The second family presented assorted items and gifts including bags of rice, cooking oil, beverages, drinks, fruits and biscuits to the children’s ward, female ward as well as the hospital staff.

The Second Lady, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur said the gesture was to show love to the children, the nursing mothers and the hospital staff for the care of the kids.

She commended the staff of the hospital for their attention and dedication to the patients at the children’s ward.

Dr Kennedy Brightson, the Medical Director of the Shai Osudoku District Hospital, expressed gratitude to Vice President Amissah-Arthur and wife, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur for coming to spend the Christmas with the patients.

Dr Brightson prayed for God’s blessing for the second family for the love that they showed to the patients of the hospital.

He also praised them for remembering the hospital and staff as well as helping to put smiles to the faces of the children at the Hospital.

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Source: GNA

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Mrs Amissah-Arthur made the appeal during a presentation of medical supplies and equipment to St Andrew Hospital at Kordiabe, a rural community in the Shai Hills near Accra.

She commended Dalex Finance – Business of the Year who also presented a cheque for GH₵ 50,000.00, which was the second installment of a pledged GH₵300,000.00 to support the hospital’s rehabilitation project.

Mrs Amissah-Arthur charged the staff and indigenes of Kordiabe and its environs to take good care of the facility.

The donation also coincided with the inauguration of the 30- bed capacity hospital and a theatre at Kordiabe.

Mr Kenneth Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance who presented the cheque noted that the donation forms part of the broader Dalex Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives under the Health sector dubbed: Community and Charity.

He said through the CSR project Dalex have established a long-standing relationship and commitment to the health sector as one of its focus area for periodic interventions.

“We continue to donate to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and recent tiled the entire medical block,” he noted.

He said Dalex Financing join the St Andrew Hospital rehabilitation project in 2015, sponsored a breakfast engagement with corporate leaders in aid of the project, which yielded more than GH₵120,000.00.

Mr Thompson commended the Catholic Church and the Reverend Father Campbell who is the Parish Priest, Christ the King Parish in particular, for giving Dalex Finance the opportunity to “change lives” in Kordiabe.

The Dalex CEO applauded Fr Campbell’s credibility as a philanthropist, who gave all and expected nothing.

He expressed gratitude all the money contributed are going directly to the project.

Fr Campbell who received the donations on behalf of the Hospital thanked Mrs Amissah-Arthur and Dalex Finance for the support and urged them to continue the good work.

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Source: GNA

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