Kwame Agyenim Boateng with one of the patients
Road contractor and philanthropist, Kofi Gyebi Job, and his wife, Dr. Esther Okyere Gyebi, have funded surgeries and medical treatment for three needy patients at a cost of nearly GH¢50,000.
The gesture, made through the Kofi Job Foundation, enabled the three beneficiaries to undergo emergency surgeries and other critical medical treatments at the Prima Health Center at Atasamanso in the Kumasi Metropolis.
The beneficiaries included patients suffering from inguinal hernia, diabetes and cancer, whose conditions required urgent medical attention.
The timely intervention helped prevent their conditions from deteriorating further and potentially becoming life-threatening.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Kofi Job Foundation, Kwame Agyenim Boateng, said one of the beneficiaries, Mama Vida, had been suffering from a severe inguinal hernia condition.
According to her, the high cost of treatment had forced her to stop seeking medical attention until she approached Mr. Kofi Gyebi Job and his wife for assistance.
She said the Kofi Job Foundation responded to her plea by securing the services of a surgeon who conducted the necessary examinations before performing the surgery at the Prima Health Center.
Mama Vida described the support as timely, saying the successful surgery had brought her significant relief.
She expressed her gratitude to Mr. Kofi Gyebi Job, Dr. Esther Okyere Gyebi and the Kofi Job Foundation for coming to her aid.
The other two beneficiaries, including a diabetic patient and a cancer patient, also received critical medical treatment and underwent surgeries funded by the foundation.
Orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kizito, who spoke about the three cases, said all the patients required urgent medical attention.
He particularly described the condition of the inguinal hernia patient as critical, warning that she could have lost her life had she delayed treatment any further.
Dr. Kizito commended the Kofi Job Foundation for its timely intervention, noting that the financial support had enabled the patients to access the urgent medical care they needed.
The foundation’s gesture forms part of its philanthropic activities aimed at supporting vulnerable individuals and helping needy people access critical healthcare.
FROM David Afum, Kumasi