The Atibie Government Hospital currently serves an estimated 230,000 people from 200 communities with a daily OPD attendance of about 400 patients and an annual supervised delivery of about 3000.It also has a big functional Reproductive Health Department comprising anti natal and post natal clinic but lacks the facility to sustain preterm babies.
The support is to reduce the burden that the already traumatized mothers go through. Currently, most of the preterm babies born at the hospital are usually referred to the Regional Hospital in Koforidua or Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi which is about 200km away.
In line with the Foundation’s commitment to promote the delivery of quality health care services to communities where MTN operates, it gladly responded positively to a request from the Medical Superintendent of the hospital for support.
Presenting the facility to the hospital authorities, the Reputation Research and Planning Manager of MTN, Mr. Archibald Annan, expressed MTN’s commitment to continue supporting the health delivery system in Ghana. He mentioned that two weeks earlier, the Foundation was in the region to announce a GHC566.000.00 three year development package support to the Akropong School for the Blind.
He said “MTN Foundation will continue to execute sustainable national interventions as a responsible corporate body. In line with this, “MTN Ghana Foundation has over the past three years invested ¢3,500,000 in various Corporate Social Responsibility projects across the country” he added.
Receiving the incubator on behalf of the hospital, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr. Osabutey expressed his appreciation to MTN for the kind gesture shown to the Atiebie Government hospital and appealed for more support from other corporate institutions.
Some of the projects undertaken by the Foundation include the refurbishment of the 2nd Floor of the Korle Bu Maternity Block, construction of an Intensive Care Unit at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s hospital and the development of 10 ICT Learning Centers in 10 regions, currently ongoing.
Other CSR Projects include the Academy for Educational Development Basic schools project in the Northern Region of Ghana which is imparting the lives of over 10,000 children in the region and the construction of 20 bore holes in the Upper West region
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MTN Supports Atibie Hospital With An Incubator