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The increasing number of parents who refuse to pay for their
children's bills at the Princess Marie Louise Hospital [Children's
Hospital] in Accra is now posing a serious financial risk to the
facility.
It is becoming a daily ritual where parents abscond with their kids
when they feel that the children are getting better, hospital
administrator Madam Francisca Sefakor Kumahor has revealed.
It is quite disturbing, she indicated, that even though the National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is admissible there, such parents would
not take advantage of it.
According to Madam Francisca Kumahor, the location of the hospital has
exposed it to slum dwellers who are the worst offenders of reneging in
settling bills.
Madam Kumahor disclosed to Adom News that even though the hospital has
what they called the 'Needy Fund' that takes care of such situation;
they are unable to cater for most of the cases as a result of
inadequate funds.
"Most of our clients are head porters and drug peddlers, they come
here seriously ill but without money," she confirmed.
She has therefore appealed to stakeholders and philanthropists to come
to the hospital's aid in catering for the poor and vulnerable children
who visit the facility.
The Administrator announced this when the St Joseph the Worker
Anglican Church at Kaneshie presented some items worth GHC7,000.00 to
the hospital as part of activities marking the 70thAnniversary of the
Church.
The items included medical equipment, toiletries, food, a table top
fridge, bed sheets, and Christmas souvenirs.
The Head Pastor of the St Joseph the Worker Anglican Church Rev. Canon
Major Nii Addy Laryea said the presentation was a part of the Church's
social responsibility. He also thanked God for seeing the church
through the past 70 years.
He appealed to individuals and the corporate world to stretch their
arms to the needy and vulnerable in society because it is God a given
responsibility for mankind to give generously, especially to the poor.
Credit: Myjoyonline.com
