USA BRANCH OF TIYUMBA YOUTH ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS TAMALE HOSPITAL (PAGE 30)

A USA branch of the Tiyumba Youth Association — an association made up of Tamale residents in USA — has donated five registered motorbikes and their accessories to some Cuban doctors working at the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
This is to facilitate the work of the doctors who are contributing immensely to healthcare delivery at the hospital which is striving to attract qualified health professionals.
The motorbikes were purchased through the contributions of members of the association.
Mr Yussif Mohammed who made the presentation in Tamale on behalf of his colleagues, explained that it was their widows’ mite to help in alleviating the difficulties some of the doctors, who formed part of the Cuban Medical Brigade in the country, encountered daily at the hospital.
On the association’s development agenda for the metropolis and the Northern Region in general, Mr Mohammed said health and education sectors were their main concerns.
He said with a healthy population and sound human resource base, the area would not only enjoy social harmony but its development would be accelerated and living conditions improved.
Mr Mohammed therefore entreated all sons and daughters from the area to show interest in the welfare and development of the metropolis by supporting its growth.
He expressed concern over the protracted conflicts in the area, and appealed to all parties involved to exercise maximum restraint while permanent solutions were found to the impasse.
Mr Mohammed observed that the conflicts had some devastating effects on the socio-economic development of the north and that such disturbances could further discourage people from investing in the area, which was endowed with a lot of potential.
The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Stephen Nayina, who received the motorbikes on behalf of the hospital, commended members of the association for their support and urged them to continue with such interventions.
He appealed to other concerned citizens of the region living abroad to emulate the good example of members of the Tiyumba Youth Association and contribute towards the socio-economic development of the area.