Use Yuletide to show love for children (20/12/08)

THE First Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor has called on Ghanaians to use the Yuletide festivities to show a sense of love towards children as well as the needy in society.
“Let the true spirit of Christmas reflect in the dedication to helping children and those in need as well as spreading the message of peace and understanding “, the first Lady stated.
Mrs Kufuor was speaking at the annual Christmas party for the children of the Princess Marie Louise Hospital (PMLH) in Accra.
She donated an opel 4X4 vehicle as a christmas present to the hospital to help improve the transportation system of the hospital.
She urged Ghanaians to be resolute in their commitment toward the upbringing of children in the coming year as most of these children would grow to be future leaders of the nation.
She asked parents to teach their children to “be obedient, hardworking and respectful at home, in school and anywhere they find yourselves”.A citation was presented on behalf of the hospital to the First lady for her continuous support to the hospital.
The Chairman of the Management Board of the hospital, Father Andrew Campbell urged parents to have quality time with their children to enable them have a fair knowledge of the activites their children were involved in when they were in school.
The Acting Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Eric Sifah in an interview with the Daily Graphic disclosed that the hospital will from next year set up a neonatal unit- which is an intensive care unit which caters for pre-mature babies and children below one month.
He was very grateful to the First Lady for her continuous support to the hospital, however, he said despite the numerous donations the hospital received they had no means of transportation to convey the children to the more experienced hospitals when there were cases beyond them.
The Acting Supt added that the hospital lacked equipment such as incubators for the intensive care unit, babies cots and nebulizers.
He appealed organisations and individuals to come the aid of the hospital as they were initiating measures to build a three storey paediatric surgical theatre by the beginning of next year.