The Founder/CEO of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), Raphael Godlove Ahenu Junior, has made a passionate appeal to donor agencies, corporate institutions, government and philanthropists to support its ?Where There Is No Doctor Project? to help bring affordable quality health care services to millions of Ghanaian especially pregnant and lactating mothers and children less than five years in deprived communities across the country.
GLOMEF, a human rights and anti-corruption media advocacy organization working to improve the livelihood of rural communities in Ghana and across Africa has slated 31st?of this month for the launch of a three-year national project to help scale-up Ghana?s effort in achieving the MDGs 4 and 5.
The project dubbed ?Where There Is No Doctor? is expected to achieve a reduction in maternal mortality, newborn mortality and morbidity, dehydration and malnutrition cases deprived areas of Ghana.
The project is also expected to introduce antenatal and post-natal care and immunization services to rural communities who do not have access to health care centres.
GLOMEF has devised seven broad strategies targeted at achieving the goal of reducing maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity in Ghana and among them is the Mobile Van Clinic.??Under the Mobile Van Clinic, there would be a monthly visit to such communities to provide antenatal and post-natal care and other health care services to rural folk.
Mr. Ahenu Junior made the appeal when he was speaking at a community Meeting with Chiefs and People of Bogyampa, a cocoa farming community in the Asutifi North District in the Brong-Ahafo region to plan to raise funds for building of a community health centre.
?Mr. Ahenu Junior noted the project will help bring affordable and quality health services for women and children in under-served communities. This, he said will makes it easier for lower-income and poorer communities to use these services.
This, according to him, will helps women of childbearing age maintain better health and helps to increase survival rates for children under five in Ghana. It would further improve the ability of Ghana?s health system to meet the needs of poor mothers and children.
The CEO called on World Bank, DANIDA, UNDP and other International Agencies and corporate organizations to support the foundation with Vehicles for Mobile Van Clinic, mobiles for volunteers and community based nurses to call when there is an emergency and Computers for data keeping and tracking.
According to him, a project proposal has been sent to World Bank Ghana Office, UNDP Ghana Office, DANIDA and Ghana Government as well as other donor agencies for financial support to ensure successful execution of the project.
The project will help to improve health, hygiene, and nutrition practices in local communities through health education programs within the communities and by working closely with local organizations and community leaders.
Mr. Ahenu said??No woman should die while giving life??and ?No child should die before his/her 5th?birthday??and government must aggressively tackle health care infrastructure, service??delivery and other factors that militate against a decent health service to Ghanaian.
