The Methodist Church, Ghana has commissioned a 50-bed capacity hospital at Twifo Ntafrewaso in the Central Region to improve healthcare delivery.
The move formed part of the church’s strategic health agenda to ensure quality access to health within targeted communities and assist government in the quest to realising the Universal Health Goal.
The Bank of Ghana, a partner of the church furbished the hospital with beds, tables, an electricity plant and Ambulance to support in effective delivery of service for the people.
The facility, which is operating in phases beginning with the Outpatient Department (OPD) section, would after full completion become a surgical specialist centre for the training health professionals across the country.
Giving an exhortation at the inauguration on Tuesday, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Most Reverend Dr Paul Boafo said the church did not only prioritise the spiritual needs of the people, but their education, health and general wellbeing for growth and development.
For that reason, he said the church had engaged in the establishment of schools, hospitals and provision of water and sanitation facilities, especially in difficult-to-reach communities.
He underlined the church’s determination to forge stronger partnership with the government to bring development to the people.
The Presiding Bishop called stakeholders to adapt best management methods to ensure the full realisation of the intended purpose.
He charged the health professionals to be patient at all times and ensure professionalism in their execution of their duties to meet international standards.
Executive Director of Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr Peter Yeboah, noted that the holistic development of humans included education, health, and socio-economic development and was important to support in that regard.
He said the contribution of churches towards development could not be downplayed, and thus called for equitable distribution of resources to harness effort to meet the sustainable development goals.
Dr Yeboah said CHAG was committed to assisting underserved, neglected communities to bridge the health inequities which existed between rural and urban areas to ensure easy access of health by everyone in the country.
The support was an integral mission of churches to ensure that the evangelism vision was manifested in health and healing of the people.
Chief of Twifo Ntafrewaso, Nana Gyamrah Akoto II, expressed gratitude to the church and management for the support to improving quality healthcare delivery in the area.
He appealed to the health professionals to do their best to provide the quality service to gain trust and boost patronage at facility.
BY TIMES REPORTER
