{"id":729611,"date":"2019-10-23T13:03:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/headlamps-for-surgeries-ends-at-worawora\/"},"modified":"2019-10-23T13:03:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:03:21","slug":"headlamps-for-surgeries-ends-at-worawora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/23\/headlamps-for-surgeries-ends-at-worawora\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlamps For Surgeries Ends At Worawora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Dignitaries, including the GNPC Foundation CEO, Dr. Dominic Eduah (middle) cutting a tape to unveil the Generator Set<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Worawora Government<br \/>\nHospital in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region will no more resort to the use<br \/>\nof headlamps for surgeries.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the<br \/>\nGhana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), through its foundation, has donated a<br \/>\n110 KV generator to ensure the hospital operations, especially surgeries, are<br \/>\nnot hindered when power from the national grid is truncated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Medical<br \/>\nSuperintendent of the hospital, Dr. Isaac Secorm, said the facility established<br \/>\nin 1951 would benefit immensely from the GNPC Foundation\u2019s gesture, describing<br \/>\nit as \u201ctimely and life-saving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He recounted how on<br \/>\nseveral occasions doctors and nurses had to use headlamps like hunters to save<br \/>\nlives because there was no electricity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, when the lights<br \/>\ngo off, we become like hunters with headlamps on our forehead to conduct<br \/>\nsurgeries. We will be hunting parts of the body to save lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the<br \/>\nhospital had an 85KV stand-by generator which was brought in 2008 and had<br \/>\nbecome weak, thereby experiencing frequent breakdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that in spite<br \/>\nof the teething problems at the hospital, they persevered to save lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Biakoye District<br \/>\nDirector of Health Services, Rita Ama Wurapa, said the gesture would help the<br \/>\nhospital which serves the Biakoye District, Krachi East, Kadjebi and parts of<br \/>\nJasikan to respond to referral cases on time.<\/p>\n<p>She said the hospital<br \/>\nrecords an average of 130 out-patient attendants, 560 in-patient admissions<br \/>\nmonthly and 110 deliveries including 36 caesarean sessions.<\/p>\n<p>She disclosed that the<br \/>\nhospital currently lacks facilities like mother\u2019s lodge, pickup vehicles,<br \/>\nstaff, accommodation, ambulances and other sophisticated medical<br \/>\nequipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of the GNPC<br \/>\nFoundation, Dr. Dominic Kwesi Eduah, urged the hospital staff to take good care<br \/>\nof the generator which is estimated at about GH\u00a2150,000 and added that<br \/>\nthe foundation was committed to improving the lives of vulnerable people.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Akwamuhene of Worawora, Nana Osei Bonsu, on behalf of the Worawora Traditional Council, also donated defibrillator (a device that helps to restore the normal heartbeat of a patient when the heart is not working normally) to the facility. He assured the hospital of the continuous support of Woraworaman.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Fred Duodu, Worawora (k.duodu@yahoo.com)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dignitaries, including the GNPC Foundation CEO, Dr. Dominic Eduah (middle) cutting a tape to unveil the Generator Set The Worawora Government Hospital in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region will no more resort to the use of headlamps for surgeries. 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