Bank of Ghana Donates 100,000 GH ¢ to Cardiothoracic Center

Accra, March 15, GNA –
Bank of Ghana supports Korle Bu Cardiology Center
University Hospital with 100,000 GH ¢ to enable it to provide support to
patients who could not afford the cost of treatment.

The amount is part of
voluntary contributions of the monthly salary of Bank staff to a
Health Fund.

Present a check
for the amount, Ms. Gloria Quartey, Head of Human Resources at the Bank of Ghana,
stated that the Bank has been a consistent partner of the Center since the beginning of the donations
in 1998.

She acknowledged the
good works and contributions worthy of the Center in the health sector of the country
delivery system.

Dr. Lawrence Serebour,
the director of the National Cardiothoracic Center, who received the check,
expressed gratitude for the gift and described the growing heart and
chest-related cases as a big challenge.

He expressed his concern
about the cost of heart surgery although the current cost per patient is very
subsidized.

He appealed to others
companies to support the growing number of patients who can not
pay the cost of care.

GNA