CITIZENS from Oyoko-Ashanti resident in the United States of America (USA) and Europe are constructing a maternity block for the community to enhance healthcare delivery.
The project, estimated at GH¢35,000, will facilitate reproductive and child healthcare (RHC) at the Oyoko Clinic.
Residents from the community told Daily Graphic that consulting and clinical duties at the RHC had come to a halt, compelling patients from the community to travel long distances to seek medical care elsewhere.
Briefing Daily Graphic at Oyoko on the construction of the maternity block, the spokespersons, Messrs Amoako Agyemang and Kofi Asamoah Omono, who are based in the US and Amsterdam respectively, said the project was being undertaken to facilitate quality healthcare delivery.
They expressed concern about the problems pregnant women and children in the community went through when they travelled to seek medical attention.
The two men gave the assurance that the project would be completed on schedule to ease such problems.
Mr Asamoah Omono, however, appealed to residents in the community to support the project with communal labour to ensure its early completion.
The Akwamuhene of Oyoko, Nana Amoako Amankwaa, who is also the project co-ordinator, emphasised the commitment of the people to complete the project on schedule.
He stated that the early completion of the project would not only enhance quality healthcare delivery, but would also make it possible for the residents to engage in productive ventures to open more avenues for the development of the community.
The Chief of the town, Nana Owusu Kwadwo II, commended the financiers of the project for their initiative and urged the residents to also support the development initiatives of the community in diverse ways.
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