Maternal and Children department constructed by foundation of Ghana former First Lady reports first triplet delivery

News/ World (Kumasi, Ghana) Sep 28 (Futball Surgery News)- The Lordina Foundation’s Maternal and Children’s Ward, a maternal department of the Bole District Hospital, has reported its first triplet birth delivery in what an authority of the facility said occurred through caesarean session.

“This milestone marks the first triplet delivery in the new maternity complex built by former President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama,” the hospital’s Acting Medical Superintendent said.

The Lordina foundation, a non governmental organization that aims to improve the welfare of unprivileged people in Ghana, belong to the wife of Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama, and former First Lady Lordina Mahama.

As part of the organization’s corporate social responsibility, the foundation has constructed a new maternal and children structure for the District Hospital in Bole, capital of the Bole District- covered area of 4800 square kilometer land mass and has a population of about 87,656.

The newly-built structure for maternal and child health has since been named after the principal construction sponsorship Lordina Foundation whose president Lordina Mahama, has underscored the need for the establishment of more health infrastructure in the region and across Ghana to improve the health needs of the people.

Lordina Mahama, 61, who became First Lady from 2012 to 2017 said for the Ghana to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) required a deliberate attention to health health infrastructure but the country despite improvements still faced deficit.

SDG 3 aims to prevent needless suffering from preventable diseases and premature death by focusing on key targets that boost the health of a country’s overall population.

Mrs Mahama was speaking on the sidelines of the celebration of a significant milestone when the Lordina Foundation’s Maternity and Children Ward at the Bole District Hospital in the Savannah Region, one of the newly created and largest region in the country, welcomed its first triplets delivered via Caesarean section in two years.

She said it was in view of the significant importance of health of the people that his husband, John Dramani Mahama, prioritised the construction of many international standard health facilities across the country.

“It is significant to mention that my husband, former President John Mahama, built many health facilities to improve the health needs of the people,” she said.

Lordina Foundation

Two years ago, the Lordina Foundation inaugurated its first fully furnished, state-of-the-art Maternity and Children Ward at the Bole District Hospital, aimed at providing quality and safe prenatal care and delivery services for the people of Bole and its surrounding areas.

Earlier this month, the foundation also handed over its second Maternity and Children Ward project to the Nkoranza South Polyclinic in the Bono East Region, reaffirming its commitment to providing quality and safe healthcare for women and children.

The landmark procedure was conducted by Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Jonathan Abesig, who also serves as the Acting Medical Superintendent of the Bole District Hospital. Dr Abesig and his team of specialists confirmed the triplets pregnancy after several scans.

Addressing a cross section of journalists, Dr Abesig emphasised that the new maternity complex—constructed by former President John Dramani Mahama and former First Lady Lordina Mahama, through the Lordina Foundation—had now achieved its first triplet delivery, marking a significant milestone for the facility.

He said the pregnancy was high-risk, but the modern equipment available at the facility enabled a safe delivery for both the mother and the children.

Dr Abesig explained the necessity of the Caesarean section, stating, “Triplet births via natural conception occur at an incidence of approximately one in 10,000,” highlighting the importance of the procedure.

He explained further that, “This is important to us because it underscores the need for better diagnostic services for every pregnancy before delivery.”

Dr Abesig used the opportunity to appeal for support for the family, emphasising the unique challenges associated with raising triplets in rural communities, in spite of the joy and merry-making associated with welcoming three newborn babies.