The Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital has appealed for a “pediatric ambulance” to efficiently respond to medical emergencies and save the lives of more children.<\/p>\n
Dr. Adoma Dwomo-Fokuo, a paediatrician, said the supply of such an ambulance would help to convey sick children from remote communities to the hospital and other referral facilities.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”KzzsouZYzrXivbg0GnmmbUSy8EErQl0T”]She was speaking at a fund-raising dinner organized by the management of the hospital at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality. The event was in support of the \u201cSick Kids Fund\u201d, set up to procure drugs and life-saving equipment including monitors and infusion pump.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the fund would take care of ambulance charges involving child referral cases.<\/p>\n
Dr. Dwomo-Fokuo said the \u2018pediatric ambulance\u2019 they were looking for would be fitted with equipment and stocked with drugs required for child care.<\/p>\n
That would ensure that seriously ill children receive proper treatment even before they arrived at the hospital.<\/p>\n
She announced that, there had been significant reduction in infant mortality from 2.3 per cent to 1.3 per cent. Deaths among pre-term babies had dropped to 10.8 per cent from 12.5 per cent, she added.<\/p>\n
She indicated that, the quality of services provided by the hospital\u2019s pediatric centre, had caught the eye of people across the country and beyond.<\/p>\n
Dr. Dwomo-Fokuo spoke of plans to establish a neuro-development, research and pediatric surgery centres, and newborn centres of excellence.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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