Vaah Junior Foundation
About the Foundation
Formed in memory of our baby boy Nyilale Vaah Jnr who we lost at childbirth due to inadequate monitoring and care during his birth, this foundation advocates and fights for safe motherhood, safe birth and better care for women before, during and after childbirth.
Vaah Junior Foundation serves as the voice for women and newborn babies who are dying or being maimed daily from neglect and substandard medical care in health facilities throughout sub-Saharan Africa, especially Ghana
Donations and Education
Foundation donates to Wassa Amenfi West District Health Directorate
The Vaah Junior Foundation has donated an assortment of medical supplies and equipment to the Wassa Amenfi West District Health Directorate. This is in fulfillment of its mandate to support health care delivery in rural and peri-urban communities. Items donated include insulin syringes, BP monitoring devices, cervical scrappers, infrared thermometer. Staff and Director of the health directorate (extreme right) during the presentation at Asankragua.
CHPS Compounds receive BP monitoring devices
Anthony Akesseh of the Vaah Junior Foundation with Sheila, a midwife and a beneficiary from Mumuni CHPS compound during the presentation. The foundation applauds the efforts of these health workers for their dedication and commitment to their patients.
Foundation donates assorted medical equipments to Clinics
The Vaah Junior Foundation has, as part of its efforts to improve quality of healthcare delivery in rural areas in Ghana, donated a number of medical equipments to clinics in the Elemgbenle district of the western region of Ghana. Items donated include Blood pressure monitors, Non Contact Infrared Clinical thermometers, surgical masks, glucometers etc. January 2018
Osagyefo Memorial Clinic
Mrs Elizabeth Vaah of the Vaah Junior Foundation with the resident officer in charge of the Osagyefo Memorial Clinic in New Bakanta, Mr Joseph Ackah and members of the clinic staff during the donation of medical equipment to the clinic.
Trainee Midwives Introduced to Vaah Junior Foundation
Vaah Junior Foundation A number of trainee midwives of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Asankragua, Ghana were introduced to the core tenets of the Vaah Junior Foundation when they met with our Coordinator in the region, Mr Tony Akesseh. September, 2017
Foundation Donates Equipment
Fetal heart monitor donated by Vaah Junior Foundation in use at Aiyinasi Health Center, Western Region Ghana - May 7, 2017
Health Screening & Community Sensitization
On Easter Sunday, April 21, Vaah Junior Foundation partnered with Osagyefo Memorial Medical Centre to offer free health education, screening and counseling for Heptitis B, Diabetes and Hypertension to 115 people in the community of Old Bakanta, Western Region, Ghana. Thank you ACSA (African Caribbean Students Association of Queen's University for your donation and our team of Volunteers for the wonderful work done. From Osagyefo Memorial, Ackah Joseph (Physician Assistant) Samuel Arloo (Lab technician) From Vaah Junior Foundation Anthony Ackesseh ( Public Health) Joyce Vaah ( Student Nurse) Special thanks to Nana Aka Nwoza III of Bakanta and his elders, and @Francis Erhonea Akumfi, our indefatigable event organizer and lab technician. To the people of Old Bakanta it was a pleasure to be able to be of service to our community. Thank you all once again. We are at New Bakanta on April 28.
Training exercise by Foundation at secondary schools
Mr Anthony Akesseh of the Vaah Junior Foundation, a Community Health Nurse and student of Population Studies at UCC and a team of volunteers visited Senior High Schools in the Elembenlle district to educate them on HIV AIDS. Sharing pics from the events.