B5 Plus supports Tema General Hospital
Tema-based steel company, B5 Plus Limited, has supported health care delivery in the Tema metropolis with the donation of some medical supplies to the Tema General Hospital, the premier health facility in the metropolis.
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The donation include, five boxes Go Cough, two boxes polyfer, three boxes of letalin, two boxes citramine, four boxes zerocid and two boxes wooden tongue depressor.
The rest are, a pack each of cafalgin, co-trimoxazole, vitamin B complex, amoxicillin, aluminium hydroxide, blades with handles, boxes of surgical gloves, and boxes of masks among other medical supplies.
The gifts worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the Tema General Hospital, forms part of the company’s corporate social responsibility towards national development.
Mr Kweku Sarpong Kumankumah, Director of Logistics at B5 Plus Limited who presented the items on behalf of the company, said his outfit was determined to assist health facilities to provide good healthcare to the patients.
“As B5 Plus embarked on this journey, I have come to appreciate how support, such as this, could enhance the capacity of medical facilities to provide better health care to the population,” he said.
Support for heathcare delivery
According to him, his outfit would continue to support healthcare delivery to ensure that quality service is provided to the people of Tema and its surrounding communities.
The Director of B5 Plus Limited, Mr. Mukesh Thakwani, in an interview reiterated his firm commitment to continue to support healthcare delivery through the organisation of numerous medical camps across the country which he started since 2006, aimed at improving the life of local residents.
In order to improve the health of Ghanaians, he said, B5 Plus would extend the next health screening exercise to various places for the general public to get access in order to improve their health conditions coupled with the introduction of more interventions for people who had special health conditions.
Mr Thakwani further said he was impressed with the services being provided at the hospital and gave an assurance that the B5 Plus would continue to support the effort of the government to deliver world-class health care to the people.
Appreciation to company
The Medical Director of the Tema General Hospital, Dr Kwabena Opoku-Adusei, who received the medicines, expressed his appreciation to the management of the steel manufacturing company for the donation, which he said would go a long way to help the people of the metropolis to stay healthy.
He said the Tema General Hospital was very important as it took care of the health needs of the people over a very wide catchment area.
Social responsibility
The corporate social responsibility policy of B5 Plus, has furnished deprived communities with medical facilities, potable water, scholarships and educational resources.
B5 Plus Limited recently gave the people of Dawhenya GH¢10,000 for the completion of the Dawhenya Police Station to curb crime and beef up security in the area.