Barclays Bank donates to Bolga Hospital

Daily Graphic Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Page 20

Story: Benjamin Xornam Glover, Bolgatanga
THE staff of the Bolgatanga branch of the Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd, have presented assorted items worth millions of cedis to the Children’s Ward of the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital in the Upper East Region as part of this year’s “Make a difference Day,(MADD) celebration.
The bank has set the day aside to provide in each year assistance to needy institutions in communities where it operates.
The items included a refrigerator, a 21-inch colour television set, 4 ceiling fans, a detergents, disinfectants, hand gloves and packs of fruit drinks and biscuits.
Presenting the items, the Retail Manager of the bank, Mr. Robert Pusabaduap said the programme was organized by the bank in collaboration with Community Service Volunteers, a charitable organization to promote voluntary work.
“Barclays Bank is not only interested in only making profits but was also believes in the need to share whatever gains it has made with members of the community particularly those who are deprived,” he said.
The acting Matron of the hospital, Madam Valeria Kumile on behalf of the hospital management thanked the donors for the gesture.
In another development, the Bolgatanga Branch of Barclays Bank Ghana Ltd, has decided to financially assist a 12 year old boy on admission at the Children’s Ward of the hospital.
The patient, Matthew Azuure a Class Three pupil of Bolga Sirigu Primary School is paralyzed from the waist down to the feet, making him bed-ridden.
According to the Medical Officer in charge of the hospital, Dr. Nicholas N. Yembila, Matthew is suffering from Spinal Cord paralysis and needs to see a neurosurgeon at either the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, or the Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital.
Mr. Pusabaduap said the bank has asked management of the hospital to submit a detailed report to the bank for consideration.
He later led staff of the bank to conduct a clean-up exercise in the ward.