Dr. Felix Anyah, a former Chief Executive Officer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has made a donation of GHC100,000 to settle the bills of new mothers and sick babies.
The gesture is aimed at helping patients in the Maternity and Children’s Departments who are struggling to pay their medical bills.
As a whole, 15 mothers and children who were facing financial difficulties in settling their medical bills benefited from the gesture.
During a heartwarming ceremony, Dr. Anyah, along with Reverend David Opare, emphasised the importance of compassion and helping others, drawing inspiration from their beliefs.
Dr. Anyah shared that he had heard of a mother who could not afford her medical bills and, upon further investigation, it emerged that there were more people in a similar situation.
He decided to assist them in the best way he could.
Dr Anyah additionally gave GHC1000 to each of the 15 mothers as transport and upkeep support.
Dr. Isaac Koranteng, the Head of the Department, expressed profound gratitude to Dr. Anyah and his team for the kind gesture.
The beneficiaries of this act of generosity also expressed their heartfelt appreciation to the philanthropist and his team.
Dr Anyah is noted for his philanthropic activities generally but in the premier teaching hospital, with fond memories of how he has been supporting the facility for some time now.
They refer to his love for humanity and his country, by donating a food van, motorcycles, air conditioners, flat screen television sets, 7.5HP water pumps, mattresses, and stocks of anesthetic drugs to improve the welfare of patients and the functioning of the Hospital in general.
Dr Anyah is currently the Board Chairman of Ho Teaching Hospital. In 2015, he was the Board Chairman of the Health Facilities Regulatory Authority under President John Dramani Mahama.
Present at the donation were Munir Alhassan, Director of Administration; Mustapha Salifu, Head of Public Relations, senior nurses, and other staff members from the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department.