Buma (Northern Region) 3rd June 99 -

Buma, a farming community in the 'overseas' area of the East Gonja district now has a clinic, a reward for the peoples' self-help initiative which attracted a 35 million-cedi assistance from the US embassy in Ghana.

The clinic, which serves more than 10 other communities, will save the villagers, who are separated from the rest of the district by the Volta Lake, the ordeal of ferrying patients to Salaga, the district capital for treatment.

The project which was collaborated by the American Peace Corps, the Volta River Authority and the District Assembly was made possible largely through a self-help project with assistance for the US embassy.

Mr Jerry Draman Jackson, the District Chief Executive, who commissioned the clinic said the district assembly has made provision for another clinic at Abrumasi, this year and asked the people to take good care of the clinic.

Mr Jonathan Whedy, Northern Regional co-ordinator of Peace Corps, who represented the American Embassy, pledged more support to the area, especially, in the provision of schools and afforestation projects.

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