President Mills commends Anfoega citizenry

The Anfoega Catholic Hospital was established in 1959 as the first Roman Catholic Mission Health facility in the then Keta Diocese now Ho Diocese.  

Through the efforts of the late paramount Chief of the Anfoega Traditional Area, Togbe Tepre Hodo and the early Catholic Missionaries, the hospital began in private home in Akukone, the traditional capital.   

From this humble beginning the hospital has grown n into a 105 bed capacity, one with a catchments areas of one thousand 600 square kilometers.  

It has a staff strength of 110 of which 60 are paid by government and rest 50 percent from the hospital's internally generated revenue.  

The Hospital however still faces a lot challenges despite the success it chalked up.  

These include, finance, inadequate accommodation for staff as well as the right equipment in the face of technological advancement in the medical field.

President Atta-Mills commended the chiefs and people of Anfoega for their self-help spirit which culminated  in the  building  of the hospital and also provide a Secondary School,  a Market, a Post Office, a Local Council and Community  Centre.  

He urged the current generation to emulate the achievement of their predecessors.  

President Mills also commended the Catholic Church for  its role in completing the efforts of government in the socio-economic  development   and health facilities.

On the National Health Insurance Scheme, The president acknowledge the challenges health facilities face in the recovery of their service fees and said Ministry of health are working to streamline its operation to make it more efficient and effective.  

The Catholic Bishop of Ho Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Lodonu  urged the people consider the hospital as their own and give it the necessary support. He expressed gratitude to the local and foreign donors for their support to the hospital.  

The Volta Regional Minister, Joseph Amenorwode noted the important role of mission hospitals in health-care in the region.

He said out of the 20 hospitals in the region 10 are for the missions, with the Roman Catholic Church the owning eight of them.

Mr. Amenorwode assured Ghanaians that the NDC Manifesto on health will be achieved through government's pragmatic plans and programmes.