Natives of Boabeng, a community in the Nkoranza North District of Bono East Region who domicile in Europe, America and Australia on Friday presented medical equipment worth Ghc 760, 000 to the Boabeng community based, health planning and services (CHPS) compound at Boabeng.

According to Ama Akowuah who mooted the idea said the items were procured through the contributions from the members of the Boabeng Nkosor Group based in abroad to support the health facility to improve on the health needs of the people.

The items include delivery bed, four bed, B/P apparatus, patient waiting chairs, weighing scales, wheel chair, 10 bed sheets drip stand, fridge, funs, Troy, among others.

She explained that the group often meet to discuss deveopmental challenges of the community and appealed to Boabeng natives elsewhere to also contribute their quota to help develop the Boabeng community in general.

The chief of the Boabeng town, Nana Owusu Damoa lll who received the medical equipment on behalf of the people and presented to the health facility expressed his appreciation to the natives for their support and called on others to emulate the example.

According to the chief, government alone cannot satisfy everybody and that the contributions from individuals and groups would go long way to help address developmental challenges of the country.

He however appealed to the Ghana Health Service to upgrade the clinic to a health centre with more facilities to meet the health needs of the community.

The chief also urged the health staff of the facility to take care of the equipment to ensure its longevity.

The Nkoranza North District Mental Health Officer, Stephen Awuti who received the items thanked the group for the donation indicating it would help greatly for the health delivery in the community.

He appealed for a placenta pit, washrooms explaining the Boabeng CHPS compound lack those facility, affecting effective health delivery in the area

From DANIEL DZIRASAH