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Group presents medical equipment worth GH₵ 760,000 to Boabeng CHPS compound
Natives of Boabeng, a community in the Nkoranza North District of Bono East Region who domicile in Europe, America and Australia on Friday presented medical equipment worth Ghc 760, 000 to the Boabeng community based, health planning and services (CHPS) compound at Boabeng.
According to Ama Akowuah who mooted the idea said the items were procured through the contributions from the members of the Boabeng Nkosor Group based in abroad to support the health facility to improve on the health needs of the people.
The items include delivery bed, four bed, B/P apparatus, patient waiting chairs, weighing scales, wheel chair, 10 bed sheets drip stand, fridge, funs, Troy, among others.
She explained that the group often meet to discuss deveopmental challenges of the community and appealed to Boabeng natives elsewhere to also contribute their quota to help develop the Boabeng community in general.
The chief of the Boabeng town, Nana Owusu Damoa lll who received the medical equipment on behalf of the people and presented to the health facility expressed his appreciation to the natives for their support and called on others to emulate the example.
According to the chief, government alone cannot satisfy everybody and that the contributions from individuals and groups would go long way to help address developmental challenges of the country.
He however appealed to the Ghana Health Service to upgrade the clinic to a health centre with more facilities to meet the health needs of the community.
The chief also urged the health staff of the facility to take care of the equipment to ensure its longevity.
The Nkoranza North District Mental Health Officer, Stephen Awuti who received the items thanked the group for the donation indicating it would help greatly for the health delivery in the community.
He appealed for a placenta pit, washrooms explaining the Boabeng CHPS compound lack those facility, affecting effective health delivery in the area
From DANIEL DZIRASAH
The Dzidula Pink Foundation, a new organisation dedicated to cancer awareness, early detection, and patient support, has been officially launched in Accra, with a passionate call for national commitment to fighting the disease. The launch event, held last week Friday, carried the theme: “Beyond the diagnosis: A future of restoration, care and courage.”
Speaking at the event, Madam Abena Brigidi, founder and CEO of Nimed Capital Limited, emphasised that cancer remains one of the most devastating health challenges facing families across the country. “Cancer does not discriminate—it affects mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons. It drains families emotionally and financially, and behind every statistic is a human story and a future suddenly thrown into uncertainty,” she said.
Sharing her personal encounters with cancer, having lost both her husband and father to the disease, Madam Brigidi highlighted the emotional, financial, and physical scars left behind. “I stand here not just as a speaker, but as a witness to what cancer can take away,” she stated. “I have watched loved ones fight bravely, and I have felt the deep pain that loss leaves behind.”
She stressed that awareness and early detection are critical to reducing deaths, noting that many Ghanaians still lack access to proper screening, reliable information, and adequate treatment. She appealed to healthcare professionals, corporate institutions, policymakers, the media, and the general public to join hands in the fight. “Early detection saves lives. Your support today can lead to someone’s healing tomorrow,” she said.
Madam Brigidi further called for collective responsibility to sustain the foundation’s mission. “To our medical professionals, we need your expertise. To corporate partners, your resources. To the media, your voice. To policymakers, your support. And to the public, your compassion,” she urged. She also insisted that breast cancer awareness should not be limited to annual campaigns, saying, “Breast cancer awareness must not be seasonal.”
Mrs Diana Fafa Gozo, founder of the Dzidula Pink Foundation, shared her own cancer journey, describing the shock of diagnosis, the fear that followed, and the difficult path through treatment. Her experience transformed her pain into purpose and inspired her to create a foundation to ensure no cancer patient walks alone.
Mrs Gozo explained that many patients struggle not only with treatment costs but also with emotional resilience. She outlined the foundation’s initiatives, which include awareness and early detection campaigns, patient support funds, community outreach, and survival support circles. “This foundation is my offering of gratitude, courage, and compassion and a reminder that no one should walk the cancer journey alone,” she concluded.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will deploy teams of Public Health Officers, members of its Sanitation Taskforce, and labourers, including sweepers and janitors, across all sub-metros to support the third National Sanitation Day exercise.
It explained that these teams will be equipped with waste collection trucks, tippers, and other tools to help with desilting, refuse collection, and transporting waste to approved disposal sites.
The AMA reminded residents that failing to comply with the sanitation directive or refusing to participate in communal labour is an offence.
It said offenders risk a fine of up to 100 penalty units, imprisonment between 30 days and six months, or both, with repeat offenders liable to additional daily penalties.
It urged all residents, traders, transport operators, market women, shop owners, landlords, tenants, and businesses to actively participate in the exercise.
The AMA said it counts on everyone’s collective responsibility to keep Accra clean, liveable, and resilient, especially as the city approaches Christmas and the New Year.
By: Jacob Aggrey
