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Iduapriem Health Centre in dire need of ambulance …they rely on taxis during emergencies
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The Iduapriem Health Centre at Mile 8, in the Adieyie community of the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality in the Western Region, has appealed to the government and the Ghana Health Service, to assist in the provision of ambulance to improve emergencies, especially maternal cases.
The clinic established in 1992, as The Spectator learnt, serves farming and mining communities with a population of about 3,000 and continues to face health challenges each day.
The facility serves eight farming communities including Badukrom, Adieyie, Abompeniso and Akrika where cocoa and food crops including cassava and plantain are produced in abundance. The area hosts the Iduapriem Mine.
Presently, the Mile 8 clinic records three deliveries per week.
The Physician Assistant at the Health Centre, Ms Vivian Agyemang, made the appeal through The Spectator on Monday, when Evanex Foundation, a charity organisation, donated assorted items to the centre.
She said: “We need more of the equipment and assistance, especially an ambulance to handle emergencies including referrals. We handle referrals from the Mile 10 CHPS compound and we also refer patients to the Apinto Hospital at Tarkwa.
“But we don’t have an ambulance to handle critical labour situations and deliveries. Our only hope is the taxis, but they close after 10pm. Meanwhile, Mile 8 is a 24-hour health centre.”
Ms Agyemang reported that the Out-Patient-Department (OPD) recorded about 20 patients daily which meant that the four-room clinic was crowded and, therefore, inadequate for the growing Adieyie community and the surrounding villages.
The items were bags of cement, floor tiles, a refrigerator, a set of office furniture, a television set, two mowers and a polytank with a pumping machine attached.
She mentioned that the centre was faced with accommodation, water and transport challenges, and hoped that the new pumping machine would go a long way to save the situation, noting that the Evanex gesture had arrived at a time the facility needed critical equipment and infrastructural development to improve the conditions of patients.
The Chief Executive Officer of Evanex Foundation, Mr Evans Ghartey, said the donation was to honour a pledge to support the operations at the Mile 8 health centre, stressing “we are aimed at improving health delivery at Mile 8 and beyond”.
He explained that the foundation focused on giving back to the less privileged in communities “to make the world become a better place for them”.
“We have to start sharing the little that we have with others and bring joy to the people. It has been my dream to help the community in which I grew up. We are performing this task of giving back to the community.
“We want to promote good health and living conditions of the Mile 8 community and beyond. We will eventually lessen the burden of governments in providing for everybody,” Mr Ghartey added.
The Assembly Member of Teberebie Electoral Area, Mr Manasseh Addison-Sackey, noted that Mr Ghartey, who had lived in the nearby New Techiman community, was well versed in the challenges facing the Adieyie communities, and described the donation as “a welcome gesture”.
He stated: “This is, indeed, a new development for our communities. It shows the commitment he made earlier and the love Evanex Foundation has for the people.”
The Queen of Adieyie, Nana Yaa Saara, reiterated that the call for an ambulance was one critical factor for health delivery and emergencies, especially for women in labour, adding “we can’t afford to lose our pregnant women through preventable situations”.
From Clement Adzei Boye, Mile 8, Adieyie
The Ministry of the Interior has condemned the assault of an arrested person while in police custody and has directed the Inspector-General of Police to launch a full investigation into the incident.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ministry said it noted with concern that the assault followed public statements linked to a religious dispute, including calls for violence against persons considered to have offended religious sensibilities.
“The Ministry unequivocally condemns all such statements, as there is no justification for inciting violence against Christians, Muslims, or any other person on the basis of religion,” the statement said.
The Ministry stressed that regardless of the allegation against a suspect, no one has the right to assault a person in police custody.
“An arrested person is in custody of the State and is entitled to the protection of the law,” the statement noted.
It also expressed serious concern over how civilians gained access to the person in custody.
The Minister, Muntaka Mubarak has directed the IGP to take three immediate actions
They are to identify how civilians accessed the arrested person and determine if any police personnel facilitated, permitted or acquiesced, adding that officers found culpable will face disciplinary action.
Additionally take immediate steps to identify, arrest and investigate the civilian persons who carried out the assault, in accordance with the law.
And finally investigate the conduct of all supervising officers responsible for custody and supervision, and apply disciplinary sanctions where necessary.
The Minister further directed the Police to deal with all persons arrested in connection with the preceding incidents “strictly in accordance with the law and without fear or favour.”
The Ministry reiterated that religious incitement, religious violence and the unlawful assault of persons in custody have no place in Ghana.
“No religious belief, personal grievance or other consideration places anyone above the law,” the statement emphasized.
It reaffirmed government’s commitment to maintaining public order, protecting the rights of persons in custody and promoting peaceful coexistence among citizens of all faiths and backgrounds.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Government of Ghana has stated that it fully funded the evacuation of more than 1,600 Ghanaians from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Thursday, August 13, 2026, said Ghana did not seek financial or material support from the South African Government to bring the affected Ghanaians back home.
The Ministry was responding to media reports that South Africa was seeking about $18 million in reimbursement from some African countries for costs incurred in supporting and evacuating their nationals.
It explained that all costs related to the evacuation of Ghanaians were covered by the Government of Ghana and Ghanaian partners.
According to the Ministry, more than 1,600 Ghanaians have been evacuated from South Africa since May 2026, with the exercise still ongoing.
It said the evacuees are also provided with reintegration funds, transport fares and other relief items after arriving in Ghana to help them settle back into the country.
The Ministry assured Ghanaians that the country would not be included among those being asked by South Africa to reimburse the cost of repatriating foreign nationals.
It reaffirmed the government’s commitment to protecting the lives and welfare of Ghanaians living abroad.
The Ministry said the government would continue to take timely action whenever the safety and security of Ghanaians outside the country were at risk.
It expressed gratitude to President John Mahama and Ghanaian partners for supporting the fully Ghanaian-funded evacuation exercise.
By: Jacob Aggrey
