Centre for Plant Medicine Research supports schools for the deaf, blind
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) at Mampong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region has donated food and non-food items to the Mampong School for the Deaf and the Akropong School for the Blind, respectively.
The items included bags of rice, bags of gari, bags of sugar, boxes of spaghetti, gallons of cooking oil, boxes of tinned tomatoes, boxes of biscuits, cartons of soft drinks, packs of toiletries, detergents, washing powder and sachet water to support their upkeep.
CSR
The Executive Director of the Centre, Professor Alex Asase, accompanied by some management members of the centre, made the donations at the premises of the respective schools. He said the donation formed part of the centre's corporate social responsibility (CSR) to assist the less privileged or marginalised in society.
He indicated that since the year 2023, the centre had been donating essential food items and consumables to the two schools.
The gesture, he indicated, was an annual one by the centre to significantly improve the well-being of the pupils, especially the marginalised in the towns and communities in its catchment areas.
"These items may not be much, but we believe that even a small act of kindness has the potential to create a ripple of positive change.
Vision & mission
"Our hope is that these essential items provided in the two schools make the students feel comfortable and cared for as we deliver on the Centre’s vision and mission of making herbal medicine a natural choice for all," Prof. Asase stated.
He advised the pupils to believe in themselves and be resilient towards any endeavour they set their minds to, saying all was not lost.
Prof. Asase stated that the centre offered communities well-researched herbal products, clinical services and plant development, among others and would continue to work hard to deliver on that mandate.
He mentioned that some significant achievements of the centre included the improvement of packaging of medicines from liquid to capsules, such as Antriaris and Mibime, training of herbal practitioners on good manufacturing practices and collaborating with the European Union and Barbados in plant medicine research.
The Assistant Headmistress of the Mampong School for the Deaf, Mabel Ofosu, who received the items on behalf of her school, thanked the management of the Centre for the gesture, stressing that the donations would go a long way to support the upkeep of the 531 pupils.
Mrs Ofosu called for the construction of the school's road network, saying the poor nature of the road was a hindrance to the movement of the pupils anytime it rained heavily.
She highlighted the poor state of classrooms and other facilities, which flooded anytime it rained.
The Headmistress of the Akropong School for the Blind, Veronica Dery, who led the pupils to receive the items on behalf of her school, expressed appreciation for the timely support.
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