HO central market supports cardio center project of Ho Teaching Hospital -

A donation of Ghc2,000 has been made to the Cardiothoracic Center at the Ho Teaching Hospital by the Ho Central market members.

The Ho Central Market Queen, Madam Rejoice Novixoxo said they have identified the importance of the cardiovascular centre. “We the market women are prone to heart disease because we mostly sit at one place, that is why we want to contribute towards the project so we can one day benefit from it”, she said while urging personnels in the facility to continue the good work for the people of Ho and its environs. The Queen appealed to doctors to pay attention to women from the market and give them good treatment anytime they visit the facility.

The center after completion will serve as center for the diagnosis, management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in the facility and will also aid as a training center for students

of the premier public university, UHAS, in the regional capital; this will also cease the issue of frequent transfer of patients to Korle-Bu and will further lure others from the Oti and Eastern regions to seek medical attention for heart related issues.

Dr. Benney Owusu the Managing Director of the Ho Teaching Hospital Cardiothoracic Center, said the center has helped in reducing mortalities since most of the conditions can now be dealt with in the facility. “Most of the conditions that would have had complications are no more. We can stabilize hypertension, we are able to stabilize hospital admissions in those who come with heart failure and all other conditions that would have increased the mortality rate in this part of the region”, he noted.

He, however, listed the lack of space and machinery for further investigations and surgeries as limitations at the centre, hereby, compelling patients who may need such services to travel to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for healthcare. He said the facility since has opened cardio clinic for patients to attend on Fridays but with the increasing number of attendees, management has set aside Tuesdays and Fridays for the Cardio Clinic.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ho Teaching Hospital Dr. John Tampuri appreciated the Ho Central Market for their prompt reactions to the “Save a heart, Save a life” Campaign and has promised the donation will be channelled to the appropriate course. He stated that there are plans of establishing a donor fund to support patients who may not have the financial strength to pay their medical bills. “We may have this machines but if someone is sick and does not have money to pay bills, it will be useless so we will still call for your support”.

He also suggested that the the Central Market (Traders Association) should set plan of donating some specific amount of their own towards the donor fund to cover their members during times of need.

The project which was started in June 2019 has a targeted amount of $3.2m and expected to become the second Cardiothoracic center in the country aside the Korle-Bu center on the campaign “Save a Heart, Save a Life”

SOURCE: www.ignewss.com

HO central market supports cardio center project of Ho Teaching Hospital

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