Support children’s hospital to improve facilities — Rev. Father Campbell
The board chairman of the Princess Marie Louise (PML) Children’s Hospital in Accra, Rev. Father Andrew Campbell, has appealed to corporate institutions to help the hospital raise GH¢ 600,000 for the construction of three crucial departments needed to improve the health care of children.
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He mentioned the need for the construction of a three-storey facility to accommodate the x-ray, laboratory and pharmacy departments because without those facilities in place, it would be difficult for the hospital to perform effectively.
Anniversary
At the launch of the 90th anniversary celebration of the hospital in Accra yesterday, Rev. Campbell said the current x-ray and laboratory departments could no more contain the growing patients at the hospital.
The hospital was built in June 1926 by Sir Gordon Guggisburg, then Governor of the Gold Coast. It was named after Princess Marie Louise, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, because she laid the foundation stone.
Located in Accra central, the facility provides healthcare for children from a year old to 18.
The theme for the anniversary celebration is “Pioneering Child Health care in Ghana.”
Rev. Campbell said the construction of the three departments would, therefore, facilitate the effective delivery of health care to children in the hospital.
He commended the management and staff of the hospital for their hard work in the face of the challenges of inadequate facilities.
Partnership
In a speech read on her behalf, the first Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, called on civil society organisations to partner the government to address health care challenges confronting the nation.
The Minister of Health, Mr Alexander Segbefia, who read the speech, said although the government was committed to ensuring effective health care delivery in the country, there was the need for corporate organisations to contribute towards the course.
“As a nation, we must all be ready to support health care institutions with the needed assistance to boost their operations,” Mrs Mahama said.
She, therefore, commended the management of the hospital for the efforts to develop the health care facility to become one of the best on the African continent.
Mrs Mahama said the decision by the management of the hospital to expand the existing facilities confirmed how committed they were to improve the current situation at the hospital.
She, however, urged them to prioritise the needs of the hospital and also ensure the regular maintenance of existing facilities for maximum benefits.