Assin South MP backs 9-year-old fire victim

Regional news for Sunday March 7, 2021

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

03/07/2021

Assin South Constituency MP Rev. John Ntim Fordjour and his wife Tracy Fordjour spent their March 6, 2021 at the National Center for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns at Korle Bu University Hospital to show kindness to a 9-year-old fire victim. .

The little girl’s name given only as Mavis is said to have suffered severe burns at her home in Assin Nsuaem in Assin South Constituency on December 22, 2020, in her attempt to cook.

After receiving initial treatment at a nearby health center, Mavis’ condition resulted in a referral to the Korle Bu National Center for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns where she underwent successful surgery to restore parts of her skin. damaged.

The child has since been admitted to recover after being injured. Although her father was supportive and paid part of the bills, the hospital and surgery bill had piled up.

The couple Ntim Fordjour, after learning of Mavis’s plight, visited him to make donations and make sure the remaining bills were paid.

Mavis has since been released and collected from his home in Assin Nsuaem.

These were revealed in a Facebook post from Reverend Ntim Fordday below.

“On March 6, my beautiful wife Tracy and I took the vaccine (first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine). The second part of our day was at the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Center at Korle Bu University Hospital where we visited our girlfriend Mavis.

Mavis had been referred to Korle Bu for treatment after suffering severe burns at her home in Assin Nsuaem. Thanks to our modest support, Mavis was released and can now visit her mother and siblings at home.

We sincerely thank God for saving her life and are grateful to the nurses and doctors who supported Mavis. Take the jab, that’s for sure. And show someone a little kindness when you can.