By Simon Gali, GNA
Tamvaar, (UW/R), March 05, GNA – Mr Yussif Abdullah, the Assembly Member for Baleofiili Electoral Area in the Wa West District, has reiterated appeals to the government and the District Assembly, to provide a health facility in the area.
He said several appeals had been made in the past to the government, charity organisations and individuals for a health facility in the electoral area, but his appeals were yet to see positive results.
The Assembly Member stressed that having a health facility in the electoral area would help bring primary healthcare services closer to the people and enhance access to antenatal services, including skilled delivery.
Mr Abdullah, who made the appeal during a passing-out ceremony organised by the weavers’ association in the area, observed that the electoral area of about ten communities had no single health facility.
He noted that the Tamvaar community in the electoral area had a vibrant market, which attracted traders from neighbouring Burkina Faso, and other parts of the region, yet there was no health facility to provide healthcare services to residents and traders in case of health emergencies.
Mr Abdullah, therefore, appealed to duty bearers in the district, including the Member of Parliament for the Wa West Constituency, Mr Peter Lanchene Tuobo, and benevolent Non-governmental Organisations and individuals to come to their aid by providing a health facility for the area.
The Assembly Member also expressed concern about the poor road network in the electoral area, stating that it hampered economic activities, including agriculture.
He explained that because of the bad roads, farmers were not able to cart their farm produce from the farms to the houses and market centres.
Mr Abdullah, therefore, called on the District Assembly to rehabilitate the roads to boost the economic activities of the people.
Madam Dorgyum Celina, an executive member of the Weavers Association in the district, said several young people who completed their weaving training, were unable to establish their own businesses because of financial constraints.
She appealed to the government, financial institutions and other stakeholders to support such young people with soft loans and equipment to enable them set up their businesses.
Ms Zupii Alice, a graduating apprentice, urged the youth to remain committed to skills training and refrain from engaging in illicit activities, noting that skills training could boost income status and self-reliance.
Mr Asetu Amadu Tipeaw, the Wa West District Chairperson of the Weavers Association, assured lovers of the smock fabric and regalia that the Association was capable of meeting the market demand within and outside the district.
GNA
Edited by Caesar Abagali/ Christabel Addo