The Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi has launched a comprehensive health scheme to cater to the healthcare needs of her Diocesan Priests.
Declaring the launch on January 11, 2024 at the co-workers’ day celebration at the St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Tarkwa, the Most Rev. John Baptist Attakruh explained the rationale behind the health scheme.
He emphasised that the Diocese is blessed with 210 Diocesan Priests, fifty percent of whom are almost 65 years of age and therefore need special health care.
Bishop Attakruh explained the decision was taken after several consultations with the College of Consultors, Priests’ Senate, and Diocesan Finance Council taking into account the dwindling nature of foreign aid and the need to prepare for future unforeseen occurrences.
The scheme therefore seeks to prepare the Diocese to meet the health care challenges of the priests in the future.
He made a passionate appeal to the parishioners to support the laudable initiative by contributing the sum of GHc200 for each of the priests working in their parish monthly.
This contribution, he said will be saved in a dedicated bank account for five years and used to cater for the welfare of the ailing and aged priests.
DEPSOCOM Sekondi-Takoradi
