Lordina Foundation donates to La General Hospital

The Lordina Foundation has presented a mobile ultrasound scanner, Siemens X150, to the La General Hospital.

The machine was donated to the foundation by Siemens.

The ultrasound equipment would, among others, help in diagnosing pregnancy-related abnormalities which otherwise could have been missed till delivery,  resulting in complications.

Presenting the scanner to the hospital at a ceremony in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Siemens Africa, Ms Sabine Dall’omo, said the donation of the machine to the Lordina Foundation formed part of the company’s continuous investment in Ghana.

Lordina Foundation

She said Siemens had followed with keen interest the Lordina Foundation’s programme of presentation of medical equipment and supplies to hospitals and other health facilities in deprived communities across the country.

Ms Dell’omo said the company was committed to playing a meaningful role in the development of the African continent as a whole and Ghana in particular.

“We are confident that this donation of an ultrasound unit to the La General Hospital could be used by the hospital and its surrounding communities to improve diagnostics imaging of patients, support the hospital’s everyday clinical requirements and contribute to affordable and accessible health care of Ghanaian citizens,” she said.

Ms Dall’omo said Siemens had also announced further investment in Ghana in the area of gas and steam projects over the next three to five years which together with the project partners would add hundreds of megawatts to the national grid.

First Lady commended

She commended the First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, for her hard  work and dedication to women and children, especially the most vulnerable in society.

The Minister of Health, Mr Alex Segbefia, who received the machine on  behalf of the hospital, expressed his appreciation to the First Lady and Siemens for the gesture.

He said with the device, every pregnancy would be scanned at least three times before delivery to enable clinicians to plan the delivery ahead of time to reduce maternal death.

He said under the Better Ghana Agenda, the government had rededicated itself to ensuring a healthier population with reduced maternal and infant mortality.

Medical equipment

Mr Segbefia indicated that the mobilisation of resources for sustaining the installed base of medical equipment had become extremely difficult under the current economic climate where government and private sector budgets had faced challenges.

He commended the Lordina Foundation and its international partners, MedShare of the United States, for presenting medical equipment and supplies to a number of deprived communities in the country.

Mr Segbefia explained that the donation of medical supplies and outreaches by the foundation were intended to  complement the efforts of improving the quality of health care in the country.