Tarkwa: As part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery, the Tarkwa May Legends, an association comprising people born in May and residing in Tarkwa and its environs, has donated medical equipment worth GHS30,000.00 to the Bonsawire Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound.
According to Ghana News Agency, the donated items included essential medical tools such as delivery sets, pulse oximeters, baby weighing scales, dressing sets, digital thermometers, nebuliser machines, circumcision sets, and examination lamps. Additional contributions consisted of movable blood pressure apparatus, gauze rolls, cotton wool, disinfectants, surgical gloves, privacy screens, and body mass index (BMI) scales with height measurement.
During the presentation of the items, Mrs Mary Addison-Flynn, Chairperson of the association, emphasized the group's commitment to supporting healthcare initiatives within the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality. She explained that an assessment was conducted at the Bonsawire CHPS Compound to identify its most pressing needs before the donation took place. Mrs Addison-Flynn also commended association members for their ongoing support in improving healthcare quality and urged the facility's management to maintain and effectively utilize the donated equipment.
Madam Rita Dua Dodd, Municipal Public Health Nurse and Deputy Nursing Officer, received the items on behalf of the facility. She expressed gratitude to the association and assured that the equipment would be regularly maintained and used to enhance healthcare delivery in the area.