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GEXIM donates to Adabraka Polyclinic
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As part of this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) donated to the Adabraka Polyclinic on March 8, 2024.
A delegation from the Bank, led by the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) responsible for Finance and Administration, Mrs. Nana Akyaa Obeng-Adiyiah donated a variety of items including detergents, mob brooms and brushes, bedsheets and provisions worth GHC20,000 plus a cash amount of GHC 12,000.
The items donated to the female ward of the hospital, forms part of the bank’s corporate social investment drive to invest in the community it operates within and for human capital development within those communities.
Presenting the items, Mrs. Nana Akyaa Obeng-Adiyiah stated that the essence of the donation is to give back to the communities in which the Bank operates and indicated the donation was specifically to support the female ward because of the International Women’s Day celebration.
According to Nana Akyea ‘’ these items will go a long way to help the hospital take good care of the many people who are on admission especially women who are vulnerable in society’’
Receiving the items, the Medical Superintendent Officer and Senior Staff of the Polyclinic, Dr. Abdul Razark Quao on behalf of the management of the Polyclinic expressed his sincere gratitude to the Bank for the donation and further appealed for support from the Bank in the construction of a maternity theatre.
He stated that “the Polyclinic is currently constructing a maternity theatre to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in the Adabraka area.
“We will be grateful to get some support from the Bank to ensure we get through with this project which will save a lot of lives,” he said.
GEXIM has over the years made a great contribution in the health sector by supporting several health facilities, with the recent one being a donation to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic era.
In addition, the Bank has provided funding for several pharmaceutical companies in a bid to contribute to the development of the country’s health sector.
Mr. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin has announced private sector led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/2027 football season.
The “Visit Ghana” project is a special marketing drive that will have presence on the front of jersey of Sunderland Football Club during the English Premier League.
Under this initiative, Sunderland FC will have on the front of their jerseys, “Visit Ghana” as part of efforts to drive and promote tourism in Ghana.
“We are entering a formal engagement with them to put Visit Ghana on their jerseys and all paraphernalia.
“We have gone far with the discussions, and therefore they usually showing interest,” Mr. Bagbin stated this at the 37th sitting of Parliament.
Mr. Bagbin explained further that, the initiative is not being sponsored by Parliament, but by the private sector adding that, the project will boost tourism in Ghana.
“This is not being sponsored by parliament. Infact the main sponsor is from the private sector, we are leading under my canopy to get this done.
“The GFA, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Finance have also been very supportive in this project,” he stated.
The Visit Ghana Front of Shirt Partnership with Sunderland, is expected to make Ghana the first African country to occupy such a position with a premier league club, and also offer global promotion for Ghana through EPL broadcasts, digital platforms and international media channels.
Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway.
The accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan, has completely blocked both lanes of the highway. As a result, all Accra-bound and Kumasi-bound traffic has been brought to a standstill.
Personnel from the Eastern South Regional Police MTTD, based in Kibi, are currently at the scene managing the situation.
To ease congestion, police have put in place temporary traffic diversions effective today.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
