She said this was crucial as
there was overwhelming evidence that a significant number of Ghanaian children
were malnourished with many suffering from anaemia.
The First Lady made the call in
Accra on Wednesday, when she made donations of assorted food items to the
Princess Marie Louis Children’s Hospital to aid them in the Christmas
celebrations.
She said if all stakeholders
could help improve nutrition in children, Ghana would be going a long way in
enhancing the holistic development of children.
“We should all play our roles to
ensure that our children have the appropriate nutrition as part of their early
childhood development. This will help us build stronger future generations.”
The First Lady commended all men
and women who work in the interest of Ghanaian children despite the challenges
adding that the Rebecca Foundation and the Infanta Malaria Foundation was doing
all it could to support the healthcare of women and children.
“You have heard about the Komfo
Anokye mother and baby unit, which the Rebecca Foundation just completed and
the building of hostel for parents of children undergoing cancer treatment at
Korle-Bu.
“This is just the beginning. Our
next project is at the Korle-Bu children’s emergency ward and then hopefully we
will look at other regions,” she said.
She said the Infanta Malaria
Foundation was working with other partners in malaria prevention and improving
nutrition outcomes for women and children and commended all the partners and
contributors for their support in executing their projects.
Rev Father Campbell, a Catholic
Parish Priest, in his Christmas message advised families to use the Christmas
season to unite as one big family to socialise.
He said there were too many
broken families in the country which had led to the increased number of street
children day in and day out.
According to Father Campbell
there was the need to strengthen family ties in the country as this was key in
the development of the country.
He said the children on the
streets were not receiving the guidance they needed because of irresponsible
parents especially fathers and urged them to take advantage of the season to
unite with their families.
“Ignore every activity you have
during this Christmas because the day is meant for families to socialise,” he
said
Dr Isaac K. Abban, the Acting
Medical Director, Children’s Hospital, expressed gratitude to the First Lady
and other donors for the support.
The other donors included; Wilmar
Industries, Awake Natural Mineral Water, United Brother Association, Danike
Limited, Filas-Okaishie, K.O Nitim Enterprise, Mrs Vida Amartey and the
Curative Art Foundation.
GNA
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