[ 2014-12-22 ]

Runaway-parents collapsing Children's Hospital
The increasing number of parents who refuse to pay
for their children’s bills at the Princess Marie
Louise Hospital [Children's Hospital] in Accra is
now posing a serious financial risk to the
facility.

It is becoming a daily ritual where parents
abscond with their kids when they feel that the
children are getting better, hospital
administrator Madam Francisca Sefakor Kumahor has
revealed.

It is quite disturbing, she indicated, that even
though the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
is admissible there, such parents would not take
advantage of it.

According to Madam Francisca Kumahor, the location
of the hospital has exposed it to slum dwellers
who are the worst offenders of reneging in
settling bills.

Madam Kumahor disclosed to Adom News that even
though the hospital has what they called the
‘Needy Fund’ that takes care of such
situation; they are unable to cater for most of
the cases as a result of inadequate funds.

“Most of our clients are head porters and drug
peddlers, they come here seriously ill but without
money,” she confirmed.

She has therefore appealed to stakeholders and
philanthropists to come to the hospital’s aid in
catering for the poor and vulnerable children who
visit the facility.

The Administrator announced this when the St
Joseph the Worker Anglican Church at Kaneshie
presented some items worth GHC7,000.00 to the
hospital as part of activities marking the 70th
Anniversary of the Church.

The items included medical equipment, toiletries,
food, a table top fridge, bed sheets, and
Christmas souvenirs.

The Head Pastor of the St Joseph the Worker
Anglican Church Rev. Canon Major Nii Addy Laryea
said the presentation was a part of the Church’s
social responsibility. He also thanked God for
seeing the church through the past 70 years.

He appealed to individuals and the corporate world
to stretch their arms to the needy and vulnerable
in society because it is God a given
responsibility for mankind to give generously,
especially to the poor

Source - Joy News

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