MTN gift newborns with hampers

By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Sekondi

MTN Ghana has donated 40 baby hampers to newborn babies and their mothers in selected health facilities within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.

The gesture, which forms part of MTN Ghana’s annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, targeted babies born on Christmas Day, December 25, at facilities including the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital and the Essikado Hospital.

Each hamper was packaged with essential baby items such as diapers, toiletries, feeding bottles and toys to support mothers during the critical early days after delivery.

Speaking after the distribution, the Corporate Services Advisor for MTN Ghana’s South-West Business District, Kennedy Ofosuhene, explained that the initiative was aimed at welcoming the Christmas babies and easing the burden on their families.

“This initiative began in 2011 and has been sustained over the years because of the impact it continues to make. Beyond welcoming the babies, it is our way of deepening and strengthening our relationship with the communities we serve,” he said.

Mr. Ofosuhene noted that the beneficiaries were selected from mothers who were still admitted at the time of MTN’s visit to the hospitals.

He added that experiences from previous years, including encounters with mothers who arrived at health facilities without basic baby items, have reinforced the importance of the programme.

“Sometimes, you meet mothers who have absolutely nothing. When we present these items, you can see the relief and happiness on their faces, and that alone motivates us to continue,” he added.

A Senior Midwife at the Essikado Hospital, Ms. Veronica Inkoom, said the hampers would go a long way in supporting the mothers and reducing some of the financial pressures associated with childbirth.

She mentioned infrastructural challenges at the hospital and appealed for support towards the construction of an additional maternity block to help manage increasing patient numbers.

“During peak delivery periods, space becomes a challenge, and we are sometimes forced to refer mothers elsewhere. An additional maternity block would help us cater for more mothers and ease the pressure on the existing one,” she appealed.

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