AMA settles medical bills for anoretal anomali patients

Accra, Dec 11, GNA - The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on Friday presented two cheques for GHc 1,700 to the Pediatric Surgery Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, paving way for a surgical operation to be conducted on two children suffering from anoretal anomali condition. The children; Esther Mensah and Charles Abeka both one and a half years old, were born without a normal anus so they pass faeces through a hole bored on the intestine and appears on the side of the stomach. Making the presentation at the Hospital in Accra, Mr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, Mayor of AMA said the assembly was touched by the plight of the children and decided to put a smile on their faces by improving their health conditions.

Mr. Vanderpuije said the AMA cared and was sensitive to the well-being of children adding that their health, education, the environment and the entire development was the assembly's priority.

'More importantly, as we approach the Christmas festivities, we as a people must express our love and care for one another not only in words but with action' he added and appealed to the business community, religious bodies and individuals to do more to help the poor in society. He commended the staff of the Hospital for their service to the community and assured them that government was aware of the conditions at the hospital and working to improve the situation.

Mr. Vanderpuije said the AMA in the 'New Accra for a better Ghana'' was committed to improving health services and education for children as well as upgrade the communities and create jobs for the youth.

Dr. Appeadu Mensah, Acting Head of the Unit, who received the cheques on behalf of the parents, thanked the AMA for the gesture. Meanwhile, Mr. Vanderpuije as part of the ongoing general clean-up exercise in the metropolis, toured some sub-metros including the Ashedu Keteke and Ablekuma Central as well as Town and Country Planning Department and Metro Works Department to assist in the tidying-up activities. He called on residents, corporate bodies and churches to patronize the exercise by cleaning their immediate environs.