General News of Wednesday, 24 October 2018Source: Office of the Second LadySecond Lady Samira donates medical equipment to Greater Accra Regional HospitalSecond Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia donates to Greater Accra Regional Hospital at RidgeThe Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP), founded by the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia in partnership with the Turkish Coordination And Cooperation Agency (TiKA), Turkish Embassy in Accra, have donated Neurosurgery equipment and supplies worth over GHc 200,000 to the neurosurgery unit of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital at Ridge in Accra. The items donated to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital include Basic Caspar Anterior Cervical Set, Lumbar Microdiscectomy, Retactor For Microlumbar Discectomy, Basic Craniotomy Set and Laminectomy in a total of 240 pieces. Speaking to the press after the donation, the Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia said most of the Neuron patients are victims of motorbikes accident, therefore she advised Ghanaians to put on their helmets when riding their motorbikes. The wife of Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, acknowledged the contribution of the Greater Accra Regional hospital towards delivery of health care in the country. The hospital authorities, in turn, expressed appreciation to the second lady and the people of Turkey for their timely intervention.

Source: GhanaWeb October 24, 2018 19:41 UTC