THE Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) yesterday presented a cheque for GH¢3,830 to a 47-year-old man suffering from throat cancer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).
Mr Patrick Addadey, the patient, will undergo treatment for seven weeks at a cost fully covered by the donation.
The Resident Medical Officer of the GCGL, Dr Henry K. Aidoo, said the donation was in line with the company’s corporate social responsibility to assist the needy, and help people in society, especially in health situations.
He underscored the need for all Ghanaians to help ensure that people had access to good health, which is critical to the development of the country.
Mr Addadey, with tears in his eyes, thanked the officials of the GCGL and the medical officers who were taking care of him.
“I had spent all my money on initial surgery last year. I never thought Graphic would come to my aid,” he said.
He was optimistic that with the help, he would successfully undergo the treatment.
“I was a coal tar burner of a Chinese construction firm before my condition became worse, but they refused to help me out,” he said.
Dr Mrs Hannah Ayettey Anie, a Resident Medical Officer in Radiation Oncology at the National Centre for Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine of the KBTH, who received the cheque, expressed profound gratitude to the GCGL for the kind gesture towards the patient.
She advised people who developed a hoarse voice lasting for more than two to four weeks to report to a medical officer.
The donation was from the Graphic Needy Trust Fund (GNTF) which the GCGL uses to help the needy to pay for medical treatment.
So far about 180 people have benefited from the fund since 1989.
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