The Minister for the Ahafo Region, Charity Gardiner, has called on the Ghana Chamber of Mines to appeal to Newmont Gold Ghana to provide a medical store for the region to boost healthcare services.
She made the call at Goaso during a courtesy visit by executives of the Ghana Chamber of Mines and Newmont Ahafo South Mines.
She explained that the absence of a medical store in the region to supply drugs to health facilities is worrying and needs urgent attention.
According to Madam Gardiner, health workers are often forced to travel to Sunyani to collect medicines from the regional medical store, a situation she said should not continue.
In addition, the Minister urged the Ghana Chamber of Mines to engage Newmont Gold Ghana to help complete one of the two Agenda 111 projects located at Kenyasi and Kukuom to serve as the regional hospital, while the region awaits the government’s intervention to construct a full regional hospital.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, said government and stakeholders in the region must work closely with mining companies such as Newmont to strengthen development in their operational areas.
He noted that the Chamber is currently advocating for mining companies to support the creation of industries linked to their imports and operations to help address unemployment and promote local development.
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