The MP for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has formally damaged floor on a cutting-edge Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Beongo within the Upper East Region.

The challenge, valued at GHS 700,000, is the results of a novel approach partnership secured through the MP.

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) supplied an important GHS 500,000 grant as a part of its company social accountability (CSR) mandate, whilst the rest GHS 200,000 used to be drawn from the MP’s percentage of the District Assemblies Common Fund.

The challenge has been passed over to the contractor, M/S Nayi-Kuu, marking the fulfilment of a key marketing campaign pledge made through Mr. Adongo all through the high-stakes 2024 normal elections.

Answering the Call of Women and Children

Speaking on the challenge website over the weekend, Mr. Adongo—who additionally serves because the Chairperson of Parliament’s Finance Committee—published that the ability used to be born out of an immediate plea from the ladies of the Beongo group.

During the 2024 electioneering duration, citizens highlighted the loss of fundamental well being infrastructure, in particular for neonatal care.

“This project is in response to a direct request from this community during the 2024 electioneering campaign. When we arrived here, the majority of the people who came to listen to us were women, and they told us their biggest concern was the absence of a facility to weigh their children,” Mr Adongo famous.

What started as a “makeshift baby-weighing shed” supplied in December 2024 has now developed right into a complete clinical hub.

The MP emphasized that transient fixes have been not enough for the rising suburb.

“Having considered the location of the community and the kind of services they require, we realised they needed something more comprehensive than just a weighing centre. That is why this facility is not only for weighing babies but also for family planning, reproductive health services, antenatal care and first aid,” he added.

Strategic Resource Mobilization

The involvement of GPHA in a challenge loads of miles from the Atlantic coast used to be hailed through the MP as a masterstroke in “nationwide considering”.

“We are very grateful to GPHA. We don’t have a sea here, but they have seen the need to extend their corporate social responsibility to benefit a community far away from the coast. That is a good example of a national institution thinking beyond geography,” Mr. Adongo remarked.

This challenge is a part of a broader “Constituency Development Strategy” designed through Mr Adongo to seem past the central govt’s funds.

He disclosed that he’s actively relationship different statutory our bodies, together with the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), the Mineral Development Fund (MDF), and Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) for long run interventions.

Already, the National Investment Bank (NIB) has subsidized the drilling of 3 boreholes throughout the constituency to relieve water shortage.

Combating Maternal Mortality

In a area the place get right of entry to to high quality healthcare is regularly hampered through distance, the brand new CHPS compound is anticipated to be a lifesaver.

The facility will function a supply room, a normal ward, a consulting room, a storeroom, and on-site nurses’ quarters to make sure 24-hour carrier.

“Safe delivery does not start at the point of delivery. It starts with antenatal care and all the preparatory services that ensure the safety of the mother. This facility is meant to provide that support,” Adongo stressed out, highlighting the crucial position of early intervention in lowering maternal mortality.

Community and Official Endorsement

The Bolgatanga Municipal Chief Executive, Roland Atanga Ayoo, who joined the MP for the workout, counseled the initiative for bringing healthcare “to the doorsteps” of the folks.

Residents expressed palpable reduction on the direction.

Alenyorike Priscilla, an area mom, recounted the exhausting trips ladies in the past confronted.

“When this CHPS compound is finished, the difficulties women go through to access healthcare will be a thing of the past,” she stated.

Timeline and Implementation

The contractor, Joseph Nayi-Kuu Gandaa, has been given a strict three-month window to finish the ability.

Mr. Adongo steered the native early life to take hold of the transient employment possibilities created through the development and known as on group leaders to behave as “casual supervisors” to make sure the best quality of labor.

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