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  The esteemed Member of Parliament and the NDC 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Constituency Hon Dr Sebastian Ngmenenso Sandaare cut sod for the construction of a Community-Based Health Planning and Services facility (CHPS) compound at Dagubaa in the Bussie paramountcy.  The CHPS compound is a basic structure consisting of accommodation of CHOs and a service delivery point. The new edifice when completed will help deliver efficient health care services to the over 300 people living in Dagubaa. The Law-maker recognizing the importance of health to the good people of Dagubaa and the stress they go through in travelling over 3kilometers to Bussie to access health care, said we must prioritize our health needs by constructing health facilities close to our people to cater for the health needs in the community. He reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing the health delivery within the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District/Constituency. He said he is collaborating cl...

Patron of VAMS (left) handing over the items to the hospital's medical sup (right) A youth development group by name, Volunteers For Anthony Mwinkaara Sumah (VAMS) on September 14th 2023 has donated essential supplies to support the health care delivery in the hospital.  VAMS happens to be a testament to the power of compassion and community involvement, a group of dedicated volunteers. Through their generous donations, the group aimed to provide much-needed consumables for the hospital as a way to ultimately contribute to improved healthcare outcomes for people of the district and beyond.  The collective effort led by this group resulted in substantial donations that will go a long way in supporting the Nadowli District Hospital's vital work. The donated items include: 1. Liquid Soap (20 gallons) to help provide a crucial supply of liquid soap for hand hygiene and promoting infection control practices. 2. Meth Spirit (3 gallons): Ensuring proper sterilization and disinfection...

  GRNMA Donating cheque to a member The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) through its district branch in the Nadowli/Kaleo area has donated an amount of Six Thousand Ghana cedis to a member as fire disaster support. The member, Mr. Nicholas Papunaa unfortunately had his room razed down by fire on the 18th January 2023 while he was on duty in the hospital.  At the presentation of the cheque to the member, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Opoku-Amposah expressed gratitude to the President of the Association and the entire leadership of GRNMA for the very sound welfare policies they have in place for their members. He noted specifically the Guest Houses built across the country and the associated welfare component for the benefit of members and commended the leadership for their foresight. The DDNS of the hospital Madam Josephine A. Opoku on her side also appreciated the work of the district Executives whose hard work has brought th...

The Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency, Hon. Anthony Mwinekaara Sumah on Monday 16th January 2023 donates seven ultramodern beds comprising of five detention beds and two delivery beds to Chaan CHPS and Kaleo Immaculata Health Center.  Speaking at the handing over grounds, the Member of Parliament who was accompanied by the Nadowli-Kaleo NDC Constituency Chairman and other party executives, commended the administrations of the facilities for taking steps by calling for his intervention on the limitation of beds in the facilities which hinders quality health service delivery. He added that, the donation is a fulfillment of his commitment to provide beds for the two health facilities in order to ensure quality health service delivery. He however admits that, he has not been able to meet all their demands as they requested in their proposals but he is to attend to them step by step because "we need to start from somewhere", he says The lawmaker concluded by urg...

  On November 7th, 2022 at the St. Joseph Hospital Jirapa, Greater Works Restoration Foundation put smiles in the faces of the poor in the Jirapa municipality. Greater works restoration foundation is a foundation for reconstructive surgeries in Ghana based in Kumasi and has been in exitance for about seven years. For the past seven years, greater work restoration foundation has been doing free surgery for the poor and vulnerable through out the country. The Non Profitable Organization is into so many services. They come to the aid of children's born with all kinds of deformities, deformities through accident, burns, cleft lip, cleft palate breast reconstruction and many more. Through the effort of Dr Jeff, who happened to work at the Jirapa Municipal Hospital and now a student under Dr Paa Ekow Hoyte - Williams, President of  Greater Works Restoration Foundation, Jirapa Municipal had the opportunity to enjoy the Free reconstructive surgery delivery from Dr Paa Ekow Hoyte - Wil...

On May 11, 2022 HeFRA (Health Facilities Regulatory Agency) went to the polls(this time around electronically, one can say e-polls) to elect its executives after the three year tenure of the old executives expired.  Brief history of HeFRA.  HeFRA ( Health Facilities Regulatory Agency were set by the Health Institutions and Facilities Act 2011(Act 829) . This organization/agency were set up to license facilities for the provision of public and private health care services. Per the Act that established HeFRa, [Act 829, Section 4(d)], HeFRA  "regulates and monitors activities of a practice to determine the adequacy and standard of health care provided". After few weeks of vigorous, peaceful campaign, the final day of the election came, a convivial and congenial atmosphere were provided for delegates across the country in the sixteen (16) regions to elect their new leaders to stir the affairs of HeFRA. Thankfully, the elections went on seamlessly and lo and behold, the new ex...

  The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has donated a cash amount of Sixty Five Thousand Ghana Cedis to three of their members to enable them go through their respective treatments. The three people have been sick and require huge amount of money for treatment. The presentations were made on behalf of the president of the Association, Madam Perpetual Ofori- Ampofo at different locations (Nadowli, Techiman and Kumasi) by the Regional and District Executives of the Association. The Chairman for the Nadowli Kaleo District of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Gracious Y Gyaburo, made a press releasing announcing the intervention. Below is the statement. *GRNMA SUPPORTS THREE MEMBERS IN THE NADOWLI KALEO/DISTRICT -UPPER WEST REGION ONCE AGAIN* The Ghana Registered Nurse and Midwives Association *(GRNMA)* has supported three of its members in the Nadowli/Kaleo District with an amount of *Sixty Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC 65,000.00)*. This is aside pr...

Yesterday, the 11th of January, 2022, the Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa constituency, Hon Sebastian Sandaare visited the site for the construction of agenda 111 district hospital located at Issa. He described his visit as part of his monitoring and fellow up roles to keep the government through the minister of health, commit to the project. Speaking to the media, he expressed his worry that the contractor has since not being on site even though the minister of health in his answer to a question he filed, did promise that the project was starting in earnest. He called on government to give special attention to the people of Daffiama, Bussie, Issa, explaining that it is a district without a district hospital, affecting health delivery. Background. The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo Addo in 2019, promised to build 88 hospitals (agenda) within a year as an urgent response to covid-19.  After government had failed to deliver the projects within the promised timelines, ...

  The Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa, Hon Sebastian Sandaare has handed over a number of boreholes to some communities in the constituency. The gesture, is the continuation of his "water for all" project that aims at providing portable drinking water to all in the Daffiama, Bussie, Issa Constituency. On the 10th of January, the people of Kanato, a farming community benefited from the project as the MP handed over a completed newly installed borehole to them. The people of Daffiama-Saaparee and Tuori Nuleekabon also had their shares respectively. Yesterday, 11th January, 2022, the people of Issa Tigni also had their share handed over to them. So far, about forty of such boreholes have been handed over to constituents since the beginning of the project in 2018.  Again, a number of old broken down boreholes in several communities are also being fixed to increase accessibility to portable water.

  It took the timely intervention of the Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa Hon Dr Sebastian Sandaare to save a pregnant woman who was in a critical condition and this is how it happened. The MP went to Challa in the morning of Firday, 7th January, 2022 to meet a women group on their invitation. After meeting the group, he had a call to immediately come to the facility. On getting there, he was informed about a pregnant woman whose condition has become critical at the point of delivery.  In his smock, he quickly assessed, set line for some infusion and recommended immediate referral to the nearest hospital.  He further requested the midwife to call the ambulance. Sadly however, the ambulance service personnel lamented complete lack of fuel to render service to the woman.  The Ambulance Service personnel further requested that the husband of the expectant mother sends money via Momo to buy fuel at Issa to enable them come and pick the woman.  Havin...

The Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa, Hon Sebastian Sandaare yesterday, 4th January, 2022 donated five HP laptops to the Daffiama, Bussie, Issa Health Directorate to improve data collection and E-health. This was made after the Directorate had made the request to enable them strengthen data collection and storage especially to facilitate the operations of the National Health Insurance Scheme.  Delivering the laptops to the staff, the Member of Parliament, thanked workers for their hard work and commitment and said the donation was to meet the request of the directorate. He stated that, the health delivery service has gone technological and requires  computers and as such, he was happy to meet the request of the Directorate.  He promised he will continue to give his little support to them, to enable them provided the needed services to the people.  The Legislator who is also a medical doctor by profession added that he will continue to collaborate with ...

  The member of parliament for the Dafffiama-Bussie-Issa constituency, Hon Dr Sebastian Sandaare has entreated his constituents and the general public to get vaccinated against the deadly covid-19 and continue to observe all the protocols. The law maker made this appeal when addressing the general assembly meeting of the Dafffiama-Bussie-Issa District national students union held on the 29th December, 2021. The medical doctor cum law maker said he has taken his jab some months ago and since has not seen any side effects of the covid-19 vaccines. "If it is that you will die or become importent, it will definitely happens, so the vaccines is safe and has no side effects", Hon Dr Sandaare added. He however entreated all to continue observing the protocols such as wearing the nose mask, social distancing, regular uses of hand sanitizer and many other measures been elaborated by the Ghana Health service. Filed by Isaac Langu

Predictably,  public reactions and counter reactions towards media reportage on the  alleged kidnapping story of the self acclaimed  pregnant Takoradi woman, Josephine Mensah have been chaotic in every passing day, making many observers  more worried and confused. As a concern citizen and Clinical Health Psychologist whose professional duty is to OBSERVE, PREDICT, and MODIFY deviant human behaviours, I wish to share my humble professional opinion on this endless controversial issue which currently gets everybody talking in a "direction less" fashion.  From where I sit, there are three things in the current ongoing debate that need to be determined namely PSEUDOCYESIS, MALINGERING or REALITY in terms of Josephine Mensah's pregnancy plus her kidnapping. Case closed !!! For the avoidance of doubt, I will like to be as simple as a "P1 teacher" in this lesser known difficult field of psychology so that at the end of my analysis, all and sundry would appreciate the is...

  The Hon. Assembly Member for Bussie East, Hon. Evans Naa Gandiibu has donated a Street lamp to Bussie Health Center. The Assembly Member Hon. Gandiibu Naah Evans donated a Street lamp to Bussie Health Center to improve the lighting situation at the premises of the facility.  This follows earlier donation of roofing sheets to renovate Tandaaba G K class room. A native of Bussie Nana Yiadom Boakye who is based in USA saw the  publication on social media and supported the project of lighting up the health center through Mr. Maaledoma Prosper .  Hon Prosper, Assembly Member for Bussie West also recently donated a Street lamp to the health center when the facility called on the assembly members for help at the time there was almost total darkness at the health center. As we speak, lighting at the health center is improved.  The health center however still cry for a washroom for patients who visit the health center. The Assembly Member has made clarion call on all n...

  The Member of Parliament for Daffiama, Bussie, Issa constituency, Hon Sebastian Sandaare has donated 100 bags of cement to support the construction of a maternity ward at the Jimpensi CHPS.  The community made the appeal to him during the campaign period to support them to have "extra space" as their maternity ward. The facility currently do not have enough space to be used for that purpose. The community there commenced taken the initiative the project and got to a stage before making the appeal to their Member of Parliament to help them complete it. The gesture from the MP therefore, is to assist the community to complete the project. Presenting the cement on behalf of the Member of Parliament, the constituency secretary for the National Democratic Congress in the Daffiama, Bussie, Issa, James Wor, commended the people for that bold initiative and assured them of the MP's commitment to supporting any initiative that will contribute to  improving primary health care in...