The items, which included one wheelchair, two bedside screens, one medication trolley, three drip stands, four penguin suction devices, and 10 plastic chairs, were presented during a brief ceremony at the major referral facility in the area.

Presenting the items on behalf of Ms Paulina Bayiwasi, President of the Union, Mr Vincent Apuri, Secretary of the Union, said the group, made up of Kassena-Nankana citizens living in Tamale and worshipping at the OLA Catholic Church (Parish), was founded to support one another and extend help to individuals and institutions in need.

He noted that charity work was a key pillar of the group’s activities, adding that this year’s outreach was deliberately targeted at supporting a health facility in critical need to boost delivery.

“This year, we decided among ourselves that our charity work should be done in a hospital, specifically the Children’s Ward and then our attention turned to the War Memorial Hospital in Navrongo,” he explained.

Mr Apuri said although the gesture might seem modest, it reflected the group’s commitment to improving healthcare services for children, saying, “we know it is not much, but at least this is what we have to support you in the care delivery to the facility”.

Receiving the items on behalf of the management of the War Memorial Hospital, Mr Zakaria Yakubu, Administrator of the hospital, expressed gratitude to the group, describing the donation as significant and timely and would boost child health.

“It is not little as you said, it is massive. If everybody, every group, can do this, we would be able to enhance the quality of care we provide,” he said.

He commended the donors for remembering their roots, adding, “it’s always good to remember home, because home will always be home.”

Mr Yakubu emphasised the importance of targeting child and maternal health in improving overall healthcare outcomes and called for collective efforts to support the sector.

“If you want to make any impact significantly in healthcare delivery, wherever you are, target the health of children, because they are future leaders, and target the health of women, who ultimately carry these children,” he noted.

He also acknowledged the constraints on public institutions due to limited government resources and lauded organisations that step in to help.

Mr Yakubu assured the group that the equipment would be used judiciously and maintained to

benefit more patients.

“We will maintain them so that a lot more people can benefit from this kind gesture,” he said.