Rapid Courier, a global logistics solutions company, has donated 1,020 biohazard waste bins to four public hospitals in Accra to help reduce hospital-acquired infections.
The donation, made as part of its corporate social responsibility, was also aimed at improving healthcare waste management and promoting safer and cleaner hospital environments for patients, health workers and visitors.
The hospitals: Korle Bu Teaching hospital received 350 bins, Greater Regional Hospital received 300 bins, Adabraka Polyclinic had 250 bins, while 120 bins were presented to the Africa Medical Centre.
Mrs Adelaide Amoateng, the Director of Administration, Rapid Courier, said the company recognised the risks posed by secondary infections within hospital settings and decided to support the health facilities with specialised biohazard bins to enhance infection prevention and control.
“This is part of our charity work in the medical field and our contribution to helping healthcare workers maintain a healthy environment as they carry out their duties,” she said.
At the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Mrs Aimee Akotey, the Director of Nursing, described the gesture as timely, noting that effective waste management tools were essential in a tertiary health facility.
“This donation has come at the beginning of the year, and it is something we really need in the Teaching Hospital, we assure you that we are going to make very good use of these bins,” she said.
Mrs Akotey commended Rapid Courier for the kind gesture, noting that the bins would be distributed for use in all wards.
Dr Abdul Razak Quao, Medical Supintendant, Adabraka Polyclinic, said the bins would be used in the clinical areas to collect sharp and sceptic waste.
Dr Leslie Issa Adam-Zakaria, the Medical Director, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, expressed appreciation to Rapid Courier, saying the items were the first to be received by the hospital in 2026.
“This beautiful gift marks the first donation the hospital is receiving this year, and it is a sign that good things will come our way,” he added.
Adam-Zakaria said the bins were compatible with the hospital’s flooring and waste management systems, which would help reduce maintenance costs and make cleaning easier.
“We generate waste every day, every minute, every hour, these bins are very important to us, and it is as if Rapid Courier assessed exactly what we needed,” he said.
Dr Adam-Zakaria said any opportunity to support the hospital, whether in cash or in kind, was an opportunity to support the most vulnerable in society as the hospital attended to many patients who were unable to afford the cost of care, placing a significant financial burden on the facility.
“Some of our patients cannot even afford transport back home after treatment. On a monthly basis, the hospital spends huge sums of money caring for people who cannot pay their bills,” he noted.
The medical director assured Rapid Courier of the hospital’s commitment to maintaining the biohazard bins and prayed for the growth and success of the company, while urging it to continue supporting vulnerable populations through such initiatives.
Mr Charles Yaw Aheto-Tsegah, the Board Chair, Africa Medical Centre, said the bin would enhance work and improve medical services.
The donation underscores the role of private sector partnerships in strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system, particularly in infection prevention and environmental health.
