MTN staff presenting a hamper to one of the newborn mothers
Newborn mothers in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis who received this year’s baby hampers from MTN Ghana have praised the telecommunication company for the annual tremendous support.
MTN Ghana has been donating hampers to new born mothers in some selected health facilities in the metropolis every year to show love during Christmas festivities.
This year, the company donated 40 hampers to babies born on Christmas Day and their mothers at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital and the Essikado Hospital, all within the metropolis.
The gesture formed part of MTN Ghana’s annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
Each hamper was packaged with essential baby items such as diapers, toiletries, feeding bottles and toys to support mothers during the critical early days.
Speaking to journalists later, the Corporate Services Advisor for MTN Ghana’s South-West Business District, Kennedy Ofosuhene, explained that the initiative was aimed at welcoming the Christmas babies and easing the burden on their families.
“This initiative began in 2011 and has been sustained over the years because of the impact it continues to make,” he said.
” Beyond welcoming the babies, it is our way of deepening and strengthening our relationship with the communities we serve,” he pointed out.
Mr. Ofosuhene noted that the beneficiaries were selected from mothers who were still admitted at the time of MTN’s visit to the hospitals.
He explained that the experiences from previous years, including encounters with mothers who arrived at health facilities without basic baby items, have reinforced the importance of the programme.
“Sometimes, you meet mothers who have absolutely nothing. When we present these items, you can see the relief and happiness on their faces, and that alone motivates us to continue,” he added.
A Senior Midwife at the Essikado Hospital, Veronica Inkoom, said the hampers would go a long way in supporting the mothers and reducing some of the financial pressures associated with childbirth.
She appealed to MTN Ghana to support the health facility construct an additional maternity block to help manage the increasing number of expectant mothers who visit the facility.
“During peak delivery periods, space becomes a challenge, and we are sometimes forced to refer expectant mothers elsewhere”.
“An additional maternity block would help us cater for more mothers and ease the pressure on the existing one,” she indicated.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi