The Madina Area of The Church of Pentecost has completed and handed over a Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound to the Ghana Health Service to provide primary healthcare to residents of Sota and six surrounding communities in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region.
The facility, located in Sota, a farming community near Dodowa in the Amrahia Area, was dedicated, commissioned and handed over on Friday, August 7, 2026.
The project was originally initiated by the Shai Osudoku District Assembly in 2010 but was abandoned at about 40 percent completion. It was revived following a working visit to the community by the Madina Area Head, Apostle M. S. Appiah, in January 2024.
Moved by the healthcare needs of the community, the Madina Area took up the completion of the facility to bring essential primary healthcare services closer to residents.
The dedication and commissioning ceremony was officiated by Apostle Appiah, assisted by the Amrahia Area Head, Apostle Samuel Berko, with support from pastors and their wives from the Madina and Amrahia Areas.
Speaking at the ceremony on the theme, “God Our Healer,” based on Exodus 15:23–25, Apostle Berko said leadership involved recognising needs within communities and taking responsibility to address them.
He drew parallels between the Israelites’ experience at Marah, where they encountered bitter water, and the challenges confronting communities without adequate healthcare facilities.
According to him, just as Moses cried out to God and received a direction that transformed the bitter water into sweet water, leaders must identify the “bitterness” in society and respond appropriately.
Apostle Berko commended Apostle Appiah and the Madina Area for demonstrating compassion by completing the facility.
“With this facility, the bitterness, cries and pains of sickness will be alleviated, and the people will have access to primary healthcare without travelling outside the community,” he said.
The District Chief Executive for the Shai Osudoku District Assembly, Hon. Ignatius Godfred Dordoe, and a representative of the Chief of Sota, Nii David Amoah, commended The Church of Pentecost for the intervention.
The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Mrs Yvonne Kyei Mensah, said the facility would serve more than 2,000 people across seven communities.
She noted that the CHPS compound would provide emergency services, maternity care and other essential primary healthcare services to residents.
The facility comprises an outpatient department (OPD), a doctor’s room, four patient wards, storage and pharmacy rooms, and a washroom.
It has also been equipped with eight hospital beds and mattresses, eight bedside tables, 30 bedsheets, 20 pillows, two tables with chairs, blood pressure apparatuses, a 2,000-litre water storage tank and two hospital screens.
The project was supported through a collaborative effort involving the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) Directorate, the Amrahia Area, and the Women’s, Men’s and Youth Ministries of the Madina Area.
To mark the commencement of operations, the Pentecost Hospital, Madina, conducted a health screening exercise for residents of Sota and surrounding communities.
Report by Madina Area Media Team
