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MTN Foundation launches health project
Accra, April 01, Ghanadot/GNA – MTN Ghana
Foundation said on Tuesday that it had selected the second
floor of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Maternity Block as
the Foundation’s health flagship project.
A statement released by MTN in Accra said it was providing
600,000 dollars towards the refurbishment of the floor to
facilitate improved health care for pregnant women and
babies.
It said the money was funding set aside ahead of the 2008
budget of the Foundation for MTN Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) flagship projects.
The statement said the project had received the approval of
the Foundation’s Board of Directors and it was being
implemented in partnership with the Women’s Caucus of
Parliament and the Ministry of Health.
The statement said the Foundation selected the maternity
block because of its importance as the national referral
point for the provision of critical and specialised maternal
health care.
“The Korle bu maternity block currently lacks several
facilities including adequate numbers of labour wards,
operating theatres and state of the art equipment to
efficiently provide health care for pregnant women and
babies.
“As a specialist unit, services of the maternity block are
national in nature and therefore available to women and
babies across the country.”
The statement said the Chairman of the Board of the
Foundation, Mr Fraanklyn Manu indicated that the choice of
the project was in line with their current focus areas,
namely health and education.
GNA
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