The hearing-impaired members of the Church of Christ have undertaken a six-hour clean-up exercise at the Agona Swedru Municipal Government Hospital.
The clean-up exercise formed part of the 40 years celebration of the establishment of a deaf group in the Agona Swedru branch of the church and its adjoining towns.
They removed cobwebs, cleaned the OPD, Emergency, female and male and maternity wards and swept the entire compound of the facility.
Preacher Gabriel Apiah Mills, founder of the Deaf group, said the clean up heralded its 40 years anniversary nationwide and many activities had been planned during the celebration with a grand durbar to be held in Kumasi, in the Ashanti region.
Preacher Mills, said through his efforts and the support of other stakeholders, a school for the Deaf was established at the Agona Swedru Salvation Army Basic School and many deaf members had acquired vocational and other technical skills with some graduating from various Universities with others in good employment.
Preacher Mills used the occasion to appeal to some parents with deaf children at home to bring them to the Church of Christ for rehabilitation to enable them fit in the society.
He said more Deaf groups had been formed at the Mankessim and Saltpond Churches for them to hear and understand the word of God.
Mr Daniel Opoku, a member of the group, through sign language, expressed appreciation to the Church for the opportunity given them to become part of the society.
Miss Efuah Effah, also a member, appealed to the government to give equal employment opportunity to other colleagues who had completed Universities, vocational and technical institutions to make them financially sound.
She also called on companies and other institutions to consider them for employment.
Dr Julius Abuku, Medical Superintendent of Swedru Government Hospital, commended the Deaf group and their leaders for the unprecedented clean-up exercise at the facility and called on other groups, churches and institutions to emulate them.
