By Mohammed Balu
Gwollu, (UW/R), June 17, GNA – Mr Mohammed Adams Sukparu, the Member of Parliament for Sissala West Constituency, has donated medical equipment valued over GH¢700,000.00 to the Sissala West District Health Directorate to improve healthcare service delivery across the district.
The donation formed part of the MP’s commitment to strengthening healthcare services delivery and addressing the challenge of inadequate essential medical equipment in health facilities in the district.
The items included hospital beds, delivery and maternity equipment, essential medical supplies, and five Apsonic motorcycles for the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds in Gumo, Kaar, Silbelle, Wiiro, and Kandia communities.
The motorcycles were aimed at facilitating healthcare outreach programmes and improving transportation services for health workers.
Mr Benin Yakubu, the Sissala West District CHPS Coordinator, who received the items at Gwollu on behalf of the District Health Director, expressed gratitude to the MP for the donation and his continuous support to the district’s health sector.
He noted that last year the MP supported the Directorate with some health consumables and that the donation was timely as the government was pursuing the Primary Health Policy, which required equipment like these to make its implementation successful.
Speaking during the presentation, Mr Sukparu, who was also the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technology and Innovation, said the support was aimed at enhancing healthcare delivery and ensuring that the residents had access to quality medical services.
As part of his continued support to the health sector, the MP also pledged to provide a pickup vehicle for the medical Doctor at the Hospital in Gwollu to improve his mobility, healthcare operations and service delivery.
In a related development, Mr Sukparu inspected ongoing road construction works in the district under the government’s flagship “Big Push” project
They included the Tumu-Gwollu-Fielmua road which was undergoing major rehabilitation.
During a visit to the project site, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed that tree clearing along a significant stretch of the both sides of the road from Tumu to Gwollu had been completed.
According to the MP, the project was initially planned as a 15-kilometre road construction initiative.
He, however, said through his engagements and negotiations with the appropriate stakeholders, the scope of the project had been expanded in the first phase, with the remaining sections expected to be completed under a second phase.
Mr Sukparu reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with the government to ensure that the Sissala West District received its fair share of resources for development, particularly in healthcare, road infrastructure, and social services.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Mohammed Balu
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