Mpohor District Health Directorate Organises Durbar At Adum Banso


Adum Banso is one the functional health centers out of the 3 health centers in the district providing healthcare to the people, with other communities found under the Adum Banso district such as K3/K9, Obrayebona ,Dominase ,Ampeasem all operating as CHPS compound with Bopp operating as a private health facility with a medical superintendent, all providing healthcare delivery to the people in the sub district.
The people of Adum Banso are mainly farmers and traders .Adum Banso located approximately 39 kilometers from Takoradi.The District Health Directorate in Mpohor District occasionally organize durbars/stakeholder engagement meeting to brief the public-on-public health issues and also to dialogue with community members on various issues pertaining to health and also allow the community members as well ask any question or deliberate on issues affecting them with regards to health in the district and their communities.

Much importance should be attached to such meetings since it’s through such meetings and dialogue that most of public health issues and interventions are made known to the general public, discussions geared towards improving the health status of people in the district is also discussed. Opinions of people are sort on various issues as well as the health of people in the district is concerned is sort through open forums or questions and answers
A speech was delivered by the District Director Of Health Services for Mpohor,Ms. Wilhemina Tiwaa Duah.Duah. DDHS speech dwelled greatly on the health sector objectives in which the same objectives is to be achieved in district and Adum Banso respectively,She aslo talked about how the healthcare system in the country works for the benefit of everyone in various districts to the regional level, explaining the major function and level of care to access from the Community Health Preventive services(CHPS) to Health Centers ,Poly Clinics ,District Hospitals ,Regional hospitals and other level of care to the people and dignitaries present for proper understanding of how the health care system work She advised the people present to visit and make use of the health center, since there health facility is there to serve the people of Adum Banso

DDHS,Wilhemina Tiwaa Duah took turns in educating the people present about the importance of healthcare linking with all facilities in various regions and district in which various health post and health facilities is present and in this process a healthcare worker can be moved to another health facility to operate or work for some time when the need arises, Such movement may sometimes be linked to shortage of staff in a facility ,or a particular staff with a particular specialty in an area of healthcare delivery to assist another facility in the same district for successful healthcare delivery and intervention.
DDHS furthermore, advised the whole invited guest to observe strong personal and environmental hygiene practices as one of the important ways of disease prevention and also advised the general public present at the occasion to vaccinate against Covid- 19 disease. Ongoing at the durbar grounds was also a static Covid -19 vaccination standpoint for people who are eligible for their vaccine to get their jabs and free health screening at the health facility as well was ongoing. The floor was opened for all community members to share their views, opinions, and perceptions and to ask various questions at the durbar grounds, Most of the questions asked dwelled on the development of the health center and a major renovation of the health facility into one of the best in the district and in western region. The community were made to know to that ,the next phase of the health center was to further develop it ,improved renovation more healthcare equipment’s for aid in delivery of healthcare in the district.

Nana kweku Bompeh ,Gyantoahene of Adum Banso traditional area, advised his people to be aware that, various meetings has been held and it’s still ongoing geared towards a better renovation and construction of extra buildings for the health facility to accommodate more people who visit the facility as well modernizing the facility to be a better healthcare facility. He further advised his people to more keen in patronizing and making use of the facility ,since the facility available is to serve the people of Adum Banso and its environs and also respect the healthcare workers at the facility since they are there to serve to save lives .