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Mrs Trump to visit Ridge Hospital upon her arrival today

By Clement Edward Kumsah
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Melania Trump, the United States First Lady is expected to visit the Ridge Hospital, Children Ward upon her arrival in Ghana today, October 2, 2018.

Mrs Trump upon her arrival at 10am today will be joined by the first lady of Ghana, Rebeca Akufo-Addo to visit the Children Block of the Ridge Hospital to observe the efforts being made by the government of Ghana to improve child health care and to explore ways her office can also partner in the various agencies in Ghana that are doing a lot to improve Child Healthcare.


According to Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Mrs Trump on her second day, October 3, visit the Cape coast castle in the central region after an initial courtesy call on at the Cape coast palace.
The tour is her first solo trip as First Lady and will take her to a region each across the continent except for Central Africa. An African trip was announced in August before the specific countries were listed last week.


Mrs Trump, leading her ‘BE BEST’ campaign will partner with USAID to undertake a series of events in Ghana, Malawi, Egypt and Kenya. She described her hosts as four beautiful and very different countries.”
BE BEST, was launched with “the goal of combatting some of the issues that children face today by shining a spotlight on successful programs and organizations that teach children the tools and skills needed for emotional, social and physical well-being,” Mrs Trump said.

October 2 will mark the first day of my solo visit to four beautiful and very different countries in Africa – Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt – all of which have worked alongside USAID and our partners to make great progress in overcoming some of their biggest challenges, Mrs Trump said.

What Mrs Trump said about Ghana


I’d like to take a moment and thank the First Lady of Ghana for being with us today. Mrs. Akufo-Addo, I look forward to visiting your country and know we will find ways to continue working together even after my visit.

In Ghana, USAID’s programs have focused on healthcare by supporting efforts to expand the coverage and quality of health care for mothers and newborns, and educating women and young children about the importance of proper nutrition.

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