The residents of five cocoa growing communities in the Sunyani have appealed to the municipal assembly to operationalize the Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) Compound in the area.
The communities are; Adedaase, Domeabra, Subonpan, Agyamoakrom and Atuahenekrom and according to them, the facility situated at Atuahenekrom had been completed, but due to lack of water and electricity extensions, it was not functional.
[contextly_sidebar id=”advSUwZdKl7mNgNwETvXqGMk5xss13xS”]As a result, pregnant women were always carried on motorbikes and tricycles to travel about seven kilometres to Gyedu or 12 Kilometres to Antwikrom, the nearest health centres to access health services.
The people complained to the media about the poor road network in the area which worsened the health conditions of pregnant women and sick people.
Evelyn Ama Kumi Richardson, the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, was on a familiarisation visit to interact with the people in those communities in the Atuahenekrom Electoral Area to identify their immediate needs.
Nana Thomas Owusu, the Kurontihene of the Adedaase community, also appealed for primary school, potable drinking water and construction of the road in the area which remained the primary concerns of the people.
At Atuahenekrom, Mr Ebenezer Oteng, the Assemblyman for the area, said despite the challenges, the youth had also benefited from employment opportunities.
He said 22 people had been engaged for the mass cocoa spraying exercise, saying five under community protection personnel, 14 pollinators, three forest guards and ten under afforestation programme.
Mrs Richardson assured that the Assembly had noted their problems and the Assembly would accordingly and appropriately address them.
The MCE gave the assurance that the Assembly would do all things possible to ensure that the CHPS Compound in the area became functional as a matter of urgency.
Mrs Richardson advised the people to interact with their respective Assembly members regularly and initiate self-help development projects to attract the attention and support of the Assembly and Non-Governmental Organisations.
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Source: GNA