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Kokrokoo Charities is making steady progress in its quest to provide 100 incubators to health facilities in Ghana, after presenting two of the equipment to the Kumasi South Hospital, becoming the 46th and 47th incubators to hospitals across the country.

Dubbed: “Project 100 incubators”, the initiative, launched in 2014 by Kwami Sefa Kayi, a broadcaster, sought to raise funds to purchase 100 incubators for various health facilities to reduce the mortality rate of pre-term babies.

With about 140,000 children born prematurely every year in Ghana, out of which more than 8,000 die before 30 days, Kokrokoo Charities is seeking to intervene by providing the incubators to address infant mortality in the country.

The foundation mobilises funds using the 'Kokrokoo' Morning Show on Peace FM as the vehicle to achieve the ambitious target.

Until the donation of the two incubators to the Kumasi South Hospital, which also serves at the Ashanti Regional Hospital, Kokrokoo Charities had provided 45 incubators to various hospitals across the country.

The staff of the Maternity Unit were trained on the use of the equipment as part of measures to ensure its effective usage and prolong its lifespan.