He said the project should no longer be delayed and that everything should be done to complete it.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu said this in a speech read for him at the inauguration of a US$10 million state-of-the-art Maternal and Babies Unit (MBU) complex built for the referral hospital.

The world-class facility comes with a maternity, neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit, nine birthing beds, three operating theaters and 130 baby cots.

[contextly_sidebar id=”QoO39TsNV0mbGEPNxCcfdijIiJZ2clPM”]Added to these are 15 incubators, two infant ventilators, 11 pediatric beds, filtered fresh air and independent post-delivery and post-operatory.

The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, was instrumental in raising funds for the construction of the project.

She led the effort following a documentary by the Multimedia Group, putting the spotlight on avoidable deaths of mothers and their babies at the referral facility caused by combined factors of congestion and limited equipment.

The documentary stirred the emotion and conscience of the nation.

The project, completed in a record time of five months, has been designated by the World Bank as a “green building” due to the quality, sustainable materials and building techniques used.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu expressed concern that KATH, the nation’s second largest referral facility, providing care for patients not only the Northern sector of the country but other neighboring countries had not seen any major expansion since its establishment in 1955.

The net result has been severe congestion, something unhelpful to quality health care delivery.

The Asantehene commended the First Lady for the leadership she provided and also said thank you to all other individuals and corporate Ghana for the facility.

Mr. Simon Osei Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, underscored the need for a strict maintenance regime to keep the place and equipment in good condition at all times.

Dr. Oheneba Owusu Danso, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), said they were grateful to Mrs. Akufo-Addo and Multimedia Group for the project, adding that, it had come to ease pressure at the MBU.

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Source: GNA

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The 40-bed maternity block would comprise of a 20-bed first stage ward, and another 20-bed lying in ward with one theatre. It would also have a 7-bed monitoring and recovery ward, nurses’ station and changing rooms, sluice rooms, pantry and store, two consultation rooms, two doctors’ office and restrooms, nurses’ office and nurses’ restroom.

The facility will further have a kitchen and eatery, washrooms and reception.

This comes in the wake of challenges pregnant women face with regards to space at the hospital when they go for treatment.

The Tema General Hospital, which is the third highest in terms of deliveries in the country, lacks enough space to accommodate pregnant women each time they visit the facility for care.

The Executive Director of Scancom Ghana Limited, Mrs. Cynthia Lumor, announced this when she paid a working visit to the site to see the progress of work

She announced that the project which started around November 2016, is scheduled to be ready by September this year.

The Medical Superintendent of the Tema General Hospital, Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Edusei, who took the team round the site, expressed the hospital’s appreciation for the construction of such a facility as it would go a long way to ease the pressure at the wards.
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By: Elvis Washington/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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