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<\/p>\nZoomlion Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, on Tuesday presented a cheque for GHc50,000 to the First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, in support of her \u2018Save a Child, Save a Mother\u2019 project.<\/p>\n
The amount is the company\u2019s contribution towards the completion of a maternity block for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in the Ashanti Region to ease the congestion currently being experienced at the hospital.<\/p>\n
A media report suggested that, the maternity ward of the KATH was in a deplorable situation, and has thus led to an increase in maternal and infant deaths at the hospital.<\/p>\n
Touched by the story, the first Lady through her foundation, the Rebecca Akufo-Addo foundation, initiated a campaign to raise Ghc 10 million to urgently improve the situation and save the life of mothers and their children through the construction of an additional block for the maternity ward at\u00a0KATH.<\/p>\n
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At a brief ceremony to lend its support towards the initiative, Mrs. Sophia Lissah, Head of Communications at the Jospong Group of Companies, said the gesture formed part of the corporate social responsibility of company.<\/p>\n
\u201cZoomlion Foundation was established to help address issues that affect the lives of the ordinary Ghanaians, particularly in the area of Health and Education. We believe that any initiative aimed at the welfare of mothers deserves the needed support,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Mrs Lissah said the company would continue to contribute its quota in addressing the teething social and economic challenges confronting Ghana.<\/p>\n
Mrs Akufo-Addo thanked the management of Jospong Group and Zoomlion Companies for the support, and also thanked previous companies that had contributed to the project.<\/p>\n
She said the project, which begun some weeks ago, would be completed in the next four months.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, work on the project is taking shape, and we believe in the next three to four months, it should be ready,\u201d Mrs Akufo-Addo said.<\/p>\n
The construction of the maternity block of the KATH started more than three decades ago, but came to a standstill, due to lack of funds. As a result, pregnant women who visited the unit, suffered challenges such as; lack of beds and other\u00a0basic amenities.<\/p>\n
Also present at the ceremony was Ms Barbara Mensah, Deputy Head of Communication, Jospong Group, Mrs Sarah Kyei, National Co-ordinator of the Zoomlion Foundation, Mrs Patricia Ofori-Atta, Senior Communication Officer Zoomlion Ghana and other staff of the company.<\/p>\n
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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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