Accra (Greater Accra), 22nd April

The Presby-Methodist Students Union (PMSU) of the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and the Greater Accra branch of the SSNIT National Pensioners Association on Thursday donated a total of 1.5 million cedis to the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The PMSU donated one million cedis while the pensioners association donated 500,000 cedis, all of which will go to the Ghana Heart Foundation.

Mr David Ofori-Atta, President of PMSU, said the donation is part of their acitivities to launch the association's 15th anniversary celebrations.

Mr David Kotei, regional chairman of the pensioners association, said their donation was from the little contributions they get from the SSNIT allowances as pensioners. "We hope this money will help save a life, and we promise to come again sometime''.

Dr Ernest Aniteye, Anaesthetist Consultant of the Cadiothoracic Unit, received the donations on behalf of the centre and promised that the money will be put to good use. He said the foundation has not been able to achieve its target which will enable it to to treat patients free of charge as it would and expressed the hope that if every able-bodied Ghanaian pays 200 cedis a month they would be able to reach their target