KATH Receives Two Life-Saving Incubators and Monetary Support from Frimpong-Manso Institute

The president of the Frimpong-Manso Institute (FMI), Rev. Paul Prof. Frimpong-Manso, has donated two incubators and a cash of Twenty-thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc20,000.00) to the Mother Baby Unit (MBU) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as part of his adoption of the unit. This was in addition to funding the painting of the block housing the MBU, Paediatric Intensive Care and the Maternity units of the hospital.

The presentation, which coincided with his birthday, was expected to improve the equipment stock and the procurement of critically needed medical consumables needed for the specialized care of pre-term and critically ill newborn babies at the hospital.

In an address, Rev. Prof. Frimpong-Manso, who is a former General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, stated that the donation formed part of the institute’s humanitarian initiative dubbed “Mission of Hope,” which represented a 10-year commitment to support and renovate the Children’s Ward of the hospital.

He recounted that he was born at KATH as a pre-term baby himself and it was by the grace of God and the quality of care he received at the hospital which helped him to survive and grow to contribute to the development of the country.

“In fact I spent so much time at this hospital as a pre-term baby that I was called Yaw Gee and it is in acknowledgement of this that I am prepared to serve as the Ambassador of the Mother and Baby Unit so as to advocate for more support and resources to improve this facility,” he submitted.

The Chief Executive, Dr. (Med.) Paa Kwesi Baidoo, expressed his profound appreciation for the generous support, describing it as a timely intervention that will significantly strengthen specialized neonatal care at the hospital.

“KATH continues to receive a high number of neonatal referrals from across the middle and northern belts of the country, making such support crucial in improving survival outcomes for newborns who require specialized care”, he noted.