News:
April 8, 2014
Work has started on an abandoned Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound in the Salaga North Constituency for its completion to serve the people with quality healthcare.
The Member of Parliament for the area, Alhassan Mumuni, has provided about GHs42,000 for rehabilitation work on the facility due to serve Kpenshiegu and surrounding communities including Difisah, Chagbuni, Banvim, Komlayili, Tantuani, and Kpalguni.
The structure which was originally constructed by the East Gonja District Assembly about three years ago was abandoned because the contractor did not do due diligence on the project. This has compelled the MP to intervene to make sure residents in the catchment area are not deprived of the opportunity of accessing quality health delivery.
Mr Alhassan Mumuni, is confident the project will be fully completed this April to commence admitting patients.
In a related development, the Member of Parliament is to provide tri-cycles to serve as ambulance for the facility to improve transportation for the meantime while a more permanent solution is sort.
He however disclosed that he was in talks with the National Ambulance Service for the establishment of ambulance service station at Kpalbe to take care of referral and emergency cases on the Tamale-Salaga Highway.
Dominic Shirimori/Ghanadistricts.com