AgonaHealthNGO brings free healthcare, maternal support, and disease prevention directly to the families who need it most in Agona West.
Free Primary Care · Agona West
Safe Births · Prenatal Care
Outreach · Prevention Programs
Swedru Municipal Hospital is the primary referral centre for Agona West Municipality and neighbouring districts — Agona East, Awutu Senya, Gomoa Central, and Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa. Yet its maternity ward holds only 50 beds for over 3,500 deliveries per year — more than Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.
Nursing mothers sleep on floors or sit in chairs for days post-delivery. Emergency obstetric referrals face delays. Infection risks rise. We are working to change this by advocating for and supporting the construction of an additional maternity block and children's ward.
Hon. (Mrs) Ernestina Ofori Dangbey, MP for Agona West, engaging with the community on health infrastructure needs.
Swedru Municipal Hospital vs. major Central Region hospitals
| Hospital | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swedru Municipal | 3,594 | 3,420 | 3,565 |
| Cape Coast Teaching | 2,877 | 2,749 | 2,582 |
| Trauma Hospital | 2,167 | 1,553 | 1,601 |
★ Swedru Municipal Hospital records the highest deliveries in the region — with only 50 maternity beds.
Annual Deliveries at Swedru Hospital
Live Births Recorded (2025)
Current Maternity Beds (Severely Inadequate)
Hospitals Outperformed in Deliveries
Four core health programs responding to the most pressing needs of Agona West communities — from cholera response to NCD prevention.
Cholera vaccination campaigns, NCD screenings, malaria prevention, and HIV testing — responding to outbreaks and endemic conditions across Agona West. In 2025, we supported the oral cholera vaccination drive that deployed 450 health workers across the municipality.
Tackling the rising tide of diabetes, hypertension, breast cancer, and sickle cell disease through community health nurse training, volunteer education, and early detection drives in partnership with SONOTECH Medical Center.
Monthly community clean-up exercises, public education on hygiene, and advocacy for potable water access — reducing cholera, malaria, and other communicable diseases linked to poor sanitation in Agona West.
Advocating for and supporting the equipping of Swedru Municipal Government Hospital and 16 community health centres with beds, diagnostic tools, and modern medical equipment to improve healthcare delivery across the district.
Following a cholera outbreak that recorded 412 suspected cases and three deaths in the Central Region, the Ghana Health Service deployed 450 trained personnel to administer free oral cholera vaccines across Agona Swedru communities in February 2025.
MP Ernestina Ofori Dangbey fulfilled her 2024 campaign pledge by donating over 30 categories of medical equipment — including beds, ultrasound scanners, pulse oximeters, glucometers, autoclave, foetal Doppler, and vacuum extractors — to Swedru Municipal Government Hospital for distribution to 16 health centres across Agona West.
Agona West health advocates and community leaders gathered to advance grassroots healthcare delivery, reinforcing the NGO's mission to bridge the gap between residents and quality medical services across the municipality.
GH₵50 covers a child's malaria prevention for 6 months. GH₵250 funds a full prenatal care package for one mother.
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