Deputy Volta Regional Minister Johnson Avuletey; MCE for Ho, Prosper Pi-Bansah; former Vice Chairperson of the NPP, Mrs. Agnes Okudzeto, and Executive Director of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), Mrs. Mawusi Awity.
From Fred Duodu, Ho