MTN Ghana replenishes blood banks in Upper East

17Feb

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MTN Ghana replenishes blood banks in Upper East

MTN Ghana, a leading mobile telecommunication network has organised a blood donation exercise in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, to help replenish blood banks of health facilities. The exercise which formed part of MTN Ghana’s Foundation’s project dubbed “Save a Life,” was part of efforts to restock the blood banks of the health facilities in the region, particularly the Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, to help save lives and effectively respond to emergencies. The exercise, held at the Bolgatanga Senior High School (Big Boss) and Zamse Senior High Technical School (Zamstec) in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Hospital Blood Bank collected 121 pints of blood at the end of the exercise. Since 2011, the MTN Ghana Foundation had been holding blood donation exercises ea...

Hundreds participate in MTN Ghana Foundation’s blood donation exercise

15Feb

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Hundreds participate in MTN Ghana Foundation’s blood donation exercise

Hundreds of people in the Central Region, including students, on Friday participated in the MTN Ghana Foundation’s annual blood donation exercise held to commemorate Valentine’s Day. The “Save a Life” blood donation exercise aimed at supporting the National Blood Service and restock regional blood banks, had so far, collected more than 29,000 blood units since 2011. The Foundation's target is to collect more than 6,100 units of blood across the country this year alone, the highest since the intervention started. In the Central Region, the exercise took place at the Winneba Senior High School, Academy of Christ the King in Cape Coast, the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, Ankaful Nursing Training School, and the North Campus of the University of Education, Winneb...

MTN Ghana, Bono branch donates hampers to 30 Xmas born babies

26Dec

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MTN Ghana, Bono branch donates hampers to 30 Xmas born babies

The Bono Regional branch of MTN Ghana has presented Christmas packages to 30 babies on admission at the Sunyani Teaching and Berekum Holy Family Hospitals.The babies were born on Christmas Eve, December 25 and Boxing Day December 26, 2024, and each of them received a gift hamper containing diapers, baby soaps, feeding bottle, playing toy, washing powder, baby perfume and cotton bud and baby oil and dress.Describing the babies as special born, Mr Kofi Owusu, the Bono Regional Manager, MTN Ghana asked the parents to take good care of the babies.He indicated that the hospitals were chosen for the presentation because of their quality healthcare delivery and asked them to continue with that to improve health outcomes.Mr Owusu reminded the hospital authorities that MTN remained a business entit...

MTN Ghana dedicated to creating society free from violence, discrimination

26Nov

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MTN Ghana dedicated to creating society free from violence, discrimination

Mr Robert Kuzoe, the Senior Manager, MTN Ghana Foundation, says MTN Ghana is dedicated to creating a society where everyone can live free from violence and discrimination. He said Gender-Based Violence (GBV) was a significant issue that affected countless individuals in various ways but often remained hidden yet deeply impacted families and communities. The Senior Manager was speaking at the launch of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence titled, “16 Routes, 16 Stations: Public Transport Unite Against Gender-Based Violence”. It was in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection focusin...