UGMS 1997-yr group supports Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital

As part of its 25^th anniversary celebration, the 1997 year group of the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS) has presented a cheque of GHȻ15, 000 to the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra to support its operations.

Additionally, the group also presented crayons, exercise and reading books, colouring pencils, and other stationery materials to the hospital.

According to a member of the 1997 year group, Dr Maame Yaa Nyarko, the presentation was important considering the challenges of the hospital.

She noted that the donation was not the first time the group was donating items to the hospital, adding that, “We intend to continue with such donations to this hospital and other hospitals in the years to come.”

Dr Nyarko said that apart from the donation to the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital, the 1997 group also handed over a hostel facility at Danfa to the UGMS and also organised a mentorship session with students as part of activities to mark the 25^th anniversary celebrations.

She further burged the hospital to make good use of the items and the money donated to help address some of its challenges.

The Senior Administrative Manager of the hospital, Mr Rockson Obeng, expressed profound gratitude to the 1997 group of UGMS for the donation and urged other corporate organisations to emulate such a kind gesture.

He explained that the hospital, despite bringing the oldest children’s hospital in the country, faced various challenges such as infrastructural defects.

Mr Obeng stated that the donation by the 1997 group of UGMS would help address some of the challenges of the hospital as the internal generated fund (IGF) alone was not enough to address the challenges.

By Benjamin Arcton-Tetteh