In an effort to help the struggling New Abirem Government Hospital, members of the Newmont Akyem project were able to secure a 40-foot container of medical supplies worth $400,000 from Project C.U.R.E., a U.S.-based medical aid organization, and covered the costs of freight.
The supplies included scrub brushes and skin prep sets, anaesthesia, resuscitators, chest tubes and drainage units, gloves, oxygen masks and tubing, respiratory supplies, suction catheters and gloves, autoclave, steam desktop sterilizers and oxygen concentrators.
The contribution was meant to enhance the quality of health care delivered in the Newmont project area and to promote effective partnerships for sustainable development. Felix Apoh, Newmont Akyem's community development manager, delivered the supplies to the Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo.
