Ecobank Ghana Plc has reiterated its commitment to deepen its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) actions in an effort to encertain neighborhood improvement.
To reveal this, the financial institution’s Employee Volunteerism Programme has determined to assist some well being amenities within the nation.
This 12 months’s initiative, the second version, targeted on ‘Mother and Child and was concurrently held at some chosen places throughout Ghana, together with the Tema Health Centre, Adabraka and Abokobi within the Greater Accra Region, Abesim within the Bono Region, and Takoradi within the Western Region.
Speaking on the Tema Health Centre on behalf of the Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana, Ms Abena Osei-Poku, Dr Mrs Awuraa Abena Asafo Boakye, Regional Counsel and Company Secretary at Ecobank Ghana PLC, mentioned the trouble of the employees was aligned with Ecofinancial institution’s broader mission to support communities and contribute meaningfully to the event of the African continent.
Mrs Asafo Boakye defined that the Tema Health Centre, a pivotal healthcare supplier within the area, was the point of interest of this 12 months’s programme aimed toward refurbishing and equipping the maternity unit of the power, making a major contribution to bettering maternal and baby healthcare within the space.
“In addition to refurbishing all the Tema Health Centre, now we have additionally donated two air-conditioners, a washer, an autoclave, assorted supply devices, a digital
scale and curtains,” she mentioned.
^We have partitioned the labour ward and refurbished the supply beds. We modified the water closets, sprayed the three-in-one customer chair and offered a child weighing scale,” she added.
According to her, the Ecofinancial institution Employee Volunteerism Programme stood out for its scale and distinctive method as roughly 1,500 Ecobank workers throughout Ghana voluntarily participated on this initiative, reflecting a deep-seated need to make a tangible influence on their communities.
She added that whereas Ecobank has a longstanding custom of company donations and social accountability tasks, this programme distinguished itself by participating workers straight within the strategy of giving again.
“We are mindful of the fact that society has been kind to us, and we deem it most appropriate to reciprocate this kindness by calling on our employees to always remember to give something back every year,” she acknowledged.
The contributions for this 12 months’s initiative are substantial, with a complete worth of GH¢470,000 allotted throughout numerous tasks.
These embody the refurbishment of Adabraka Polyclinic and the enhancement of antenatal and postnatal care amenities. Upgrades to Tema Health Centre: Comprehensive refurbishment and equipping of the maternity unit. Support for Abokobi Health Centre: Provision of medical necessities and a mechanised borehole for the mom and baby unit. Renovation of Takoradi Hospital: Refurbishing the sideward on the maternity block.
Improvements at Abesim Hospital in Sunyani: Refurbishment and equipping of the maternity unit.
She indicated that these efforts have been a part of Ecobank’s broader Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) technique, which aimed to handle the social wants of underprivileged communities and establishments.
Madam Catherine Awuku Quartey, Head of Tema Health Centre, expressed profound gratitude for the assist.