Kwahu East: The Hunger Project (THP), through its Holistic Opportunities for Positive Engagement in Maternal and Child Health (HOPE-MCH) project, has made a significant contribution to the Ankoma Epicentre health facility and local schools by providing a motorcycle and essential hygiene kits. This initiative aims to bolster hygiene practices and improve maternal and child health outcomes within the community.
According to Ghana News Agency, the hygiene kits, which include handwashing stations, gallons of liquid soap, and packets of tissue paper, were officially handed over to the beneficiaries during a ceremony at the Ankoma Epicenter in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region. Mr. Solomon Amoakwa, the Project Officer of Ankoma Epicenter, highlighted that the equipment would enhance basic health care delivery, improve the safe use of water, and promote effective handwashing.
The HOPE-MCH project is a one-year program funded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, aiming to improve access t
o and utilization of maternal and newborn services for children under three years of age, as well as for their mothers and pregnant women in Ghana. The beneficiary schools of this initiative were Ankoma D/A Basic School, Ankoma Presbyterian Basic School, Nteso D/A Basic School, Nteso Anglican Primary and Junior High School, and Abisu number one D/A Basic School.
Mr. Ebenezer Addi Akuffo, the Kwahu East District School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinator, acknowledged that the items would promote hygiene among students and protect them from diseases such as cholera and other airborne and waterborne illnesses. Mr. Mutala Mohammed Abilena, the Kwahu East District Health Director, expressed his gratitude to the donors for their timely intervention, which he noted would significantly impact the community’s health initiatives.
He explained that midwives at the Community-Based Health Planning and Services compound would use the motorcycle to reach surrounding communities, providing essential antenatal ca
re to expectant mothers. Additionally, community health nurses would use the motorcycle for child welfare clinic activities, including immunization efforts in hard-to-reach neighboring areas.
The Hunger Project is dedicated to building self-reliance at the grassroots level, working with women as key change agents, and forming effective partnerships with local governments to create a lasting impact.
