|| Sunday 1St March, 2026 FOHA ~ JAK CONSULT Opens Up its new Office, unveils FOHA HOME CARE Services and Jak Consulting Srvices. After 18 years of FOHA's support and contribution to the Health sector of Ghana through Public Health interventions, Clinical Health care, Foid security & Nutrition, Reseerch & Community Development, HIV/ AIDS intervention, Advocacy and Legal Aids, FOHA is well positioned to be a key partner of Ghana's hewlth interventions with the common objective of ensuring quality health care and prolong lives.
Jefferson Kwasi Agbotro is a Clinical Nurse with a decade plus experience emerged as the 2025 BEST NURSE/MIDWIFE for the Sunyani East District of the Bono Region of Ghana. He is a clinical Nurse with a decade plus experience in both public and private healthcare experience.
The Sunyani Teaching Hospital has been lauded for reduction in maternal mortality from 9 to 3 in the year 2022 and 2023 respectively. This came to light during the 2023 annual review of the hospital which started yesterday 17th April, 2024 and will be ending on the 18th April, 2024. The goal of every pregnant woman visiting the hospital is to ensure they come out safely with their babies, hence efforts to ensure this must be well coordinated. To save one life is not a mere achievement in health since every life count, and for the Obstetric and Gynaecology Depart to work tirelessly towards this is worth celebrating. Again, there was reduction of still birth from 81 to 58 in the year 2022 and 2023 respectively. No surgical site infection was recorded as well at the Mother and Baby Unit.
This success was achieved through the collaborative efforts of the Head of Department, Dr. Kwadwo Adai Darko( Gynaecologist) and the three other Specialist at the Department, the Supervisor, Ms.Esther Addai and her able Midwives, Anaesthetist and all staff who worked in teams. Management provided the needed logistical support throughout the year under review. This is a remarkable feat for the Sunyani Teaching hosital as it arrives for excellence tertiary service to it's clients. The head of department and the supervisor is urging all staff to continue to give out their best as they arrive for zero maternal mortality.
Attendance at ANC and Postnatal were seen to have a steady decline. The department has been tasked to conduct a scientific research on the decline and make appropriate recommendation to management for consideration.
Sunyani Teaching Hospital spent One hundred and fifty thousand Ghana cedis as damages paid to suit against her in medical negligence in the year 2023. This came to light during the 2023 annual review of the hospital. The amount was compensatios paid by the hosital to two victims. The hospital administration is using this opportunity to admonish staff to be circumspect and diligent in the discharge of their duties as the facility will not be the one responsible for negligent conduct of professionals moving forward. The hospital Administration is by this urging all professionals to be up to date and current in the discharge of their duties and ensure the highest level of professionalism at all time. MEDICOLEGAL issues is not new , it is assuming alarming proportion across Ghana and for that matter the world in recent times.
Rev. Jefferson Kwasi Agbotro wins the JOYNEWS IMPACT MAKERS AWARD in Ghana for Health and Volunteerism category He is passionate and dedicated to ensuring good health in Ghana. Through his NGO FOHA and with the help of over 400 local and international volunteers, more than 15, 000 people in the BONO and Ahafo regions have been provided free health screening. Beneficiaries of his benevolence have been saved from complications through, education, early detection and referrals to major hospitals. His outfit has facilitated mentoring for over 500 nurses and midwives and trained 5000 professionals in leadership and management, human resource development, and healthcare strengthening. At the height of the COVID pandemic FOHA implemented a COVID-19 hesitancy project for one year and is currently running a Child Empowerment and Food Support Project. In partnership with Human Venture, a UK based organization, the project aims to empower 2000 basic school students and 100 senior high school students in teenage pregnancy advocacy, sexual and gender-based advocacy, skill development training, menstrual hygiene education, career guidance and many more.
