GEXIM urges banks to support refurbishment of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Child Health Department

The Head of Sustainability and Strategic Impact at the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM), Dr Abena Nyarkoa Asomaning, has presented medical equipment and supplies worth approximately GH¢200,000 to the Department of Child Health at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to support the treatment of children. The donation, made on Tuesday, October 13, forms part of activities marking the bank’s 10th anniversary and its corporate social responsibility efforts to support institutions in need. The items, comprising more than 15 pieces of equipment and supplies, include patient monitors, defibrillators, an examination table, an oxygen cylinder, an emergency stretcher and other essential medical items.

Presenting the items on behalf of GEXIM, Dr Asomaning said the intervention was intended to address some of the department’s immediate needs and contribute to improving healthcare delivery for children. She explained that although the bank’s core mandate was to support Ghana’s import and export activities, it also recognised the importance of contributing to national development through social interventions. Dr Asomaning said the bank had assessed requests from various institutions as part of its anniversary activities before selecting the Department of Child Health for support.

She acknowledged that the donation would not address all the department’s challenges but described it as a first step towards building a lasting relationship with the hospital. She added that the bank’s engagement with the hospital would help it better understand the department’s challenges and identify areas where further assistance could be provided. We will definitely come back to support,” she said.

Hospital welcomes support The Principal Nursing Officer at the Department of Child Health, Lawrencia Akweley Turkson, expressed gratitude to GEXIM, describing the donation as timely and beneficial to both patients and healthcare professionals. She said the equipment would provide staff with essential tools to carry out their duties and support the care of children receiving treatment at the facility. Ms Turkson noted that the department served patients from across Ghana and other parts of West Africa, making support for its operations particularly important.

Of all the hospitals in Ghana, we chose Korle-Bu Teac… The Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) has called on financial institutions to support the refurbishment of the Child Health Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to improve care for children, particularly those battling childhood cancers. Deputy Head of Legal at GEXIM and President of the bank’s Ladies Association, Emma Nancy Mullen, made the appeal during an interview with journalists after the bank donated medical equipment and supplies worth an estimated GH¢200,000 to the hospital on Tuesday, October 13, as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations.

She said the visit had exposed significant infrastructure needs at the department, adding that the bank would engage hospital management to explore further support. “The whole building needs refurbishment and renovation, so we would come back, we would engage Korle-Bu to see what we can do,” she said. Ms Mullen urged other banks to join the effort, noting that the hospital receives referrals from across Ghana and other parts of West Africa.