Ms. Aryee (Left) presenting the medication to the Tema Manhean Pharmacist
Author: Emelia Naa Ayeley Aryee || Freelance Journalist
Xoese Ghana, a non-governmental organization helping women with fertility issues in Ghana, has donated iron supplements to the Tema Manhean Polyclinic, and St. Anthony’s Catholic Hospital in Dzodze, Volta Region.
The donations were done on separate dates by the Director of Xoese Ghana, Emelia Naa Ayeley Aryee, for Tema, and Board Chairman for Xoese Ghana, Dr. Samuel Gyedu Owusu, for St. Anothony’s Catholic Hospital, where he also works as a medical officer.
In a brief remark, Ms. Aryee disclosed that Xoese Ghana decided to embark on the donations following research that about 50% of pregnant women in Ghana are anemic.
According to her, research by World Vision Ghana indicates that the pregnant women are not only anemic but also hungry and malnourished, with the main cause being poverty.
Ms. Aryee said most of the pregnant women only struggle for what to eat and do not pay attention to boosting their blood level during their pregnancy journey, and that was why her organization took that step to support them in that regard.
Receiving the 10 boxes of Ferromex Supplements produced by Dannex Ayrton Starwin Pharmaceutical Company, the Pharmacist at the Tema Manhean Polyclinic, Madam Irene, in the company of the District Director of Nursing Services, Ms. Catherine Kwao, nurses and midwives at the facility, expressed gratitude to Xoese Ghana for the intervention.
She said the medications will be distributed to the pregnant women to ensure they are healthy and in good condition to deliver safely. This, she said, will help in eradicating the issue of anemia in Tema Manhean.
While in Dzodze, the Xoese Ghana Board Chairman, Dr. Samuel Gyedu Owusu, presented six boxes of Ferromex with each has 1,000 tablets in 20 containers to the Catholic Hospital.
He noted that most of the pregnant women who show up at the hospital for antenatal appointments are anemic and need help.
Dr. Gyedu underscored the importance of enough iron supplements for pregnant women to help keep both mother and child healthy for a safe delivery without complications arising from blood issues.
He expressed the hope that more pregnant women all over Ghana will benefit from Xoese Ghana’s kind donations to help efficiently address issues of anemia in pregnant women.
Meanwhile, Xoese Ghana had previously donated some of the medications to Tema Manhean Polyclinic in July 2024.
The second donation became necessary following information gathered after the first donation that 8 out of 10 pregnant women at the facility were anemic, as disclosed by the antenatal in-charge, Madam Evelyn Numbeh.
She added that the medications were distributed to the women according to their blood level in order for all of them to benefit.
The medications were donated by Dannex Ayrton Starwin Pharmaceutical Limited to Xoese Ghana after its Fertility Conference held in June 2, 2024, in Accra.
The conference brought together over 80
participants with facilitators from Accra Fertility Center, Tema Women’s Hospital, and St. Anthony’s Catholic Hospital.
Xoese Ghana is embarking on a campaign to end infertility stigma in Ghana, not only through advocacy work, but by offering practical support to the women.
So far, over 50 women with various fertility issues are being treated alongside their partners with the aim of attaining pregnancy.
Dr. Samuel Gyedu Owusu (left) presenting medications to Dr. Kelugu of St. Anthony Catholic Hospital
