By Edwin Gogu
The Catholic Diocese of Damongo has received a major boost in healthcare delivery following the donation of medical equipment and financial support facilitated by two medical students from Charité University in Berlin, Germany.
The donations, presented at the Diocesan Health Directorate in Damongo, will be distributed across several health facilities within the Diocese to strengthen service delivery, support staff development, and expand charity care for patients.

In a short remark before handing over the equipment, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Damongo, Most Rev. Peter Paul Angkyier, expressed gratitude to the benefactors and emphasized the lesson of solidarity their gesture represents.
“These students; Johanna Schollgen and David Reiner Rhule came to St. Anne’s Hospital but their generosity goes beyond this facility to benefit the wider diocesan family. They are teaching us that we must think of one another and work for one another,” he said.
The Bishop disclosed that the donation includes a cheque of GH₵8,625 to support the training of an emergency nurse at the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives for the St. Anne’s hospital, and GH₵5,000 to fund charity services at St. Anne’s Hospital for patients unable to pay their bills. He urged the management teams of the beneficiary facilities to ensure proper use and maintenance of the equipment, stressing that good stewardship would prolong their usefulness and allow the facilities to grow stronger.
Diocesan Health Director, Mr. Aiden Ngmenbon, outlined the distribution of the medical equipment to various facilities: Martyrs of Uganda Polyclinic (Bole) – received blood bank equipment, Good Shepherd Health Centre (Tuna) – a full blood count machine, a motorbike for outreach services, a desktop computer, and a printer, St. Anne’s Hospital (Damongo) – staff development support for training an emergency nurse, and funds to enhance charity services, Donald Richard Memorial Health Centre – an air conditioner for medicine storage and Holy Family Polyclinic – €1000 to support the procurement of an ambulance.

Mr. Ngmenbon commended the students; Johanna Schollgen and David Reiner Rhule, for their commitment after witnessing first-hand the challenges during their practicum and tour of the Diocese’s facilities. “They saw the needs and decided to help us. Their contribution is touching many lives, and this is a great encouragement for us to do more,” he said.
Bishop Angkyier concluded by thanking all partners, including the initiator of the project, Mr. Ngmenbon, and called on health workers and communities to continue to nurture a spirit of collective responsibility. “Together, we can do something for God and His people,” he added.
The donation marks another milestone in strengthening the Catholic Diocese of Damongo’s commitment to providing quality healthcare, especially to vulnerable patients in need.
