Lordina Mahama hands over Maternity and Children's Ward to Nkoranza
Former First Lady and President of the Lordina Foundation, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has handed over a newly built, modern, international standard and fully equipped maternity and children’s ward to the Nkoranza Health Center.
The 2000 sqm facility has a surgical theatre, a delivery room, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with incubators and phototherapy machines, medical equipment including an ultrasound machine, patient monitors, autoclaves, vaccine fridges, modern adjustable hospital beds and baby cots, doctors and nurses’ offices and examination rooms.
Mrs Mahama expressed her excitement about the project’s completion and handing over during her address. She noted that the Nkoranza facility is an expanded version of the first facility built in Bole two years ago. This development signifies the Foundation’s commitment to improving maternal and child healthcare in Ghana.
Mrs Mahama lamented that maternal and child health remains a critical issue in Ghana and Africa. She highlighted that each year, approximately 255,000 women die from childbirth complications, with over one million children dying before reaching one month of age. She hoped the new facility would ensure safe deliveries for women and children in Nkoranza and beyond.
She also affirmed that her foundation would continue to support the provision of quality healthcare for women and children, fostering a safe and healthy society for all. The Medical Director of the Nkoranza Health Center, Dr Cornelius Atsu Gligui, believes the new facility will help transition the Center into a polyclinic and its status as a baby-friendly facility. “This is an ultra-modern hospital equipped with state-of-the-art machines and will enable us to deliver quality healthcare to the Nkoranza community,” he stated.
He also expressed profound gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Mahama, the board of the Lordina Foundation, the contractor, and all who contributed to making the “remarkable project” possible. Mrs Helen Agodzo, Deputy Regional Director of Health, emphasized that the Lordina Foundation Maternity and Children’s Ward is the first medical facility the Bono East Region has received since its creation in 2019.
She expressed her gratitude to the Lordina Foundation for this thoughtful initiative. Mrs Agodzo was optimistic that the facility would attract specialist medical professionals to provide top-quality healthcare to the community. The newly constructed facility has a standby generator to ensure an uninterrupted power supply, a basement with offices and meeting rooms, furniture and office fittings for the medical staff, wheelchairs, and bedside lockers.
The foundation also handed over detergents, hand sanitizers, surgical gloves, theatre gowns, and masks. Former President John Dramani Mahama took the opportunity to celebrate his wife’s passion for the welfare of women and children. “It is a blessing to have a wife who is passionate about the welfare of people,” he remarked.
He highlighted the foundation’s achievements in various charity projects, such as implementing maternal and child healthcare projects and initiatives and women’s empowerment.
Mr Mahama acknowledged the unfortunate circumstances many Ghanaians are facing. He reiterated his commitment to providing accessible healthcare at all Ghana CHPS compounds, health centers, and polyclinics under the next NDC government.
