Rotary Club supports Pantang Hospital
The Rotary Club of Osu, in partnership with the Greensborough Victoria Rotary Club of Australia, has presented medical equipment valued at $50,000 to the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital.
The donation formed part of the clubs’ contribution to resourcing the hospital in line with the theme of the second Mental Health and Well-being Conference to be held in October.
The donation, which included wheelchairs, walkers, bed sheets, hospital beds, toiletries and trolleys, also formed part of the humanitarian work of the benefactors, aimed at supporting the hospital to improve the health of inmates.
Self-fulfilment
Speaking at a short ceremony in Accra, the President of the Rotary Club of Osu, Ms Mavis Quarcoo, said the Pantang Hospital was one of the institutions with inmates who needed all the love, care and support from society.
She said the donation was one of the many projects the club was undertaking to ensure the effective provision of healthcare for inmates and also completely eradicate the stigma attached to mental illness.
She said the collaboration between the Rotary Club of Accra and other organisations would continue, as it benefited the needy and the country as a whole.
Challenges
Receiving the equipment, the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Anna Dzadey, expressed gratitude to both clubs for their immense support and contribution to the hospital.
She stated that despite the successes the hospital had chalked up, including developing and maintaining a rehabilitation programme which had gone a long way to help patients, it still faced the challenge of how to finance its operations.
She said the hospital lacked adequate financing to cater for the inmates whose needs kept increasing, saying the government alone could not provide all the needs of the hospital.
Dr Dzadey, who said the hospital had a bed capacity of 450 and the ability to provide maximum care and attention for 250 patients, urged stakeholders and organisations to go to the aid of patients of the hospital.
