Help my wife save babies, mums - Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lauded the First Lady, his wife Rebecca Akufo-Addo for spearheading the raising of funds for the construction of a new mother and baby unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).

Mrs. Akufo-Addo on Sunday 28 May was in Kumasi where she held a fundraising ceremony for the project. The fundraiser follows an earlier event in Accra.

Mr. Akufo-Addo in a tweet asked Ghanaians to support the First Lady in her project. He wrote: “I am proud of what @rakufoaddo is doing to assist Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Let us all support her to #SaveAChildSaveAMother.”

I am proud of what @rakufoaddo is doing to assist Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Let us all support her to #SaveAChildSaveAMother

— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) May 28, 2017

The new KATH Mother and Baby Unit, when completed, is expected to reduce the mortality rate of mother and baby at the hospital by up to 60 per cent.