Bogoso (W/R), Feb. 19, GNA - Commission on Urgent Relieve and Equipment (CURE), a non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with Bogoso Gold Limited (BGL) has donated medical items valued at five billion cedis to four health institutions in the Wassa West District. The medical items included syringes, blood donation supplies, anaesthesia circuit sets, laboratory incubator, beds and mattresses. The beneficiary health institutions were Bogoso, Himan, BGL and Asompa clinics.

Presenting the items at a ceremony at Bogoso, Dr Sylvester Anemana, Western Regional Director of Health Service, in an address read on his behalf, said the medical items would help improve health care and reduce barriers to health providers.

He said there had been complaints about lack of tools to work with and the provision of the medical items would enhance the performance of health care providers to give quality care to customers and probably minimise the outflow of health professionals to other countries.

Mr Mike Eghan, chairman of Project CURE, African chapter, said for CURE to achieve successful health care delivery system, there is the need to establish a long-term relationship with effective and trust worthy organisations like BGL, in order to serve wider and remote areas. He said BGL has provided funds for the shipment of another forty-foot container for donation to hospitals and clinics at other areas where they operate in addition to sponsoring a mobile clinics that could serve people even in the remotest parts of the country. Mr Eghan mentioned some hospital and clinics, which have benefited from project CURE health care delivery system as Ekwe, Nkwanta Roman Catholic and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospitals.

Earlier in a welcoming address, Mr Neil Stevenson, acting general manager of BGL said though his company requires to give proper healthcare to its workers, its collaborative effort in providing the medical items signifies BGL's commitment to provide quality healthcare to the communities in its catchment area.

He said BGL would install a 35-million-dollar sulphide treatment plant as part of its expansion programme in the area and therefore, pleaded with the people to corporate for the benefit of the mine and the people in the area.

Osagyefo Kwamina Enimil VI, Paramount Chief of Wassa Fiase Traditional Area chaired the function.