Newmont has donated critical medical equipment valued at more than two million Ghana cedis to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to enhance healthcare delivery, particularly in critical and specialised care units.
The items include ventilators, patient monitors, and blood gas analysers with cartridges for the Intensive Care Unit.
Also are patient monitors for the Paediatric Oncology Unit, which provides specialised care for children with cancer.
Mr Danquah Addo-Yobo, the Country Manager for Newmont’s operations in Ghana, said the donation reaffirmed the company’s long-standing partnership with KBTH and its commitment to patient safety and quality healthcare.
“Newmont sees beyond the monetary value of the donation. We are more interested in the lives that will be saved through the use of this equipment,” he said.
Mr Addo-Yobo explained that the initiative formed part of Newmont’s broader social investment strategy, which prioritised health, education and community wellbeing, in line with the company’s purpose of creating value and improving lives.
He commended doctors, nurses and other health professionals for their dedication under challenging conditions and expressed the hope that the equipment would improve patient outcomes and ease their workload.
Dr Yakubu Seidu Adam, the Chief Executive Officer of KBTH, expressed gratitude to Newmont for the timely intervention, describing it as critical to the hospital’s operations.
“These equipment will significantly strengthen our capacity to deliver critical healthcare and, in some cases, make the difference between life and death,” he said.
Dr Adam noted that government support alone was insufficient and appealed to corporate institutions to emulate Newmont’s gesture to improve healthcare delivery nationwide.
