Doris Somuah presenting the items to Dr. Victor Caesar of the Ga North Municipal Hospital, Ofankor
ETG Integrated Services Ltd (Dolphin), operator of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable system in West Africa, as part of its corporate social responsibility, has donated assorted medical equipment and furniture to the maternity ward of the Ga North Municipal Hospital at Ofankor.
The company, which operates under the name Dolphin, embarked on the mission to provide essential medical items and supplies that will allow the recently opened hospital to function efficiently in the discharge of its duties.
Reciving the items, which included a suction machine, patient trolleys, medicine trolley, nurses desks and chairs, refrigerators, Dr. Victor Caesar, who is head of the facility in receiving the items, said the gesture could not have come at a better time, as the hospital faces a number of challenges that make its smooth operations difficult.
“I must say that the staff and the management of the facility and indeed the community as a whole are much grateful to Dolphin for donating to the Maternity Unit. We started the 24-hour maternity service last week Monday. There are actually plans in place to equip this place next year,” Dr. Caesar stated.
Commenting on the intiative of Dolphin, Christiana Annan, HR Officer of the company, stated that the gesture is part of the company’s philosophy of being an agent of change in the country and community that it operates within.
“Typically, our areas of focus when it comes to CSR include Health, Education, Water, Livelihood Improvement and Income Generation and Capcity Building. So these are the five main areas that every year when we declare profits, there is a part that we set aside to help the society that we find ourselves in.
“We believe that our support to the Ofankor Maternity Hospital will go a long way to support the community and its environs,” Mrs. Annan added.
In attendance were senior management members of ETG Integrated Services, Osama Elkhidir – Technical Director and Doris Somuah Asante- Fin & Admin Manager, Michael Lawal – Sales Manager, Isaac Ayiku – Technical Manager and some Dolphin staff members.