The Bank Hospital has received a donation of GH¢120,000 from the Jospong Group of Companies.
This gesture, which is a part of the Group’s corporate social responsibility, is intended to help hospitalized renal patients with their medical expenditures.
Emma Adwoa Appiaa Osei-Duah, Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at Zoomlion Ghana Ltd., accepted the check on behalf of the organization and said that each year the company engages in charitable endeavors by recognizing deserving organizations and individuals and providing them with whatever assistance they can.
The corporation decided to sponsor the dialysis program last year, and as a result, it chose to provide support to three dialysis centers in Accra.
“We participate in charitable work every year following our end-of-year Thanksgiving service, and in 2023 we chose to support the dialysis units of three hospitals,” she said.
A total of GH¢500,000 would be distributed to the three beneficiary hospitals: the Bank Hospital, the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC), and the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
After accepting the check, Madam Grace Awotwi, Chief Financial Officer, thanked the Jospong Group for their assistance and assured them that the patients will benefit much from the funds.
Franklin Asare, a hospital dialysis specialist, stated that it has been extremely difficult for some patients to pay their fees.
For this reason, he urged the government to think about include dialysis costs in the national insurance program. Ms. Stacy Adam Behinni, a 24-year-old patient and a former Tema Secondary School student, thanked the Jospong Group for their generosity and stated that her four years of dialysis have impeded her ability to further her studies. This is a result of her parents’ health suffering.
An estimated 13% to 17% of Ghanaians are thought to be affected by renal function impairment.
This corresponds to a population of 4–5.2 million people. It is recommended by researchers that 15,000 to 19,500 people from this population group should be receiving dialysis.
Based on the information at hand, it appears that about 2,000 people are receiving dialysis at the moment.
This indicates that 13,000–17,500 individuals do not have access to treatment. These individuals frequently look for alternative therapies and only seek out renal care in extreme cases. Their life expectancy and quality of life are affected by this.
