Authorities and inmates of the Nsawam Prisons are calling on Government and Philantropists to assist them with basic medical supplies. According to them,irregualar medical supplies from government is one of the major challenges facing them as various appeals made to government has fallen on deaf ears.
The appeal was made on Thursday , when the Trustees of the Samuel Amo Tobin Foundation donated some assorted drugs to some Prisons in Ghana including ;Nsawam , Awutu Camp Prisons and the Pantang Hospital to mark the world International charity day.
The Medical Superintent of the Nsawam Medium Security Clinic, DSP Dr Lawrence Kofi Acheampong , speaking to Atinka fm confirmed that, the Nsawam prisons faces lot of challenges such as an ambulance to transport inmate patients and also ensential drugs to administer to patients who become critically ill . He said sometimes some of the inmates lose their lives through such occurences .
He therefore appealed to the Government to take a critical look at the Country's prisons by decongesting them as the situation is making life unbearable for the inmates who sometimes die before their time .
He also described the Ghc1.80 feeding grant from Government which is to provide 3 square meals per day to each inmate as woefully inadequate and therefore called on government to take a look at it for a possible review.
some of the inmates in their interactions also appealed for logistical support forv their recreational activites ,according to them their only source of happiness is through the engagement of football activities but were lacking football kits and balls and therefore appealled to corporate organisations and individuals to come to their aid to enable them organize league matches at the prisons.
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