Department of Children donate to children's' hospital

Accra, Oct. 18, GNA - The Department of Children under the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) on Thursday presented assorted foodstuff, toiletries and school bags valued over 15 million cedis to the Princess Marie Loiuse Children Hospital. The foodstuff included rice, sugar, maize, milk, cooking oil and biscuits.

Mr Daniel Dugan, Deputy Minister, MOWAC said the donation formed part of activities that marked the president's end of year party for children but due to funds the programme delayed. He said the ministry believed that the donation would help to solve the food and nutritional needs of the hospital as well as go a long way to benefit the less fortunate children who needed to be fed by the hospital.

Mr Dugan called on individuals and corporate bodies to donate to such hospitals to support health management in the country. Ms Stella Opare, Nutrition Officer of the hospital told the GNA that children from less privileged homes who visited or stayed in the hospital were given two square meals daily with other nutritional supplement.

She said the hospital was able to feed such patients especially those with HIV/AIDS free of charge through the internally generated funds and other sponsorships.

Dr Isaac Abban, Acting Head of the Hospital who received the food items lauded the contribution of the government in supporting the health needs of the Ghanaian child and prayed that the items would be used for the intended purposes.