HFC Bank renovates children’s ward of Tamale SDA Hospital
The 54-bed capacity children’s ward of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Hospital in Tamale has been handed over to the hospital’s authorities after it was renovated by staff of the Tamale branch of the HFC Bank Ghana Limited at the cost of GH¢6,000.
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The renovation works involved the painting of the ward, changing of mosquito nets, trap doors and the provision of new bed sheets. The funds for the renovation works was raised through individual contributions of the staff of the branch.
Handing over
Speaking at the handing over ceremony, the Tamale branch Manager of the bank, Mr John Botbil Kobiga, said the decision by management and staff of the bank to give the children’s ward a face-lift, formed part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility and voluntary spirit.
He said it was also to help create a serene environment for the children who would be admitted to the ward and enhance healthcare care delivery for the children in the catchment area of the bank.
He added that the bank, through its corporate social responsibility programmes and spirit of voluntarism, would continue to extend a helping hand to institutions such as the SDA Hospital.
Appreciation
The Executive Secretary of the North Ghana Mission of the SDA Church, Pastor Seth Adjei-Mensah, on behalf of the hospital, thanked the bank for the gesture.
A nurse of the hospital, Mr Paul Wanti, mentioned malaria, pneumonia, anaemia, Bronchitis and respiratory infections as some of the diseases often recorded among children in the area.
He said the hospital also provided surgical services to children.
Mr Wanti urged nursing mothers and pregnant women to always sleep in insecticide-treated bed nets to protect their children from malaria.
He also advised parents and guardians to seek early medical care for their children and wards, rather than to wait for their conditions to worsen before rushing them to health facilities.
The 127-bed capacity SDA Hospital in Tamale was established by the SDA Church in 2004 to help provide quality and affordable healthcare services for residents in the metropolis and beyond.