The Medical Superintendent of the Kasoa Polyclinic, Dr. Awo Johnson, has sounded an urgent call for support as the facility struggles to operate without a dedicated children’s ward, forcing young patients to share space with adult female patients.

Dr. Johnson revealed that half of all admissions — five out of every ten patients — are children, yet the facility lacks a proper ward to accommodate them.

This, she said, compromises the quality of paediatric care and creates congestion that endangers both children and adults.

Speaking during a short ceremony to hand over an abandoned children’s ward project to the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly, Dr. Johnson described the situation as a “major setback for child healthcare delivery.”

She explained that construction of the ward was begun by a Non-Governmental Organisation but stalled midway, prompting the decision to transfer the project to the Assembly for completion.

“The facility urgently needs a dedicated children’s ward and a functional theatre to improve service delivery.

The congestion caused by mixing children with adults is unacceptable.”

She appealed to the municipal authorities and development partners to prioritise the completion of the ward and invest in critical infrastructure upgrades at the clinic.

Receiving the project on behalf of the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly, the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Seth Sabah Sewornoo-Banini, assured the public of the Assembly’s commitment to expanding healthcare access.

“Healthcare is vital in every community. We will ensure no one is deprived of better health services,” he said.

He noted that the Assembly has already embarked on several health-related improvement projects, including refurbishment works at the Kasoa Iron City Health Centre, construction of a maternity ward at the Opeikuma Health Centre, and upgrades to sanitation pick-up points across the municipality.