Management and Staff of the Tema General Hospital can now heave a sigh of relief following the commissioning of a water treatment facility at the hospital’s premises by the The Royal Bank Foundation.
Lack of potable water at the hospital has been the paramount challenge the hospital had been facing for some years now.
The hospital for some time has had most of its medical equipment broken down due to the use of saline water from boreholes.
It is in this regard that the Royal Bank Foundation has provided a water treatment facility for the hospital at the cost of GHc 61,400.
The water treatment facility has the ability to treat 1,000 gallons of water in an hour and it is expected to solve the water problems of the hospital.
At a ceremony to commission the facility Thursday, Chairman of the Foundation, Reverend Faustell Cofie charged the management to maintain the facility so it can serve its purpose.
He explained that the TRB Foundation initially received a request for a borehole, but after a visit by TRB Foundation, it was realized that the hospital’s boreholes were producing salty water. “So the team decided to provide a water treatment plant that can treat the water for safe drinking,” he added.
Reverend Faustell Cofie explained that the money spent on the water treatment facility could have dug about five boreholes but they felt the need to go the extra mile to get the facility for the hospital. In this regard, he urged management of the hospital to take good care of the facility and continually ensure that it is in good shape.
The Medical Director in charge of the Tema General Hospital, Dr. Kwabena Opoku Adusei expressed his outmost gratitude to the Royal Bank Foundation for providing the water treatment facility.
He explained that the hospital on a monthly basis spends about GHc 12,000 to buy water and that the new facility will save them some money as well as provide them with safe drinking water .
He assured the TRB team of the hospital’s commitment to keep the facility in good shape so as to solve their long standing water problem.
Source: GhanaWeb
