Catholic hospital gets ?80m equipment

Apam (Central Region) 17 Feb. '99 -

The Roman Catholic Hospital at Apam has taken delivery of a quantity of equipment valued about 80 million cedis donated by 'Commune de Nogara Verona', an NGO based in Italy. The items include an incubator, beds, cots, couches, lockers, stretchers, sterilizers, and mattresses. Mr Stephen Kennedy Cobbinah, a citizen of the town resident in Italy handed over the items to the medical officer in charge of the hospital, Dr Frederick Vormawor at Apam. Dr Vormawor reiterated the hospital's commitment to render quality and valuable services to the community at moderate cost. He however stressed that this could only be achieved if the hospital is well equipped, and called on other citizens to emulate the Italian NGO and the Gomoa-Apam citizens resident in Italy. The Medical Officer said the hospital's needs include a defence wall, a kitchen, more rooms for in-patients and washing machines, and called on the well-to-do citizens in the area to come to its aid. Nana Afrimu the tenth, Apaahene, expressed gratitude to the donors and appealed to Gomoa citizens, resident both at home and elsewhere in the country to contribute positively to help improve living conditions in their various towns and communities. Mr Cobbinah assured the hospital's authorities that the town's citizens resident in Italy would continue to assist the hospital to render quality service. GRi.../