First Lady supports Midwifery School

Nana Lordina Mahama, First Lady, has called on queen-mothers to take keen interest in the girl-child education and health issues of women.

A statement from the Presidency said the issues would help maintain gender parity and bring improvement in the health delivery system in the country.

The First Lady was speaking in Dormaa when she commissioned a newly-constructed hostel for students of the Dormaa Presbyterian Midwifery Training School at Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo Region.

The new hostel was named after the First Lady in recognition of her facilitation role in getting the hostel built for the school, after she realized that the students of the midwifery school were in dire need of accommodation.

The First Lady implored the students to take care of the hostel facility in order to prolong its life span.

Mrs Mahama donated boxes of medical supplies to the school, to aid in the training of the students, and also promised to offer support for other essential logistics needed by the school.

The First Lady said to demonstrate her commitment to the welfare of women and children, her Foundation has entrusted itself to creating awareness and raising funds, to address health challenges in women such as breast and cervical cancer.

She said the Foundation has also awarded scholarships to female students to support their education, and urged queen-mothers to take a cue from that.

The Principal of the Midwifery Training School, Mrs Hilda Commey, was grateful for the support of the First Lady in building the hostel.

She said the new hostel would help admit more students, and promised to train about one thousand more midwives in the next five years.

The West Bono Presby Chairman, Mr Fei Hyiamang, cautioned the students to desist from practising occultism.

A citation was presented to the First Lady for her continuous assistance to the school.