The Member of Parliament for the Sissala West constituency, Mohammed Adams Sukparu has presented miscellaneous health equipment to both the Gwollu District Hospital and Fielmuo Health Centre.
The equipment presented to the Gwollu District Hospital included a blood bank refrigerator, packs of EDTA, Giemsa solution and some wheelchairs.
During a short ceremony to present some of the items to the Hospital Mohammed Adams Sukparu has said the presentation was in response to a report on the health equipment deficit confronting the health facilities as presented to him by the Health Directorate.
“I think sometime back it was reported to me that, of which most of us are also aware of regarding the numerous challenges facing the centre but admittedly, we cannot use a day and address all the challenges. But based on a report I received and a matter of priority I had to quickly mobilize funds to procure these items and I am here to respond to some of them”, he said.
The MP however lamented about the state of the Gwollu district hospital and says “this facility is not even fit to be called a polyclinic”.
He urged the government, Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs) and private individuals to support the centre to raise its status to befit a District Hospital.
Receiving the items, the Acting DDNS Alidu Fuo expressed his gratitude to the MP, but urged him to continue to support the health sector to address the challenges confronting it.
Mr. Fuo assured the MP of good maintenance culture to keep the items for longer use.
At the presentation of a delivery bed and 2 pushers to Fielmuo Health Centre, The MP assured the Chief of the area and staff of the facility of his continuous support to deliver quality health care to the people.
The Chief, Kuoro Kulo Danikung told Radford FM News that the gesture was a big relief to him and his people, and has expressed his gratitude to the MP.
Source: Radford FM
