AGREDS HEALTH CENTRE AT NAKPANDURI GETS NEW NURSES' ACCOMMODATION
JULY 26, 2008
A Dutch NGO, World Servants Netherlands has handed over a four unit semi-detached nurses’ quarters to the Assemblies of God health centre at Nakpanduri in the Bunkprugu-Yunyoo district.
At a handing over ceremony in Nakpanduri last Saturday, the Community Infrastructure Development Coordinator of the Assemblies of God Relief and Development Services, AGREDS, Mr. Stephen Abarika said it had been the vision of World Servants Netherlands, WSN and AGREDS to contribute to quality health service delivery in Nakpanduri.
Mr. Abarika noted that out of 45 building projects that WSN undertook throughout the country in 21 communities over the past 17 years, Nakpanduri alone had enjoyed three including the nurses’ quarters all valued at GH c75000.
The coordinator said the infrastructural intervention over the years was targeted at increasing access to health care and utilization of health services to improve the well-being of the people of Nakpanduri. He observed that the newly constructed nurses’ quarters would go a long to enhance the ability of the health centre to recruit and retain more human resource.
Mr. Abarika used the occasion to advice students in health institutions to study diligently so as to be able to provide quality health services to the society after completion. He was also optimistic that stakeholders would implement health policies that would enhance service delivery especially in rural areas.
He disclosed that AGREDS in collaboration with WSN would put up a modern maternity block next year to cater for pregnant women in the district and asked the chiefs to readily release land for the project .
Handing over the building, the leader of WSN, Professor Arend Noordam expressed the hope that AGREDS would ensure the speedy completion and proper utilization of the building.
Professor Noordam who led the 39 member delegation, said WSN was a youth organization that undertook development projects around the world geared towards improving the conditions of life of beneficiary communities. The delegation provided materials and labour for the construction of the building.
The professor noted that during their two weeks stay, they had exchanged cultural values with the people of Nakpanduri and thanked the community for its hospitality.
He disclosed that WSN had undertaken similar projects at Saboba and Langbinsi in partnership with AGREDS and hoped the collaboration would continue so that quality health care would be extended to more communities.
The Bunkprugu-Yunyoo district director of health services, Hajia Adamu Yakubu in a speech called on the district assembly to provide incentives that would attract health workers to the area.
She also appealed to the assembly to sponsor technical health professionals such as laboratory technicians who live and work in the district since that category of staff were lacking in the district’s health facilities.
Also published on www.ghana.gov.gh
On 11/08/08
A Dutch NGO, World Servants Netherlands has handed over a four unit semi-detached nurses’ quarters to the Assemblies of God health centre at Nakpanduri in the Bunkprugu-Yunyoo district.
At a handing over ceremony in Nakpanduri last Saturday, the Community Infrastructure Development Coordinator of the Assemblies of God Relief and Development Services, AGREDS, Mr. Stephen Abarika said it had been the vision of World Servants Netherlands, WSN and AGREDS to contribute to quality health service delivery in Nakpanduri.
Mr. Abarika noted that out of 45 building projects that WSN undertook throughout the country in 21 communities over the past 17 years, Nakpanduri alone had enjoyed three including the nurses’ quarters all valued at GH c75000.
The coordinator said the infrastructural intervention over the years was targeted at increasing access to health care and utilization of health services to improve the well-being of the people of Nakpanduri. He observed that the newly constructed nurses’ quarters would go a long to enhance the ability of the health centre to recruit and retain more human resource.
Mr. Abarika used the occasion to advice students in health institutions to study diligently so as to be able to provide quality health services to the society after completion. He was also optimistic that stakeholders would implement health policies that would enhance service delivery especially in rural areas.
He disclosed that AGREDS in collaboration with WSN would put up a modern maternity block next year to cater for pregnant women in the district and asked the chiefs to readily release land for the project .
Handing over the building, the leader of WSN, Professor Arend Noordam expressed the hope that AGREDS would ensure the speedy completion and proper utilization of the building.
Professor Noordam who led the 39 member delegation, said WSN was a youth organization that undertook development projects around the world geared towards improving the conditions of life of beneficiary communities. The delegation provided materials and labour for the construction of the building.
The professor noted that during their two weeks stay, they had exchanged cultural values with the people of Nakpanduri and thanked the community for its hospitality.
He disclosed that WSN had undertaken similar projects at Saboba and Langbinsi in partnership with AGREDS and hoped the collaboration would continue so that quality health care would be extended to more communities.
The Bunkprugu-Yunyoo district director of health services, Hajia Adamu Yakubu in a speech called on the district assembly to provide incentives that would attract health workers to the area.
She also appealed to the assembly to sponsor technical health professionals such as laboratory technicians who live and work in the district since that category of staff were lacking in the district’s health facilities.
Also published on www.ghana.gov.gh
On 11/08/08
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