Speaker of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on Wednesday September 28, 2022, and on behalf of his sons and daughters presented a fully equipped ambulance to the Wa Regional Hospital. The ambulance was funded by citizens of Upper West Region.
Though the speaker gave out the elephant side contribution, he saluted all citizens who lauded the initiative and supported it. He encouraged them to continue with the efforts to achieve a rapid development for the region that has for a long time been considered as one of the poorest regions in Ghana.
Presenting the ambulance, Speaker Bagbin said the donation was a demonstration of the power and impact of commitment and community involvement in improving living conditions, and in achieving what was once thought of as a distant possibility….
“Today’s event is a manifestation of what we can do as individuals and as members of the community to improve upon our livelihoods,” he added.
He said the provision of this ambulance goes to augment the existing health delivery systems within the community. Whilst the ambulance alone cannot meet all the pre-hospital healthcare needs of the community, it responds to a very critical need.
“We must ensure that measures are implemented to integrate the ambulance services into the community healthcare processes…I also recommend to managers of the ambulance service to ensure the judicious use of the ambulance,” he noted.
The Speaker suggested some measures that could be useful in the maintenance of the ambulances at their disposal, among which he proposed that there should be a policy or guidelines for the use of the ambulance, adequate training of personnel to operate the ambulance, maintenance and management of ambulance as well as ensuring quality standards and improvement.
“Fortunately, there exists several known state and private institutions to provide the hospital with the needed guidance, the National Ambulance Service, the Wa Teaching Hospital, and the private ambulance services are about a few of these institutions that, with good collaboration, could offer significant benefits for managing the ambulance.
“With time, I am very optimistic that many more of these will come our way to help fix the health delivery deficits in the region,” he stated.
By Simon Agianab || Accra Times