Madam Akolpoka Akolbila, a 49-year-old woman from Tindonsobligo, a suburb of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, is in dire need of GHC45, 000. 00 to undergo knee surgery. Madam Akolbila is suffering from a swollen and painful knee condition because of arthritis which has made it difficult for her to walk for the past one year.