Every party comes into power to help solve the problems confronting the people and alleviate their plight. The NPP is undoubtedly the best party that has helped solve major challenges in Ghana. From health care financing to educational security to food and national security, the NPP tops them all. Our two presidents contributed significantly and have left or would leave a legacy that will be attributed to them until eternity. Kuffour’s health insurance and, for me, the free maternal healthcare and Nana Addo’s Free SHS are legacies that children unborn will come to talk about.
In the wake of looking for a successor to Nana Addo, there are more things being looked at in the personalities that have shown up for consideration.
I presuppose this in the question.
WHAT UNIQUE THING(S) CAN WE SAY ABOUT THE ASPIRANTS IN TERMS OF PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT SHOULD WE TAKE OUT THAT OF KUFFOUR AND NANA ADDO RECORDS?
While I acknowledge that all aspirants have done something to support the party and, by extension, the COUNTRY, I believe there is one man whose own RECORDS outweigh those of his fellow aspirants. KENNEDY OHENE AGYAPONG is the man.
Today, I limit my writing to his PERSONAL RECORDS IN HEALTH.
Introduction.
Kennedy Ohene Agyapong is the only man in Ghana who can campaign with his personal achievements, even if we take those of Kuffour and Nana Addo out.
1. Health: support for Free Medical care
I would like all readers to ask when Ken started giving or paying for the medical care of people in his constituency and beyond. I can say he started Health insurance before it’s inception.
He started free maternal health care way back in 2001. (My own sister enjoyed that benevolence at St. Francis Hospital in 2002 when she delivered my niece and was told a certain man had paid for the medical bills of all new-born mother’s at the hospital.) That niece of mine is now a Graduate of UPSA.
Hon. Ken is the only politician who has committed his personal cash of 6 million dollars to build an 80-bed cardiology and dialysis center at the 37 military hospital. This facility, at 70% completion, when completed would augment the healthcare delivery system by supporting the national Cardio Center at KBTH.
Hon. Ken is the only politician who has committed cash and other resources to send medical doctors for training as cardiologists in India. These doctors are trainers of trainers who will in turn come and train more doctors to increase the treatment of cardio-related issues
Hon. Ken is the only politician who has provided support to hospitals not within his region, let alone his constituency. Ranging from hospital beds, mattresses, generators, etc.
In 2014, during Dumso, when doctors had to use phone lights to treat patients at Tamale Teaching Hospital, he provided a 1000 KVP Generator for the hospital. Does Ken come from the North?
He visited Komfo Anokye teaching hospital and saw how cancer patients were lying on the bare floor because the treatment machine had broken down and the repairer was not willing to do it since the hospital owed him. In THAT INSTANCE, WITHOUT MAKING A PLEDGE TO BE DELIVERED LATER, HE SIGNED a cheque of 145,000 dollars to be used for the repair. And immediately the repairer accepted to do it without waiting for the cheque to clear because he said, KEN IS TRUTHFUL AND SINCERE, SO IF ITS KEN’S CHEQUE, I DON’T NEED THE CHEQUE TO CLEAR BEFORE. It shows his natural benevolence and EMPATHETIC NATURE coupled with the TRUST PEOPLE HAVE IN HIM AS A MAN OF HIS WORDS.
Again I ask,
Is ken from Ashanti region?
Hon. Ken has deposited money for the repair of the machine and this time rather, patients are referred from Korle-bu to the oncology department of KATH.
The supply of medical equipment and materials to big hospitals such as KBTH and KATH is a bare news at the disposal of all and sundry.
As for the support to government in terms of supply of 1 million dollars worth of PPE and others during Covid-19 is only a tip on the iceberg.
Hon. Ken has provided much more buildings to be used as CHPS compounds/Health facilities both in his constituency and that of others than any other Aspirant seeking for Presidency ever in the history of Ghana.
There are more to get talked about but for the sake of time and space we shall continue later
Education will follow soon.
MUNKU AKU BAREKE
Asante SAANA!
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