In the bid to improve upon neonatal care in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service has been provided with a phototherapy equipment by the Hungarian government.
The equipment scheduled for the Upper East Region is to enhance neonatal jaundice treatment at the health facility.
In a significant gesture of medical partnership, the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Tamás Fehér, who presented the machine on behalf of its government to the Ghana Health Service noted that the machine has the potential to significantly reduce treatment time and improve survival outcomes for newborns with jaundice.
“The machine is to help babies suffering from jaundice. We’ve just been to Princess Mary-Louise Hospital, and I was told that seven out of ten newborns have symptoms of jaundice. So, it’s very important that you treat it timely and this machine is specially adapted for that purpose because it shortens the treatment period from one week to one to two days. So it’s very effective. It is very effective and it’s also the latest technology and this is the best that you can have on the market. And we hope that it will benefit the people of Ghana and all mothers.” He noted.
The Ag. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Prof. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, who received the equipment in a short ceremony at their headquarters, expressed profound gratitude for the timely support.
He assured that the machine, would be utilized effectively and maintained regularly to meet the health needs of newborns in the area.
Prof. Akoriyea further highlighted the importance of such partnerships in strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system and expressed optimism for continued collaboration between Ghana and Hungary.
‘‘If we are able to save one life, that child that we save can be the next president of the country, so every child counts and so we need to give opportunity for all of them to survive. So, we hope that this partnership is just the beginning, and we will get more of this in the health sector to see that our children live.
“We are in difficult moments as a nation and continent and there are so many things to do. The free primary healthcare and so if we have more philanthropist coming in, it will help. Government cannot do all this alone. Every support to be given to us will be accounted for.” He stated.
The partnership between the two governments dates years back and has resulted in the building of two hospital facilities in the country.
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