The absence of incubators at the Effiduase Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region has been cited as the cause of the deaths of three premature infants.
The emergency clinic, which fills in as reference community for four locale to be specific; The life-saving device has been out of service for several years in Sekyere-Kumawu, Sekyere Afram Plains, Sekyere South, and Juaben.
The management of the hospital believes that this prevents the provision of high-quality healthcare. The hospital records at least 100 deliveries each month, including preterm babies.
“Three of the 23 preterm infants born at the facility between May and June 2024 died. This sad episode might have been forestalled assuming there was a hatchery in the medical clinic", Sekyere East Area Overseer of Wellbeing, Dr Equity Ofori uncovered.
The facility lacked even a firefly machine to treat newborns with jaundice up until recently.
Nonetheless, after a few requests a donor gave one to the emergency clinic.
Kokrokoo Charities Foundation has given Effiduase Government Hospital an incubator in response to the facility's need for one to improve child healthcare.
Pioneer behind the Establishment, Kwame Sefa Kayi said the social intercession is to assist with further developing youngster medical services.
"We are making a small contribution to ensuring that our nation provides high-quality healthcare delivery." This is our 60th incubator, and in order to reach our goal of 100, we need to hand out 40 more, he stated.
The board of the emergency clinic is confident the hatchery will improve quality medical care conveyance in the office.
"Having this incubator makes us happy. It will go quite far to save a great deal of pre-term infants," Dr Ofori said.
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