The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ghana has donated equipment worth USD $150,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for distribution to selected health facilities in Greater Accra, Ashanti, Volta and Northern regions.
Donated medical equipment includes CT monitors, autoclaves, phototherapy machines, digital sphygmomanometers, delivery beds, mobile dopplers, thermometers, baby monitors, newborn weight machines, resuscitation kits, saturation monitors, emergency/storage carts, continuous positive airway pressure machines, condensers oxygen and infant radiant warmers, aims to strengthen maternal healthcare services in these areas, aligning with the goal of achieving Universal Health Coverage.
During the handover ceremony, JICA’s Senior Representative in Ghana, Mr. Oda Ryotaro, said the donation was informed by customer feedback through the project’s care experience survey. He emphasized JICA’s commitment to re-equip health facilities to improve the quality of maternal and newborn services.
Dr. Marion Okoh-Owusu, Director of the Department of Family Health, expressed her gratitude for the donation, noting that it addresses a critical need in these health facilities. He also said that while the health facilities are equipped, periodic replacement of some equipment is necessary. Dr. Okoh-Owusu assured that the donated items would be effectively used for their intended purposes in the designated facilities.
This donation is part of the interventions in the framework of Quality Care for Maternal and Newborn Health with a focus on the 5S-KAIZEN-TQM Project. The five-year project, a collaboration between JICA and GHS, seeks to improve the capacity of health facilities in the target areas to provide optimal quality maternal and newborn care.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Ghana, as part of the Quality of Care for Maternal and Newborn Health Focused on 5S-KAIZEN-TQM Project, presented essential medical equipment worth USD 150,000 to the Service to help improve services of maternal health care in four regions in the country. Items donated include cardiotocography monitors, autoclaves, phototherapy machines, digital sphygmomanometers and delivery beds.
Other donated items include mobile dopplers, thermometers, baby monitors, newborn weight machines, resuscitation kits, saturation monitors, emergency/storage carts, continuous positive airway pressure machines, oxygen concentrators and infant radiant warmers. The equipment will be distributed to all levels of care in the Greater Accra, Northern, Volta and Ashanti Regions of Ghana.