In the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region, a community-based health planning and services (CHPS) complex has been built and officially opened for the residents of Bonli and the surrounding areas.
An outpatient department (OPD), records section, male and female wards, a pharmacy, birth room, consultation room, storage room, and staff housing make up the facility, which is estimated to have cost $87,329 in total.
The facility was built by the non-governmental organization Grameen Ghana with funding provided by the Japanese government's Grant Aid for Grassroots Human Security Initiative (GGHSP).
Before until, getting to Bimbilla and Yendi for medical attention required inhabitants of Bonli and the areas around it to drive around 20 kilometres.
Hence, the facility is anticipated to enhance healthcare services and strengthen the local economy. lowering the amount of time individuals spend traveling great distances to receive medical treatments.
On Tuesday, the facility was officially opened by Sonoda Shohei, the First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Ghana, together with Francis Atiagbo, the Municipal Health Director, and Abdulai Yaqoub, the Chief Executive of the Nanumba North Municipal Assembly.
Mohammed Al-Hassan Adams, the executive director of Grameen Ghana, said during the event that the CHPS complex will improve the health and economic well-being of approximately 14,000 rural residents, especially women and children.
About 18 years ago, when we first arrived in Bonli, we saw that it was a severely neglected and impoverished village. As a result, Mr. Adams continued, we found funds and were able to build a school building for them.
We are able to build a CHPS complex for them with the assistance of the government of Japan, " he said.
He asked the assembly to fund the facility and upgrade it to a health center so that it may offer a larger range of high-quality healthcare to the public while also pleading with the authorities to make good use of the facility.
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According to Mr. Shohei, the Japanese government understands the value of an inclusive, robust, and sustainable health system for achieving universal health coverage and will keep assisting in the construction of medical facilities to support healthcare in the nation.
"Over the years, the Japanese government, through our embassy, has been giving support through the GGHSP with a view to constructing a society where everyone lives in dignity, has access to essential services, and is empowered enough to have a better life," the speaker added.
In order to improve healthcare services in the region and across the nation, he urged all stakeholders to reaffirm their commitment and collaborate closely.
The facility, according to the municipal health director, will assist in attaining universal health coverage while bringing health services closer to the populace.
Mr. Atiagbo advised the residents to continue using the facility and promised to operate it well to make sure the neighborhood benefited as much as possible from it.
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