90,000 Euro-Polyclinic inaugurated at Agona Mensakrom

Agona Mensakrom (C/R), Mar 4, GNA - Mr Ben Mensah, Agona District
Chief Executive (DCE), on Saturday inaugurated a 90,000
Euro-Polyclinic constructed by Stiching Empower, a Non-governmental
Organisation based in Holland, at Agona Mensakrom in the Central
Region.Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Mensah called on the people to
register with the District Mutual Health Insurance Scheme to enable
them receive quality and affordable health care.
He regretted that some people had not registered since the scheme
was introduced and urged them to put their political affiliation aside
and embrace it.The DCE assured the chiefs and the people that the
District Assembly would provide water and electricity to the
Polyclinic as promised during the sod cutting ceremony last year.The
commissioning of the Polyclinic coincided with the installation of
Mrs. Rullmann Schmidt of the NGO, as the Nkosuohemaa of Agona
Mensaksrom under the stool name Nana Akusua Duoduwaa.
She said the Polyclinic was constructed especially to ensure that
pregnant women and children had access to improved nutrition to avoid
infant mortality and Kwashiorkor.
Nana Duoduwaa said a centre had been created at the Polyclinic
with facilities for seminars and workshops for the youth on HIV/AIDS,
Sex education, breastfeeding and family planning to improve the
quality health care.
She called on the people to take good care and maintain the
facility to serve about 15 towns and villages around Mensakrom.
Ms Angela Bolton, Agona District Director of Nursing Services,
urged pregnant women to attend regular antenatal and post maternal
clinic to reduce child mortality and Maternal cases in the area.
She assured the chiefs and the people and Director of he NGO that
the Health Directorate would post a Midwife to the Polyclinic and
urged them to give her the maximum co-operation and support.
Ms Bolton appealed to the mothers and pregnant women to
understand the usefulness of referral cases, which would be made by
the Midwife to the Swedru Government Hospital to avoid troubles.
Nana Obiri Boa Krampa, chief of the town, expressed appreciation
to Mrs Schmidt for the gesture and assured her that the people would
maintain it. He appealed to other NGOs both in and outside the country
for assistance to construct additional quarters for nurses who would
be posted there since accommodation had already been provided for the
Midwife.
04 Mar 07