Rotary Club Ussher Hospital Donation: Phototherapy Machine for Skin Co

The Rotary Club of Accra Airport Enclave has donated a phototherapy machine to Ussher Hospital to support the treatment of newborns with jaundice. The machine, which was handed over to the hospital, will directly impact the quality of care provided to the clients and the community served.

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The phototherapy machine was donated as part of the Rotary Club's efforts to support communities through projects that respond to identified needs and create lasting impact. According to Joyce Abankwa, President of the Rotary Club of Accra Airport Enclave for the 2026/2027 year, the donation reflects Rotary's commitment to supporting communities.

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"We are an organisation that is known by all to help the communities around us, and we are just one of the 71 clubs in Ghana, District 9104," Joyce Abankwa said. "What prompted this was when medical officials prompted us about babies sometimes dying in this hospital because of the machine."

Supporting Maternal and Child Healthcare Services

The equipment will support Ussher Hospital's maternal and child healthcare services, according to the Medical Superintendent, Dr Philomina Bonsu. Dr Bonsu expressed appreciation to the Rotary Club for the intervention, saying it will directly impact the quality of care provided to the clients and the community served.

"We, as management and staff of Ussher Hospital, are ever ready to receive any form of donation which directly impacts on the service and also on the quality of life we are giving to the clients and the community in which we serve," Dr Bonsu said. "So, if anybody wants to donate, they can just reach out to us, and then we are able to collaborate with them in that regard."

Continued Support Critical to Addressing Other Needs

The hospital says continued support will be critical to addressing other needs and strengthening healthcare delivery at the facility. Joyce Abankwa noted that the club is open to supporting other priority needs of Ussher Hospital and wants management to identify areas where further assistance may be required.

"The hospitals should indeed look forward, and I believe in the two-way affair," Joyce Abankwa said. "We were told of the need for this machine, and we came. They've told us the centre they are putting together, but we as individuals don't really know what is needed in there. We would expect the hospital officials to come in and tell us their needs and then we can support."

Source: JOY