By Edward Dankwah, GNA
Accra, March 26, GNA – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has commissioned a new Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) clinic at Daadagua, alongside a package of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure across the Mfantseman Constituency.
The projects, delivered through the Church’s humanitarian arm, were undertaken in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Mr Ebenezer Prince Arhin.
The commissioning ceremony brought together traditional leaders, representatives of the Ghana Health Service, and members of the community on the theme: “Building the Mfantseman we want, the humanitarian way.”
The newly constructed CHPS clinic at Daadagua was designed to serve as a frontline healthcare facility for residents in the community and surrounding areas, delivering preventive, promotive, and basic curative services in line with Ghana’s community-based health delivery model.
Elder Isaac K. Morrison, representing the Church, reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian service, saying the commissioning of the Daadagua CHP clinic and WASH infrastructure reflects the Church’s broader humanitarian strategy in Ghana, focused on sustainable, community-driven development.
“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes that service to others is inseparable from faith,” he added.
He said these facilities reflected partnerships built on trust with communities and public institutions and hope that they would serve generations to come, and “we remain committed to expanding this work wherever the need is greatest.”
He said the Church funded and equipped the facility as part of its ongoing commitment to improving access to quality healthcare in underserved communities.
“Once operational, the clinic will be managed by the Ghana Health Service, which has committed to staffing and maintaining the facility to ensure sustainable service delivery,” he added.
He said by working in partnership with government agencies, traditional authorities, and local leaders, the Church continued to support long-term improvements in health, sanitation, and quality of life.
The project includes a modern ten-seater sanitation facility supported by a borehole, significantly improving access to safe water and hygienic sanitation in the area.
Elder Morrison said the intervention responds directly to longstanding challenges in rural and peri-urban communities, where inadequate sanitation infrastructure continues to affect health outcomes.
Nana Kantamanto Amonu, the Anomabo Omanhene, who chaired the ceremony, welcomed the development and emphasised the importance of community stewardship.
“The stool has always stood as the guardian of this land and its people. When our communities lack clean water and accessible healthcare, we all bear the burden and today, that burden is eased,” he said.
Mr Arhin said there was the need for partnerships in driving constituency development.
“This is what it looks like when a constituency takes its development seriously,” he said.
He said the CHPS clinic and WASH facilities were a foundation for improved service delivery, and they would continue to pursue partnerships that advance the well-being of our people.
Mrs. Gifty Ankrah, Municipal Health Director receiving the facility on behalf of the Ghana Health Service said: “The CHPS system depends on functional infrastructure to deliver essential services.”
She said this facility filled a critical gap in their health coverage, and they were committed to ensuring it achieves its full impact through proper staffing and management.
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