Accra, Dec. 15, GNA – Stolle Maxmay Association, a non governmental organization based in Germany but registered in Ghana, on Monday donated hospital items worth 250 million cedis to the Ministry of Health. The items which included 15 electric beds, 15 mattresses, 12 wheel chairs, an oxygen machine, four toilet chairs and bath seats were sourced from health institutions in Germany.
Mr Maxwell Nkrumah, a Ghanaian based in Germany, who presented the items said following events in the nation he decided to solicit support in terms of medical equipment to complement efforts by the Government to improve the health status of the people.
He said some nursing mothers still laid on the floor with their new born babies due to inadequate beds and other materials and expressed the hope that the items would to some extent make nursing mothers enjoy the facility of sleeping on a bed after delivery.
Mr Nkrumah said there were many Ghanaians abroad, who were willing to send down such items but the difficulties they encountered in the clearance procedure normally put them off.
He said until the problem of inadequate facilities was solved his NGO would continue to solicit such support not only from Germany but also from other parts of Europe to support the efforts of the Government in dealing with the problem.
Dr Kweku Afriyie, Minister of Health, who received the items expressed his happiness at the gesture and urged the NGO to get a representative in Ghana, who would link up with the Ministry. He said anybody who would send items meant for donation to the country should contact the Ghana Missions to enable them to have easier clearance of their goods.
Source: GhanaWeb
