{"id":105803,"date":"2025-12-07T19:23:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105803"},"modified":"2025-12-07T19:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:23:18","slug":"kennedy-agyapong-begins-central-regional-campaign-tour-with-major-healthcare-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=105803","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 34 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful\u00a0Kennedy Ohene Agyapong\u00a0has kicked off his Central Regional campaign tour with a strong commitment to improving healthcare delivery in the region, announcing major support in the form of long-lasting medical equipment and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a visit to the\u00a0Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Mr. Agyapong said he deliberately chose to start his regional tour with a donation drive to demonstrate his dedication to his home region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19.png\" alt=\"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations\" class=\"wp-image-10032919683\" title=\"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-534x300.png 534w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-233x131.png 233w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-218x123.png 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-754x424.png 754w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-330x186.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-225x127.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-217x122.png 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-340x191.png 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-267x150.png 267w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19-55x31.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-19.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cToday, I decided to come here because I\u2019m from the Central Region,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing or giving donations to other regions without my own region. So tell me what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that he was not interested in short-term interventions that would soon become obsolete.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Video-2025-12-07-at-6.40.45-PM-2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want a bus. A bus will break down and my name will die. I want to do something that will last forever and ever,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Agyapong explained that his vision was to invest in durable healthcare infrastructure that his family could continue to maintain in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m not here, my son, I pray for him to live long, he will always maintain that block and the equipment involved,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1.png\" alt=\"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations\" class=\"wp-image-10032919684\" title=\"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-534x300.png 534w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-233x131.png 233w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-218x123.png 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-754x424.png 754w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-330x186.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-225x127.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-217x122.png 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-340x191.png 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-267x150.png 267w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1-55x31.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-18-1.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The former Assin Central MP, who is intensifying his campaign for the NPP\u2019s presidential slot, went on to announce several major donations to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to supply at least\u00a0five dialysis machines\u00a0by\u00a0February 2026, citing the nationwide shortage of renal care equipment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16.png\" alt=\"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations\" class=\"wp-image-10032919685\" title=\"Kennedy Agyapong begins Central Regional campaign tour with major healthcare donations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-534x300.png 534w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-233x131.png 233w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-218x123.png 218w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-754x424.png 754w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-330x186.png 330w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-225x127.png 225w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-217x122.png 217w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-340x191.png 340w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-267x150.png 267w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16-55x31.png 55w, https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-16.png 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen we talk of dialysis, in February I\u2019ll make sure at least I buy five for this hospital,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Agyapong also disclosed that he had ordered\u00a0200 emergency hospital beds, which he promised to deliver in the first week of February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also have ordered hospital beds for emergency. 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