Koforidua Polyclinic in Ghana Receives Equipment Donation From the Church

Until recently, the Polyclinic in Koforidua, Ghana struggled to meet the basic health and well-being needs of the community it intended to serve.  But a donation by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints resolved that problem, and at a handover ceremony on 16 June, 2025, the goal of the clinic to function as a  municipal hospital was finally realized.

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Before the donation, the lack of an operating theatre at the Koforidua Polyclinic, along with inadequate equipment and tools, was a concern to both the clinic and its patrons.  According to the clinic’s 2022 Annual Report, 67% of the pregnant women who received antenatal care at the Polyclinic refused to return and deliver there for fear that the absence of an operating theatre could threaten a safe delivery should the need for emergency surgical intervention arise during delivery. Ironically, a room that had been designated for such an operating theatre was present in the clinic but sat empty, devoid of the critical equipment needed to function. Other units, such as the Eye, Ear, Nost, and Throat (Eye ENT) unit, the dental unit, and the Laboratory also lacked critical equipment to address the needs of patients. 

In a plea for assistance, Dr. Kwame Ofori-Koramoah, Medical Superintendent of the Polyclinic, petitioned the Church for help. In response, the Church completely outfitted the empty operating theatre with the needed equipment, including an anaesthesia machine with ventilator, a diathermy machine, a complete Caesarean Section set, fetal heart rate monitors, an autoclave, lights, beds, an infant resuscitation table and warmer, a blood bank centrifuge, and much more.  The other units received vital equipment as well including, among many other things, a tonometer, a syringing machine, wheelchairs, blood pressure apparatus, stretchers, and a vaccine fridge.

In their various remarks, hospital administrators and local health officials praised the Church for taking an active interest in the welfare of the community.  As one speaker noted, “this is a real dream come true. We are so grateful to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for this huge donation. Who would have thought we would have gotten such equipment from them? All I want to say is that now it lies on us to perform to use all this equipment for the purpose for which it has been granted.”

Other speakers echoed the sentiment, expressing how wonderful the donation was and how greatly it would benefit the lives of the people in the community.

In their remarks, President Desmond Osei Anom, President of the Koforidua Ghana Stake, along with his communications director, first explained that funds for projects such as this come from Fast Offering donations from members, and then affirmed that “as a Church, we are mindful of physical needs as well as the spiritual need of every individual. And as Christ came to serve, our common desire is to serve. Through this process we try to share the message of Christ to everyone.” They then complimented the staff and administrators for the work they do, noting that it is a great service to the community.

As the ceremony concluded, the Polyclinic presented and read a citation to the Church, which noted that “this act of generosity is a true reflection of Jesus being a giver and meeting the needs of others. Your kind gesture is not only a blessing to the Polyclinic, but also to the many clients we serve daily.”

The newly outfitted Koforidua Polyclinic serves a population of over 130,500 in both primary health care and clinical services in the New Juaben South district of the Eastern Region of Ghana.