By Regina Benneh
Wenchi, (Bono), April 21, GNA-The Most Reverend Professor Johnson K Asamoah-Gyadu, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana (MCG) has commissioned an ultra-modern 80-bed Orthopedic Center at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital in the Bono Region.
The German government through the Ghana community in Niederbayern and led by Nana Kwame Busia, a native of Wenchi in collaboration with MCG, funded the construction of the facility, costing 630,000 Euros.
It is named after the late Paramount Queen-mother the Wenchi Traditional Area, “Obaapanin Abenaa Henewaa Tiakaa Orthopedic Center’ and contained male, female, children and private wards, specialist training centre, patient lifting machines, standard washrooms and other facilities.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a ceremony at Wenchi, Mt Rev Prof Asamoah-Gyadu said the church remained dedicated to investment in health infrastructure to improve access to critical services and promote holistic well-being of the people.
He said besides spiritual development, the church remained committed to advance quality healthcare delivery across the country.
Nana Alexander Kwaku Kyei, the Chief Executive Officer of the Wenchi Methodist Hospital, noted that the facility was designed to provide specialized orthopedic care for clients.
He said the facility received clients from parts of the Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Ashanti, and Western North Regions as well as neighbouring countries like Côte D’Ivoire, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
Madam Gloria Opoku Gyamfi, the Wenchi Municipal Chief Executive expressed appreciation to the German government and the facilitators, saying that the facility aligned with the government’s dedication to strengthen healthcare service delivery in the country.
“Facilities like this complement the National Health Insurance Scheme by ensuring that clients receive specialized services without delays”, she stated.
Madam Gyamfi highlighted the government’s Primary Health Care policy, explaining that the implementation of the policy guaranteed annual basic health screening for Ghanaians with valid identification cards.
She said the health screenings would be conducted at the various public health facilities including Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compounds, health centres, and polyclinics across the country.
Dr Sibiri Ballu, an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Wenchi Methodist Hospital noted that the facility would significantly improve treatment of fractures, trauma injuries, and other orthopedic conditions.
He said for decades now, the hospital orthopedic ward had been confronted with serious overcrowding and thereby denying many clients’ timely care and called on the management of the hospital to maintain the facility.
Nana Afoa Pokuaa Dankoto II, the Paramount Queen mother of the Wenchi Traditional Area praised the MCG for their role in promoting quality education and health in the area.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Kenneth Odeng Adade