A Non-Governmental Organisation, is set to donate three dialysis machines to St. Theresa’s Hospital in Nandom as part of efforts to enhance specialised healthcare delivery in the Nandom Municipality and surrounding districts.
The disclosure was made by the Acting Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Mr. Mark Padmore Awudi, during a stakeholder engagement held on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the hospital premises.
Mr. Awudi explained that a part of a newly constructed block has been earmarked to serve as the Dialysis Centre once the machines are delivered and installed.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nandom, Hon. Anthony Ziniel, who was present at the engagement, described the donation as timely and lifesaving.
He commended the NGO and hospital management for their commitment to improving healthcare delivery and assured stakeholders of his support for health infrastructure development in the municipality and called upon well-meaning Ghanaians especially sons and daughters of Nandom to support.
Providing further updates, Mr. Awudi disclosed that St. Theresa’s Hospital is scheduled to celebrate its 60th anniversary in October this year. As part of activities to mark the milestone, the hospital is planning to embark on major infrastructural projects, including the construction of an Emergency and Trauma Centre to improve the management of accident and emergency cases.
He expressed concern that many accident victims referred from the Nandom hospital to the Upper West Regional Hospital and other facilities across the country are often unable to honour the referrals due to long distances and financial constraints.
According to him, some of these patients return to St. Theresa’s Hospital when their conditions have worsened, making treatment more difficult and sometimes unsuccessful.
The Acting Medical Superintendent also revealed that the hospital is grappling with huge outstanding debts, as some clients owe the facility several thousands of Ghana cedis in unpaid medical bills. He said the situation continues to affect the hospital’s operations and its ability to procure essential medical supplies.
Mr. Awudi further outlined the profile of the hospital, describing it as an agency hospital under the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), serving as the Municipal Hospital for Nandom. Established in 1966, the hospital has a bed capacity of 218 and serves a catchment population of about 55,329 people, based on the 2025 projected population.
St. Theresa’s Hospital serves as a referral centre for four health facilities, one polyclinic, 42 CHPS compounds, and neighbouring districts including Lawra, Lambussie and Sissala West. It provides a wide range of services including obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, general surgery, diagnostic services, mental health, physiotherapy, public health, eye care, oral health, ENT, and ambulance services.
As part of the stakeholder engagement, hospital authorities and participants inspected a newly constructed facility funded through Internally Generated Funds (IGF). The new facility is expected to house an in-patient dispensary, a payment centre, and a consulting room for the children’s ward.
Also present at the engagement were traditional leaders, retired health workers, the Municipal Health Director, and heads of various departments, who called for stronger collaboration and support to enable the hospital to expand critical services and improve healthcare delivery in the Nandom Municipality.
