The Hunger Project–Ghana (THP–Ghana), with funding from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has donated medical supplies valued at $165,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to support maternal, newborn and child healthcare.
The supplies included autoclaves, vaccine fridges and ultrasound scan machines with printers, delivery beds, infant AMBU bags, foetal dopplers, antibiotics and supplements and assistive devices.
It is expected that the supplies will be distributed to 10 health facilities in selected districts in the Eastern and Ashanti regions: Asuogyaman, Asante Akim South, Kwahu East, Abuakwa South and Suhum.
The gesture is part of the holistic opportunities for positive engagement in the maternal and child health (HOPE-MCH) project, an initiative by THP-Ghana that seeks to improve access to inclusive, safe and quality maternal, newborn and child healthcare services, particularly in underprivileged communities.
Also, under the HOPE-MCH Project, The Hunger Project-Ghana has renovated five health facilities in the Ashanti and Eastern regions, refurbished the Eastern Regional Emergency Dispatch Centre and provided over 40 health workers with the requisite skills to deliver quality, inclusive maternal and child health care.
Support
At the handing-over ceremony, the Country Leader of THP-Ghana, Agatha Quayson, said that over the years, her organisation had been at the forefront of strengthening and improving healthcare systems, especially in deprived communities.
“The Hunger Project has a demonstrated commitment to improving maternal health in Ghana. Since 1996, THP–Ghana has partnered closely with the Ghana Health Service to address limited access to essential maternal and reproductive health services across more than 450 communities.
CHPS facilities supported by THP-Ghana serve more than 350,000 people in rural areas,” she said.
Ms Quayson further stated that the medical supplies would go a long way toward supporting antenatal care, safe deliveries, emergency obstetric response, preterm care, and postnatal services, and would directly contribute to improving maternal and child health outcomes in the beneficiary facilities.
Critical intervention
Receiving the items, the Deputy Director of Nursing Services of the Ministry of Health, Evelyn Amoako, lauded THP-Ghana and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the gesture, describing it as timely and critical.
For her part, the West African Area Manager for Welfare and Self-Reliance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Marian Esiape, said the church was committed to safeguarding the health and dignity of mothers and children.
“The HOPE-MCH intervention reflects our shared conviction that every mother deserves a safe pregnancy and delivery, and every child deserves a healthy start to life.
The medical equipment and medicines being handed over today are not merely supplies, but tools of hope—supporting skilled health workers, strengthening health facilities and ultimately saving lives,” she said.
