By Philip Tengzu
Kusali (UW/R), Oct. 26, GNA – The Sissala West District Assembly has commissioned three health facilities for communities in the district, aimed at improving access to healthcare delivery for the people in the area.
The projects, undertaken through the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF), were expected to address challenges associated with access to health services in the beneficiary communities- Kusali, Bouti and Wuljua.
Speaking at the commissioning of the facility at Kusali, Mr Fuseini Abudu Gbene, the Sissala West District Chief Executive (DCE), said interventions formed part of efforts to ensure better access to essential health services across the district.
He said it was also based on requests by those communities to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party during the 2024 election campaign for befitting health facilities to meet their healthcare needs.
Mr Gbene indicated that the Kusali Health Centre represented the Assembly’s largest investment ever in the health sector, at an estimated cost of GH¢1.6 million.
It comprised a standard health and an accommodation facility, designed to provide a conducive working environment for health personnel while meeting the healthcare needs of the community.
Mr Mohammed Adams Sukparu, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Sissala West Constituency, urged the Assembly to connect the facility to the national grid and provide a reliable water source to the facility to ensure its effective operation.
He assured the people of the NDC government’s commitment to meeting their needs to help improve their living conditions.
Mr Alidu Omoa, the Assembly Member for Kusali Electoral Area, thanked President John Dramani Mahama, the MP, and the DCE for providing the facility to the community.
The community members expressed excitement, particularly about the facility’s standard and capacity to improve healthcare delivery in the area.
At Bouti, the Assembly also commissioned a Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound constructed through the MP’s share of the DACF.
Mr Gbene assured the Chief and people of Bouti that the Assembly would provide the necessary equipment required to make the facility fully operational.
He said the Assembly would also connect the facility to the national grid, while the MP had initiated steps to drill and mechanise a borehole at the facility.
The residents of Bouti expressed appreciation to the MP and the DCE for facilitating the completion of the project and committing additional resources to ensure its effective operation.
The Assembly also commissioned a health centre at Wuljua, which was a legacy project initiated by the Northern Development Authority (NDA) but was abandoned.
Mr Gbene explained that during the 2024 general election campaign, the opinion leaders of the community appealed to the NDC to complete the project if it won the 2024 presidential election.
The Wuljua community, therefore, expressed appreciation to the Assembly for responding to their concerns and completing the project, which they said would improve access to healthcare services.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah
Reporter: Philip Tengzu, GNA
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