Bonya community gains healthcare access with new facility
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People in Bonya, a farming community in Ghana, now have a new CHPS Compound to provide local healthcare after years of travelling to Techiman for medical attention.
Residents previously faced difficulties accessing care, especially pregnant women who sometimes delivered babies at home due to the distance. Community members asked Elizabeth Ofosu Adjare, their Member of Parliament, for both a health facility and a school.
Adjare explained she could build the school immediately, but the health facility depended on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) winning the next election. After the NDC took office, she delivered on her promise within two years, commissioning the fully furnished CHPS Compound. The facility will handle basic maternal and child health cases, relieving pressure on the district hospital and improving health outcomes.
The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, and the District Director of Health, Kumah Alexander, both encouraged the community to maintain the new building. Adjare also donated a motorcycle to the facility to help health workers respond to emergencies. The new CHPS Compound is expected to improve the safety and wellbeing of mothers and children in Bonya.
