Annagrace Foundation, a road safety charity, is raising awareness about the situation of road traffic collision victims who, according to the organization, have been abandoned to their destiny in various health institutions with no financial support to seek essential medical treatment.
According to the Annagrace Foundation, many accident victims are abandoned to their destiny due to a lack of cash to cover the expense of therapy.
The charity has been assisting some of these traffic accident victims with their recovery and well-being.
Officials supplied wheelchairs and other medical supplies to help them get back on their feet in Kumasi.
According to the National Road Safety Authority, road-related mortality and morbidity are among the top ten causes of death worldwide.
Road accidents account for more than 2% of Ghana's Gross Domestic Product.
Every day, between 8 and 10 people are killed in car accidents.
After the crash's media coverage fades, many of those who survive are quickly forgotten.
The Annagrace Foundation is rewriting the story by providing financial gifts, wheelchairs, and high-visibility materials for police and traffic regulators to victims.
The NGO's chairman, Joseph Kwame Boahene, says the deaths caused by traffic accidents prompted him and other members to establish the organization.
"Because my father died in a car accident and I know of friends who have perished on the road as a result of recklessness, we decided to start an organization to assist prevent car accidents."
"This is a modest effort from us to assist in the transportation of the victims from their different cars to the hospitals, and then later on when they are recovering, they will be able to utilize the wheelchairs for rehabilitation as well," he explained.
The Annagrace Foundation provided 12 wheelchairs to the Kumasi South Hospital over the weekend to help accident victims recover.
Dr. Ofori Boadu, the Medical Superintendent who accepted the gifts on behalf of the victims, thanked the organization for their help.
In the hospital's catchment region, he criticized the rising number of traffic crashes involving motorbike and tricycle riders.
"It's often concerning when we need to transport a client from one location to another, and due to the lack of and unavailability of a chair like this, transporting these individuals becomes nearly hard, which, of course, compromises the quality of care that we so much seek."
This device has proven useful in assisting nurses and doctors in transporting patients from one location to another."
"We witness a lot of traffic accidents, especially among those who ride tricycles, aboboyaas, and other similar vehicles. It's rather frequent, particularly in the Mayanka enclave. They're continually getting knocked down. Those are the situations in which wheelchairs will be necessary."
A similar contribution was made to the Police Hospital by the organization.
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