Providing critical medical supplies to patients at no cost in hard-to-reach communities across Ghana is providing relief and improving the lives of thousands.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of Peace and Love Hospital, Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, the annual supplies programme brings comfort and improves the lives of the beneficiaries.
Over the years, the hospital, together with its partners, Direct Relief and other organizations, has been noted for supplying these essential medicines to patients and health facilities, especially given the high cost and limited access to some drugs.
Thousands of drugs are distributed to hospitals and clinics across the country, benefiting disadvantaged individuals who cannot afford to buy.
Dr Wiafe-Addai spoke to the media when the hospital donated boxes of drugs including surgical gloves to the Christian Health Association of Ghana for onward distribution to affiliated health facilities.
The package includes anti-diabetic, antihypertensive, and antibiotic medications among other drugs.
Dr Wiafe-Addai emphasizes the importance of preventing recipient institutions from selling donated drugs since this could undermine the partnership.
She highlights the hospital's commitment to providing free medical equipment in partnership with its partners.
Dr Wiafe-Addai spoke about the hospital's financial challenges and appealed for government assistance to ease the high import charges required annually to clear medical supplies at the ports.
Kwaku Frimpong, a member of the Christian Health Association of Ghana's Board of Trustees, expressed gratitude for the timely contribution, pointing out that many of their facilities were experiencing medical supply shortages.
He reiterated the crucial role of the donated drugs in healthcare delivery within the association's facilities, especially in communities that are marginalised.
Mr Frimpong noted the persistent challenges associated with insufficient healthcare equipment and drugs within the association's 350 health institutions, pleading for assistance from individuals and charity groups.
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