Ghana NICU Project
PROJECT START DATE: 2022 – CURRENT | ROTARY AREA OF FOCUS: Fighting Disease and Providing Care
Connecting across the world: Rotarians in Idaho and Ghana join forces.
ACCRA, GHANA: Thanks to funds that have been sent to Ghana from Idaho, the general contractor in charge of the construction of the NICU wing of the University Hospital in East Legon has resumed efforts to complete the much needed Neonatal Intensive Care wing.
What began a few years ago as a desperate need to refurbish the Children’s Maternity Ward of the University Hospital made the Accra Legon East Rotary Club aware of the critical need for
neonatal intensive care. In true Rotary fashion, the club began with a groundbreaking and erection of a concrete block addition specifically dedicated as a NICU. This effort will help save
the lives of newborn infants who lack proper medical facilities and care.
Because an existing project relationship had already been established between the Pocatello Rotary Club and the Accra Legon East Rotary Club it seemed a natural fit to also partner on the NICU project. Thanks to additional generous support from other D5400 clubs including the Pocatello Gate City Club, the Montpellier Club, the Burley Rotary Club, the Blue Lakes Twin
Falls club, the Gooding Rotary Club, and the Pocatello Rotary Club nearly three fourths of the funds needed to complete construction has been raised!
The Ghana NICU project showcases the power of Rotary: As a small independent club it would be difficult for us to make a huge difference in the world…but by leveraging our power and association with other local clubs combined with clubs throughout the world, we can make HUGE differences in the lives of many.
