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A fully furnished Reproductive, Child Health (RCH) and Family Planning Unit has been inaugurated at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital to boost maternal and child healthcare delivery and help reduce infant and child mortality in the municipality.
The facility, constructed at a cost of GH¢2.4 million by Enterprise Group PLC and its subsidiaries, is expected to significantly improve health care outcomes by providing a modern, well-equipped space for critical services, including immunisation, family planning, nutrition, and growth monitoring.
The new unit comprises a weighing centre, consulting rooms, a cold room for vaccine storage, a storeroom, washroom facilities, a borehole to ensure a reliable water supply, and designated areas for registration, immunisation, health promotion and general administration.
Speaking at the inauguration of the facility on Tuesday, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Enterprise Group PLC, Mike Tyson, said the project reflected the company’s commitment to support healthcare delivery and improve the well-being of families.
He explained that although Ghana had made progress in maternal and child health, challenges such as overcrowded facilities, inadequate infrastructure and limited equipment continued to affect quality care.
“Today, we are not just opening a building, but a new chapter of care, dignity and hope for mothers and newborns in this community,” he said.
Mr Tyson explained that the decision to undertake the project in Sunyani was deliberate, aimed at extending impact to communities where the need was most pressing.
He added that the old maternity structure at the hospital had outlived its usefulness and was demolished and replaced with a modern facility designed to meet current healthcare standards.
“This investment forms part of our broader commitment to strengthen healthcare delivery in Ghana. Every mother deserves to give birth in safety and dignity, and every child deserves the best possible start to life,” he said.
The Sunyani Municipal Director of Health Services, Dr Richard Adinkrah-Kyeremeh, described the intervention as transformative, explaining that the hospital, which was nearly 100 years old, had seen little infrastructure development despite evolving healthcare demands.
He explained that the directorate initially sought minor renovations but was surprised when Enterprise Group undertook a complete reconstruction after assessing the poor state of the old building.
“We never imagined we would get a new structure. The foundation of the old building could not support renovation, so it had to be pulled down entirely,” he said.
Dr Adinkrah-Kyeremeh added that the facility was completed within four months and fully equipped to provide comprehensive services, including immunisation, health promotion and nutrition care.
He said the project aligned with government’s free primary healthcare policy and would complement efforts to improve access to quality health care at the community level.
Dr Adinkrah-Kyeremeh, however, urged health workers to adopt a renewed attitude towards service delivery to match the standard of the new facility, while stressing the importance of proper maintenance.
“It will be unacceptable to return in a few years and find this facility in a deplorable state.
We are committed to maintain it to serve future generations,” he said.
For her part, the Head of Group Communications and Synergy at Enterprise Group, Phyllis Woode-Nartey, said the project formed part of the company’s corporate social investment initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), mainly good health and well-being, quality education and reduced inequalities.
She emphasised that the intervention went beyond infrastructure, as it focused on safeguarding lives, supporting families and contributing to long-term community development.
