Children's Foundation Donates To Health Ministry

Tema Harvest Africa Children's Foundation, a United States-based non-governmental organisation, today presented a number of items worth 250,000 dollars to the Ministry of Health at the Central Medical Stores in Tema. The items include beverages, skin cleansing lotions, tooth brushes, medical books on children and health education kits. Mr John T. Richardson, Director of the foundation, expressed the hope that it would help improve the quality of life of children, especially those in the rural areas. Mr Samuel Nuamah-Donkor, Deputy Minister of Health, who received the items, thanked the foundation and said the donation was a sign of the long-standing relationship between Ghana and the United States. Mr Nuamah-Donkor urged donors not to give the ministry items which are about to expire. He said henceforth, the ministry will only accept items which are important to the country adding that the ministry will make available to the embassies specifications of items she needs. During the inspection of the stores, Mr Nuamah-Donkor instructed that leaking roofing sheets should be replaced and that all non-drug items, such as hand gloves and surgical knives which have expired, should be disposed of. Gri