Bole receives a new maternity and children's ward from Mahama and Lordina.

 Bole receives a new maternity and children's ward from Mahama and Lordina.

Former president John Mahama and his wife Lordina officially launched and presented the Bole Community in the Savanna Region with the 45-bed maternity and children's wing of the Bole District Hospital.

In a festive ceremony on Tuesday, the couple, commemorating their 30th wedding anniversary, built and presented the twin wards to the residents of Bole and the nearby settlements.

"This afternoon, I'm a very proud husband and father, and I want to thank my wife Lordina, the Lordina Foundation, their partners, and our friends who helped us and made sure that this ORDINA FOUNDATION MATERNITY AND CHILDREN'S WARD was prepared and delivered to the Bole Community and the hospital," Mr. Mahama said.

Those in attendance at the inauguration ceremony included the Bole Wura Sarfo Kutuge Feso I, the Bole District Chief Executive, the Savanna Regional Director for Health, the Bole District Director of Health, the management and staff of the Bole District Hospital, and the Bole Midwifery Training School. The former president said, "It is only fitting that, on this historic Pearl Jubilee event, we head back home and give something to the place that raised me in my formative years.," before a crowd of ecstatic attendees who had defied an earlier downpour to attend the ceremony.

A total of 45 beds, ten infant cots, five weighing scales with height measures, a Kangaroo Mother and Child Care Center, a birth room with two delivery beds, and a recovery ward are all included in the 865 square meters Lordina Foundation Maternity and Children's Ward.

President Mahama stated that "a Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with three incubators, five phototherapy units, and a baby weighing scale" is also a part of the newly inaugurated wards. Additionally, we offer a theater room with two theater beds, a theater light, and a stool. Besides, we've got spaces for sterilizing, exams, doctor's offices, nurse workstations, and a linen room.

In her remarks, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, the former first lady and president of the Lordina Foundation, said, "Today is one of the happiest days of my life.""

"Today, we celebrate life," she said, "health and wellness," "our people and their goals," and "the outcome of this lovely vision."

With the new maternity and children's wards, Mrs. Mahama is confident that Bole and its surrounding communities will receive the best medical treatment. She says, "this is our heartfelt commitment to the lovely people of this community."

She also spoke highly of her husband. "I want to express my gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama, my beloved husband, for his support of the building of this facility.