Nana Prah Agyensaim I, Paramount Chief of Assin-Kushia in the Central Region, has donated a 20-bed tent ward to the Maternal and Child Health Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.

It is meant to provide some respite and ease the severe congestion at the Unit.

Nana Agyensaim said he was touched by the emotionally disturbing story told on radio by a woman who had gone to the place to be delivered of a baby.

He said after listening to the woman’s narrative, collaborated by the Head of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Professor Archer Turpin, he took the decision to step in to help make things a bit better.

He had earlier made similar donation to the University of Cape Coast Hospital, and pledged assistance to other health facilities.

Prof Turpin said the tent could not have come at a better and opportune time given the immense pressure on the Unit.

He noted that congestion was the major challenge undermining the efforts of the health professionals at providing quality health care to women and their new born babies.

Prof Turpin appealed to all well-meaning Ghanaians to add their voice to the call on the government to find the money to complete the Maternal and Child Health Centre Project, started over 40 years ago, to reduce congestion at the Unit.

He gave the assurance that they would take proper care of the tent.