WORLD VISSION SUPLIES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO HEALTH FACILITIES IN ASHANTI

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World Vision Ghana has handed over medical supplies valued at about 111 thousand Dollars to the Sekyere East District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service for distribution to four health facilities in the district.

 The beneficiary facilities are Akokuaso, Okaikrom, Nkwankwannua health centres and the Ahwerewa CHPS Compound. 

The medical supplies are made up of surgical kits, anaesthesia instrument and appliances, surgical gloves, sanitary sheets, soap and children’s toys.

 They were procured through World Vision’s Gift-In-Kind programme.

 At a ceremony to present the items at Effiduase, the Kumasi Operation Base Team Leader of World Vision Ghana, John Yankson explained that through the Gifts-In-Kind donations in the form of medical supplies and equipment, basic educational materials and books, World Vision supports partners including the Ghana Health Service and Ghana Education Service to improve the quality of health and education for children’ living in deprived districts. 

He said a priority of the organization is to ensure that children and their care givers access essential health services. 

As a result, World Vision will work with stakeholders to improve the quality of health outcomes among children and ultimately ensure their well-being including the most vulnerable. 

The Sekyere East Area Development Programme Manager of World Vision, Madam Anna Nabere said in the last three years, World Vision has invested over one-point-five million Dollars on projects in health and education to improve the well-being of children in the Sekyere East Operational area. 

Receiving the items on behalf of the beneficiary health facilities, the District Director of Health Services, Madam Dorothy Afuakwa thanked World Vision for its continued support, adding that the latest donation will go a long way to improve health delivery in the district. 

The District Chief Executive, Solomon Adei Mensah acknowledged the contribution of World Vision in the district, describing the organization as one the Assembly’s major development partners.

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