Mfantseman-Saltpond Development Alliance undertakes water project for Saltpond Municipal Hospital
The Mfantseman-Saltpond Development Alliance (MSDA), a community-led development group, has cut the sod for the construction of a sustainable water project for the Saltpond Municipal Hospital to resolve persistent water challenges at the health facility.
Perennial water shortage has been the bane of the ancient hospital for ages, affecting the delivery of quality health care, sanitation, and attendance.
As the referral centre for the Mfantseman Municipality serving more than 125,000 residents, the Hospital is sometimes forced to refer patients to other facilities.
Relatives of inpatients are sometimes compelled to carry water to the hospital owing to the severity of the water situation.
But patients and staff of the Hospital can now have a sigh of relief because the solar-power...