Youth Group Supports Makyin-Mabre CHPS Compound With Medical Equipment

The Makyin-Mabre Anidaso Mma Youth Group has donated medical items to the Makyin-Mabre CHPS Compound in the Nkoranza South Municipality in the Bono East Region, to support improved healthcare delivery at the facility.

The intervention follows concerns about the lack of some basic medical items at the facility.

The group mobilised funds among its members to procure a fetal doppler, a device that uses sound waves to detect and play the sound of a baby’s heartbeat during pregnancy, a weighing scale, a stethoscope, and an infant weighing scale.

Presenting the items, the President of the Makyin-Mabre Anidaso Mma, Michael Lasidua, said quality healthcare delivery is a shared responsibility, hence the decision to support the facility.

He stated that they are the people who reside in the community, and the CHPS compound is theirs to care for their health, and if the health facility needs help, they are to be the first to help.

He added that the donation became necessary after several appeals to the relevant authorities yielded no results. As part of their efforts to complement the government’s determination to advance healthcare in the town, they decided to help.

He emphasised that the group is non-profit and non-partisan.

Michael appealed to the youth of Makyin-Mabre to remain peaceful, united, focus on their aim, and continue contributing positively to the development of the area.

Nana Brefo Takyiakwa, the Odikro of Makyin-Mabre, commended the youth for their dedication to supporting the town’s progress.

He stated that he has never seen such dedicated youth in his area since the establishment of the community, with such commendable steps.

He urged the youth to be united with a common goal to help the community’s development.

The Midwife and caretaker at the facility, Miss Ekua Essel Kroumah, received the items and noted that the items delivered by the group were some of the items needed to improve effective healthcare delivery at the compound.

She disclosed that the Makyin-Mabre CHPS Compound is grappling with other challenges, including the lack of delivery beds, client chairs, sick beds, delivery instruments, and basic medical consumables, which continue to affect effective healthcare delivery to residents of Makyin-Mabre and its surrounding communities.

Lamenting on how the lack of basic equipment was impeding their work, Miss Ekua Essel appealed for more support from the community.

She expressed appreciation on behalf of the health workers to the youth group for the donation and promised that the items would be put to good use.