By Stanley Senya
Accra, Aug. 5, GNA – The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has donated medical equipment and supplies to Aplaku medical centre as part of its 2025 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at improving healthcare delivery in under-resourced communities.
The donation, presented by the Accra West Area and Accra Collection of the GRA, includes a wide range of hospital and sanitation items such as a hospital bed, wheelchairs, stretchers, air conditioners, assorted medicines, digital thermometers, and hygiene products.
In total, 23 different items were donated, including 30 plastic chairs, 10 mattresses, medical tools like stethoscopes and oximeters, and large quantities of detergents and tissue supplies.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Mrs. Anna Marian Atua, Accra West Area Director of GRA, emphasized the importance of public health to national development.
She explained that the GRA’s focus on healthcare stemmed from its understanding that a healthy population was essential for economic productivity and, by extension, tax compliance.
“Because we collect taxes, we need people to be healthy and economically active in to contribute to national revenue,” she said.
“This year, our CSR efforts were directed at a deprived health facility, and after visiting Aplaku, we saw that the community hospital was in urgent need of support,” she added.
According to the Director, the initiative was made possible through the combined efforts of GRA management, staff, and the Customs Division, who all contributed towards purchasing the donated items.
The donation also featured products tailored to support the hospital’s maternity and emergency services, as well as general sanitation and infection control.
The director reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to community development beyond revenue collection.
“We are here not just as tax administrators, but as partners in national growth. This is our small way of ensuring that the people of Aplaku remain healthy, productive, and empowered to contribute to the economy,” she added.
This intervention, she noted, was expected to enhance healthcare delivery in the area, strengthen community trust, and ultimately feed back into the nation’s economic growth through improved wellbeing and tax contribution.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba