By
Florence Afriyie Mensah, GNA
Bekwai (Ash), Dec 2,
GNA – The Central Destitute Infirmary, located in the Bekwai Municipality, has
called on the Government to act quickly to save the facility from further
deterioration.
Lack of basic
requirements, according to management, is stifling maintenance of Ghana’s only
destitute home built to provide and care for the vulnerable including the aged
in society.
The infirmary built
in the year 1957, was running on government’s subvention, but was irregular,
while the infrastructure housing the inmates whose numbers were dwindling, kept
deteriorating, Mr Raphael Amexo, the
officer In- charge of the facility said.
“The situation had
been “very bad” as the inmates keep dying, while other few buildings keep
collapsing due to non-maintenance,” he said.
“I am appealing
that, the government authorities act quickly to salvage the situation,” he
added.
He made the appeal
when the Kumasi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), donated some items to
the facility.
The items included;
bags of rice, beans, boxes of sugar, cooking oil, tins of milk and other
edibles as well as detergents and toiletries.
Mr Amexo called on
benevolent organisations to assist the facility with the needed logistics to
help in its smooth running.
Ms. Jacqueline
Bondzie, the Executive Secretary of KCCI, handing over the items to the
facility tasked them to use the gifts for the benefit of the inmates and
pledged that the Chamber would continue to support them to care of the
destitutes.
GNA
