Tigo donates ambulance to Afife community

Ghana, Telecom Operator, has donated an ambulance to the Afife Community Health Centre in the Volta Region, to help save lives of mothers and babies in critical conditions.

The state-owned facility, which was established more than 20 years ago, has seen very little renovation and expansion works over the years.

It employs 10 health workers and serves the entire population of over 14,000.

At a durbar of chiefs and community elders, including staff from the Ghana Health Service, the Head of Corporate Communications at Tigo Ghana, Gifty Bingley, said the donation formed part of its corporate social responsibility project dubbed ‘Community Champions,’ when various communities identified their critical needs and asked for Tigo’s support.

She explained that the company was obliged to respond to the centre’s need, because it was a major primary healthcare provider for most people in Afife.

“It was heart wrenching to hear the stories on how pregnant women in labour were forced to walk, or sit on motor bikes. We hope the ambulance will help reduce maternal and infant mortality, as pregnant women in need of urgent medical attention can be picked up from home and transported to the Health Centre or other medical facilities within the region,” she added.

Juliet Anaglo, Medical officer in-charge, and Physician Assistant at the Afife Community Health Centre, commended Tigo for the support.“For this year, we have recorded six maternal mortality cases in the community and some women were bleeding to death, so we referred them to the nearest health facility. The ambulance will therefore have a huge impact on combating maternal mortality,” she said.