An abandoned grinding mill structure at Kabanpe in the West
Gonja District has been converted into a health centre. Residents of the
farming community have for the past 11 years been receiving health care
services there. With over 600 population, Kabanpe which is a farming community
is 14 miles away from Damongo Township on the Sawla road. The community is next
to Laribanga where the mysterious mosque not far from the Mole Game Reserve is
located. There is only one nurse in charge of the converted corn where
residents of Kabanpe visit for health care. Sampana Pascal, is the nurse who operates
in a small cubicle inside the corn mill building where he as well keeps his
tools and attends to patients. He described the newly built Kabanpe clinic as
an ancillary facility to the main Damongo-Fufulso-Sawla road project funded by
the African Development Bank (ADB). Ali Kassim Bakari said government would
make quality health care delivery accessible to all in the district. Nursing
Officer in charge of Mole sub district, Alhassan Mohammed said residents have
being relieved of traveling to Damongo Township for medical services. He
anticipated that the facility will encourage health personnel to accept
postings to the community. Like Oliver twist, Mohammed pleaded with government
to provide incentive packages for health personnel working in remote
communities. Head teacher of Kabanpe Junior High School, Fredrick Gima Iddrisu
commended government for alleviating their plight. The abandoned grinding mill
which is now being used as a clinic was built by a non-governmental
organization called Opportunities and Industrial Centre (OIC) in Kabanpe in
2003.
Source: Citifmonline.com
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