EP CHURCH DONATES TO TEMA GENERAL HOSPITAL (PAGE 30, DEC 14)

THE YOUTH Ministry of the Kekeli Evangelical Presbyterian (EP) Church has donated quantities of assorted items valued at GH¢300 to the Children’s Ward of the Tema General Hospital.
The items, made up of children’s books, babies’ dolls, toiletries, fruits and used clothing, according to the group, are to facilitate the speedy recovery of the sick children on admission.
President of the group, Mr Eli Hini, who presented the items on behalf of the group, indicated that the donation formed part of the group’s social responsibility aimed at giving back to society.
He said children, as the bedrock of society, ought to be provided and cared for as they were being prepared to take over the mantle of leadership in future.
“More so, as the Yuletide approaches and these children find themselves being confined to sick beds, there is a need to show love in order to bring joy to their faces,” Mr Hini remarked.
Ms Mary Maasa, a Midwifery Officer who received the items on behalf of the children, expressed profound appreciation to the group for the kind gesture.
She said the ward, since its construction in 1954, had not witnessed any major renovation, and appealed to the Ghana Health Service and the Government, for that matter, to come to their aid as the structure had over the years continued to deteriorate as the years rolled by.
The ward, which was built to accommodate 20 children, now hosts up to over 65; a situation which she said had put an enormous pressure on the facility, leading to the fast rate at which it was deteriorating.
The ward is also faced with inadequate supply of water, as supply to the facility only flows at night, coupled with the deplorable conditions of sewage systems, a situation she described as having a toll on health delivery.
Ms Amoadua also hinted that a rest room for mothers of the sick children had also been turned into a chest clinic for the hospital, following the absence of inadequate structure, resulting in some mothers sleeping in the open to care for their sick children.
She, therefore, called for support from corporate Ghana and well-meaning individuals to help the facility bring joy to the faces of the sick children.
The group also painted the ward and its surroundings at the cost of GH¢200.