By Daniel Akwasi Nuako
Sefwi Bekwai (WN/R), June 23, GNA – Oyeadeeyie Basape Kojo Armah III, the Paramount Chief of Sefwi -Bekwai Traditional Area, in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, has built a maternity and baby clinic for the Sefwi- Bekwai Health Centre.
The clinic was built with funding support from Mission 318, a missionary organisation from the United States of America, edicated to supporting expectant mothers throughout their pregnancies to labour.
At a short ceremony to hand over the facility to the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipal Health Directorate, Oyeadeeyie Armah said prior to the construction of the maternity ward, pregnant women in Sefwi Bekwai were sometimes referred to long distances to Bibiani and Sefwi Wiawso to access essential pregnancy and delivery services.
He the situation sometimes compelled some of the pregnant women to resort to traditional herbal health products, posing several challenges for expectant mothers in the area.
Oyeadeeyie Armah indicated that the newly constructed maternity and baby clinic at the Sefwi Health Centre would help to deliver quality maternity care services to residents of Sefwi Bekwai and its surrounding communities.
He was optimistic that women from this community would have convenient access to high-quality healthcare during pregnancy and labour.
He praised his major partners, Mission 318, a missionary organisation from the United State of America based in Ghana, for their unwavering support for putting up the facility.
Oyeadeeyie Armah III appealed to the Health Minister, Regional Health Directorate, and Ghana Health Services to upgrade Sefwi -Bekwai Clinic to a fully-fledged Polyclinic and staffed with a resident Doctor to better serve the Bekwai community.
Mr. Oheneba Oppong-Darko, the Municipal Director of Health, expressed joy at the commissioning of the modern facility and highlighted its positive impact in transforming the health sector in the community.
He was confident that with the facility in place, expectant mothers from the nearby communities could now move to the clinic for smooth childbirth.
Mr. Oppong-Darko lauded Oyeadeeyie Armah III and officials from Mission 318 for their unprecedented support and pledged to ensure the regular maintenance of the new facility to benefit future generations.
Mr. Sebastian Obeng, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), commended the donors for establishing such an important facility for Sefwi -Bekwai Clinic.
This, he said, would go a long way to end the era of pregnant mothers resorting to herbal remedies and referrals to Sefwi -Wiawso and Bibiani Municipal Hospitals in times of labour.
Mr. Bright Asamoah Brefo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency, donated a 40KVA generator to the newly constructed maternity and baby clinic to help ensure frequent power supply to the facility.
GNA
Edited By Justina Paaga/Benjamin Mensah