Miracle Family launches projects

Accra (Greater Accra), 31st May 99 -

The Miracle Family Christian Centre on Sunday launched a 500 million-cedi projects as its contributions towards providing basic infrastructure for communities.

The projects dubbed ''Miracle Family Christian Centre (MIFACC) projects, include a hospital, vocational school, orphanage and missions support.

The project sites are located in Madina, Adenta and Achiaman near Ofankor all in the Ga North Constituency.

The Reverend Bernard Mensah Adams, General Overseer of the Church, said considering the economic hardships, it came to realisation that government alone cannot provide for all ''our basic needs'', hence the decision to help.

He said he had this vision so many years ago when he was a petty trader and thank God that he has made his dream come true.

Rev. Adams said the church already had hospital equipment worth 80 million cedis from the AGAPE International, an American non-governmental organisation (NGO).

The projects, he said would be funded by contributions from members, organisations and NGOs.

Mr Emmanuel N. Mensah, Director, Institutional Care Division of the Ministry of Health, said 40 per cent of health delivery services in the country are provided by the Christian churches and commended MIFACC for joining in that direction.

He advised project co-ordinators to work closely with the district health director to discuss the type of service they want to offer to avoid duplication.

Mr Mensah said the MOH is not interested in competing with the missions that is why they advised that missions should establish health services at places where there are no public health centres.

He pledged the Ministry's support for the project, saying, '' we are mandated to deliver health services in the country and, therefore, welcome anybody who wants to help in that direction''.

The projects are scheduled for completion in 2010.

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