The maternity block annex
A businessman and philanthropist, Dr. Frank Awuah Adjei, has donated a Maternity Block Extension he personally raised funds to build, to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Hospital in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region.
The Maternity Block Extension was commissioned yesterday by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who doubles as the Chancellor of KNUST.
The Asantehene together with Dr. Adjei were assisted by Ambassador Nana Effah-Apenteng, Chairman of KNUST Council and Prof. (Mrs.) Rita Akosua Dickson, the Vice-Chancellor of KNUST to open the newly-built facility.
The Asantehene commended Dr. Adjei for his entrepreneurial spirit and said the building will help KNUST to become a better place for advancement of science.
The leadership of KNUST also encouraged the business community to continue supporting and partnering the university so that collectively it will be able to reach out to the urgent needs of society.
Dr. Adjei has been at the forefront of creating jobs for many young people in the country through his companies including Lotto and Lotteries Company Limited, Lovers Band, and Rema-Jason Company Limited.
He also has business interests in transportation, real estate and commerce.
Through his philanthropic responsibilities, Dr. Adjei has assisted many communities and vulnerable people in society.
He said at the commissioning that, “I strongly believe in giving back to society as a way of assisting the government to address the pressing needs and development challenges of Ghanaians.”