{"id":254928,"date":"2016-10-05T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=254928"},"modified":"2016-10-05T07:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T07:00:31","slug":"walewale-mp-donates-ambulance-to-district-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/walewale-mp-donates-ambulance-to-district-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Walewale MP donates ambulance to district hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Member of Parliament for Walewale constituency in the Northern Region, Dr. Sagre Bambagi has donated a brand new ambulance vehicle to the Walewale district hospital.<\/p>\n
The vehicle valued Ghc90,000 cedis was in response to a request from the district health directorate for assistance.<\/p>\n
The West Mamprusi district Director of Health Services, Dr. Abdulai Abukari at the official handing over ceremony commended the Walewale MP for his kind gesture.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Abdulai Abukari revealed that a similar ambulance donated to the hospital in 2003 by Alhassan Dawuda is weak.<\/p>\n He said the district needed additional ambulance to respond to critical referrals to the Tamale Teaching and Bolgatanga regional hospitals.<\/p>\n He gave the assurance that the ambulance would be put to good use and also ensure regular maintenance.<\/p>\n He however called for enough logistics to enable management of the Walewale district hospital improve their efficiency.<\/p>\n Dr. Abdulai Abukari praised the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s vice Presidential nominee, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia for fixing the hospital’s water crisis by constructing a mechanized borehole at the premises.<\/p>\n He equally commended a businessman from the area called Alhaji Abuba alias Nasona for constructing a new 50 bed capacity Children’s Ward for the district hospital.<\/p>\n