Seven babies freed by Royal House Chapel Youth Choir

Accra, May 29,GNA-The Youth Choir of the Royal House Chapel International in Accra, has paid an amount of GH¢1,850 to discharge seven babies whose mothers could not afford drugs and medical bills after deliver= y at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The charity forms part of measures to afford such mothers the opportunity to re-unite with their babies after they have been denied custody of their flesh and blood. Vice-President of the Youth Ministry, Mr.Albert Ayittey Nii Tettey, wh= o made the cash presentation on behalf of the choir to the hospital, said the gesture formed part their initiative dubbed: "Save the Baby Project", which started a year ago after a clean-up exercise at the hospital where 15 of such babies were discharged. Mr.Tettey expressed profound gratitude to individual members of the choir for their contributions which paved the way for the babies to reunite with their mothers. Receiving the amount on behalf of the hospital, the Principal Nursing Officer at the Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital, Mrs.Albert= a Gyepi-Garbrah, thanked the youth choir for the noble gesture and appealed t= o them to continue to lend the required support to such unfortunate babies. She said most of such babies hold the key to the future of the nation and advised mothers to take care of them in spite of the difficulties they go through. Mrs. Gyepi-Garbrah revealed that between January and May this year,17 babies have not detained by the hospital due to the inability of their mothers to settle a bill of between GH¢ 100 and GH¢ 150 after delivery.