The 2020 running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Former Minister for Education and the first female vice chancellor in Ghana, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, spent the morning of December 28, 2023 at the Psychiatric Hospital, Ankaful in the Central Region, where she made a donation of food and sanitary items to the facility.
In a short speech she explained that she had come to the hospital, as she often does, with food items to support the efforts of the establishment in the discharge of their duties to psychiatric patients.
She continued that Christmas as a time of get together, showing love and compassion was appropriate for the visit, especially to a facility that reminds the public that not everyone is so privileged to be with family and friends as desirable.
She found it important for everyone, regardless the complications of one’s personal situation, to feel loved and wanted during the season of Christmas.
She urged the public to accept and embrace people in difficult situations since empathy, acceptance and tolerance have important healing benefits.
She said “Mental health is something that should interest all of us. It’s an aspect of health that can affect anyone, regardless.
The donation was made up of 50 bags of rice; 2 maxi bags of corn, 4 mini bags of Gari, 2 five gallons of cooking oil; 12 large size tomato paste; 15 cartons of canned mackerel; 50 loaves of bread; 150 rolls of tissue paper; 20 boxes of water; 100 bags of sachet water; many pineapples, oranges and watermelons.
The Head of the hospital facility, Dr. Evezi Quao who received the items on behalf of the staff and assured Professor Opoku-Agyemang that the items will be put to proper use.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was accompanied by some Regional and Constituency members of the National Democratic Congress, including the Chairman of the KEEA constituency, Mr. John Quaicoe, Founder Batch Kwoffie; Sarah Kissi of the 31st December Movement; Charles Entsua Secretary; Vivian Sortor, Women Organizer and her deputy, Helen Essilfie; and many significant others of the NDC in and out of the constituency.