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Mr Henry Quist (left) an Executive Board Member of Operation Smile Ghana  presenting the items to Mr Iddrisu Tanko (right), Deputy Director , Administration, TTH
Mr Henry Quist (left) an Executive Board Member of Operation Smile Ghana presenting the items to Mr Iddrisu Tanko (right), Deputy Director , Administration, TTH

TTH appeals for ventilators to enhance patients care

The Director of Nursing at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Ms Evelyn Danikuu has made a passionate appeal to corporate bodies and individuals to support the hospital with ventilators to meet the demanding needs of patients.

She said currently the hospital has only two ventilators and that was making their work extremely difficult as all departments in the hospital depended on it.

Ms Danikuu made the appeal when Operation Smile Ghana, an international health organisation operating in Ghana donated a quantity of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and some medical items to the TTH last Wednesday, June 17, 2020, to support the facility in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The PPE include 10 safety googles, 20 surgical gowns, 24 surgical face masks, 110 face masks, 15 examination gloves and five patient monitor worth GH¢24, 580 were to support the hospital response against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ms Danikuu who expressed her appreciation for the items appealed to Operation Smile Ghana and well-meaning organisations to support hospital with more ventilators to enhance patients care at the facility.

The Deputy Director, Administration, TTH, Mr Iddrisu A. Tanko who received the items on behalf of the hospital, applauded Operation Smile Ghana for the gesture which has come at the right time.

According to him, the hospital has successfully carried out several surgical operations with the utmost support of Operation Smile Ghana.

That, he said the hospital welcome them and were opened to collaborate with them to deliver quality health services.

Donors

An Executive Board Member of Operation Smile Ghana, Mr Henry Quist said although their activities in Ghana has been impacted by COVID-19, however they deemed it necessary to support health facilities in their response against the virus.

He added that their decision to donate the items was not only to fight COVID-19 but to also support the hospital to improve the digital delivery system of the hospital.

He reiterated the organisation's quest to support health facilities to improve quality of surgical health delivery services.

That, he said was in line with their vision of ensuring that every child suffering from cleft lip or cleft palate gets exceptional surgical care.

"We believe that the support should go beyond the fight against COVID-19 to building hospital capacities, improving the digital service systems and building human resources to tackle surgical needs", Mr Quist said.

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