The Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije has secured support for the Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra to enable the clinic deliver healthcare services to patients and people in the community.
According to Dr. Vanderpuije, the support came through during one of his visits to the United States where a Ghanaian family based in Oklahoma expressed the desire to be part of the developmental agenda of their country and hence have some medical items to donate.
He said, the said family, Michael Dzane family, later footed all shipment bills and got the items brought to Ghana.
?This is what we always do, anytime we go out of the country, we ensure we meet Ghanaians abroad, tell them about the development and challenges facing the country and in fact, many of them do express their willingness to support and be part of Ghana?s success story. This is an example of such move,? he said.
The medical equipments include Dressing Anticeptics, syringes and needles, sterile shoulder package, special surgical process, surgical procedures, optical moscos and surgical undersheets.
The rest include urine bags, special syringes, crip bandages, and vail adaptors.
According to the Mayor, the equipments will go a long way, even though not enough, to help healthcare providers at the Clinic in taking good care of patients.
In another development, the Mayor has presented an amount of GH?1000.00 to a 15 year old patient admitted at the Clinic, Chantel Suzy of the Kpong Presby School.
According to Dr. Alfred Vanderpuije, he was touched by a story carried on GTV about the girl on admission at the Mamprobi Ployclinic who, because of lack of funds, could not continue her schooling and hence decided to help.
Also touched by the girl?s plight, Zoomlion, Prefos Limited and Melcom donated cash amounts of GH?2000.00, GH?2000.00 and an educational Coupon to the girl respectively.
Dr. Matilda Quist, Director of Nursing Services at the Clinic, thanked the Mayor for his efforts and expressed appreciation to Melcom, Zoomlion and Prefos Limited for extending their kind gesture to the little girl.
However, she took the opportunity to appeal to the Mayor to assist the Clinic get a generator, street lighting system and an ambulance.
According to Dr. Okoe Vanderpuije, government is ready to assist the Clinic in delivering the best of services and in that regard, the generator, street lights and the ambulance will be provided as soon as possible.
