ISOLATION FACILITY, WASH BLOCK HANDED OVER AT PAGA BORDER 16th June, 2023
A newly constructed isolation health facility and an adjunct Water, Sanitation and Hygiene [WASH] block have been handed over to the Port Health Authorities of the Ghana Health Service at the Paga Border in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region. Both facilities were funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency [JICA], through the instrumentality of the International Organization for Migration [IOM]. The Isolation Facility The isolation facility is a prefabricated structure furnished with modern health equipment including blood pressure monitors, non-contact thermometre guns, a defibrillator, sample-taking apparatus, tablets and laptops as well as a dedicated standby ambulance. The WASH facility however, is a block building fitted with a mechanized tri-tank water supply system, modern water closets and hand wash points as well as a janitor’s changing room. It is refreshing to note that, both structures are disability-friendly and are also solar-powered imply...