Shirley Tony Kum donating the equipment to managers of the Surgical Department
Vivo Energy Ghana, marketer and distributor of Shell-branded products and services has donated four surgical smoke evacuator systems to the Surgical Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra.
Surgical smoke evacuation systems are high-flow vacuum sources used to capture, at the surgical site, the smoke aerosols and gases generated during the use of lasers and electrosurgical units (ESUs).
The donation of the equipment which took place yesterday forms part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of ensuring the general health and well-being of people which conforms to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.
Addressing the media, Corporate Communication Manager, Vivo Energy Ghana, Shirley Tony Kum, said the donation of the equipment was born out of the company’s commitment to support the Surgical Department of the hospital.
Ms. Tony Kum further indicated that smoke evacuators will enhance the quality of patients’ care and ensure that patients undergoing surgery do not end up contracting other forms of health conditions as a result of the surgical smoke that may be released during the procedure.
“Following the breast cancer awareness month in October management decided to purchase equipment for the surgical department of the hospital to enhance their work. This is also impacting positively on health practitioners as they will also be protected from the risks and other threats associated with it” she added.
Ms. Shirley further indicated that the company over the years has prioritized the health and safety of its clients, saying, “the donation won’t be the last from the company but we hope in the coming months we donate more health equipment to support your operations”.
The General Surgeon of the Breast Surgical Unit, Dr. Josephine Nsaful, expressed gratitude to the management of Vivo Energy for supporting the Surgical Department with the smoke evacuators.
She said, “The department does a lot of breast cancer surgeries with the electro-surgical equipment which produces a lot of smoke. This equipment is very needed to help prevent staff and patients from contracting all forms of health conditions”.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke