Children Believe donates medical supplies to Northern, Savannah, Upper East regions
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Children Believe, has donated medical supplies and equipment valued at more than GH¢1.6 million to health facilities in the Northern, Savannah and Upper East regions to improve healthcare delivery and nutrition among women, children and other vulnerable groups.
The medicines include 5,000 boxes of combined iron (III) hydroxide polymaltose and folic acid, 10,000 packs of mebendazole, 20,000 packs of albendazole and 2,880 cartons of combined ferrous sulphate and folic acid.
The medical equipment comprises 18 weighing scales, 108 digital thermometers, 27 blood pressure monitors, 27-foot HOM stadiometers and nine ultrasonic pocket Dopplers.
The rest are 54 glucose meters, 500 glucose meter strips, 27 delivery sets, 36 haemoglobin (Hb) testing systems, 800 Hb testing strips and 27 additional weighing scales.
Beneficiaries
The beneficiary districts are Tolon, Kumbungu, Nanumba South, Bole, East Gonja, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, Builsa South, Kasena-Nankana West and Kasena-Nankana Municipality.
The donation is expected to benefit more than 90,000 people across the beneficiary areas.
The items form part of the Championing Nutrition and Gender Equality (CHANGE) project being implemented by Children Believe.
The project seeks to improve nutrition among the poor and most marginalised groups in society, particularly women, adolescent girls and children.
The initiative, funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, also aims to empower women and strengthen the resilience of local communities.
Improved healthcare
Handing over the items at a brief ceremony in Tamale, the Country Director of Children Believe, Esenam Kavi De Souza, emphasised the need to make the medicines accessible to patients through the national health insurance system.
She added that the donation formed part of the organisation’s efforts to support the government in strengthening healthcare delivery and improving nutrition outcomes among vulnerable populations.
For her part, the Head of Cooperation at Global Affairs Canada, François Nduwimana, said the Canadian government remained committed to supporting initiatives that promoted health, gender equality and sustainable development.
She intimated that improving nutrition and health care for women and children was essential for building resilient communities.
