Essuowinhene Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V: Transforming Healthcare Delivery in Amansie West District

 

Article By: Kwame Agyenim Boateng, OTEC FM

In the Amansie West District, where access to quality healthcare has long been a challenge for rural communities, the Chief of Essuowin, Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V, has emerged as a game-changer.

 Through personal sacrifice, strategic partnerships, and a clear vision, the Essuowinhene is redefining what traditional leadership means in 21st-century community development. 

His interventions at the Essuowin Model Health Center have turned the facility into a lifeline for dozens of adjoining communities.

Construction maternity block at the Essuowin Model Health Center  

Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V spearheaded the construction of a modern maternity block at the Essuowin Model Health Center, a major referral facility for CHPS compounds in the area. 

Before his intervention, the facility struggled with inadequate space and logistics for maternal care.

 Today, the new block stands as a symbol of dignity and progress.

For years, pregnant women in Essuowin and surrounding villages faced a harsh reality. 

The old maternity unit was cramped, poorly equipped, and often overwhelmed. Cases of women in labor waiting on benches, or in extreme instances delivering on the floor, were not uncommon.

 The new block has changed that narrative entirely.

The new maternity block has provided a befitting, safe, and hygienic environment for childbirth.

 Expectant mothers now access clean delivery beds, proper lighting, running water, and privacy — basic standards that were once a luxury. 

The psychological relief for women and families is immeasurable.

Healthcare workers at the facility say maternal and neonatal outcomes have improved since the block was commissioned. 

“We used to fear complications because we didn’t have the space or tools to manage them,” APhysician Assistant at the facility Ishmeal Agyei shared in an interview with OTEC News Reporter Kwame Agyenim Boateng .

 “Now we can work with confidence, and mothers come here knowing they’ll be treated with dignity.”

 The burden of delivering on the ground, or traveling miles to Manso Nkwanta for care, has eased significantly.

Supply of medical equipment

Beyond infrastructure, Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V has consistently addressed the equipment gap at the health center. 

From delivery beds and sterilizers to BP apparatus, diagnostic tools, and hospital furniture, his donations have equipped the facility to handle more cases with better precision.

The impact is visible in the consulting rooms, maternity ward, and laboratory. Staff no longer improvise with broken or outdated tools. 

Response times have improved, and the range of services the center can offer has expanded. 

For a rural facility, this shift is the difference between referral and treatment.

The chief’s support is not a one-off gesture. He has made it a duty to periodically restock the facility with essential drugs and non-drug consumables — gloves, syringes, antiseptics, drips, and more. In a system where supply delays are common, these interventions keep the health center running.

Health authorities confirm that his donations often arrive at critical moments when government supply chains are strained. 

 Leading Global Health Partners to Essuowin 

Recognizing that the need exceeds what one person can bear, Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V actively networks with global health partners, NGOs, and private stakeholders to mobilize support for the facility. 

He has leveraged his influence to attract donations of equipment and medical supplies that would otherwise be out of reach for the district.

This collaborative approach has multiplied the impact of his work. 

Construction of bungalows for health workers

Perhaps one of his most strategic interventions is in human resource retention.

 Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V identified accommodation as a major barrier to quality healthcare in Essuowin.

 In response, he personally lead the construction of bungalows for physician assistants and nurses working at the facility.

Rural health posts across Ghana struggle to attract and keep skilled staff, largely because of poor accommodation. 

Long commutes on bad roads, high rent, and isolation force many professionals to reject postings.

 By building staff bungalows right on the hospital’s compound, the Essuowinhene removed that excuse.

The result is immediate. Health workers now live minutes away from their duty post.

 Emergency cases at night are attended to faster. Staff morale is higher, and absenteeism has dropped. 

The facility can now run a more reliable 24-hour service, something that was previously impossible. Patients no longer arrive to meet a locked OPD.  

On Saturday, April 25, 2026, Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V donated a brand-new motorbike to the Essuowin Model Health Center. 

The bike is set to transform outreach services. For Physician Assistant Ishmael Agyei and his team, it means easier access for immunization campaigns and home visits to adjoining communities where bad roads make transportation expensive and unreliable.

The chief’s gesture addresses a hidden cost of rural healthcare — mobility. Hiring commercial motorcycles for outreach was draining the facility’s limited funds. With the new motorbike, the team can reach more children for vaccines, follow up on maternal cases, and deliver care to the doorsteps of the elderly and immobile.

Nana Akyena Kwagyan Nuama V’s impact on healthcare in Amansie West goes beyond charity. It is strategic, sustained, and people-centered. 

From maternal health to staff welfare and logistics, he is plugging gaps that have persisted for decades. In doing so, the Essuowinhene is not just supporting a health center — he is saving lives, restoring dignity, and setting a standard for traditional leadership in Ghana.