Ecobank staff clean up Ridge Hospital

Published in the Daily Graphic on 13/04/2010, pg 29

Story: Matilda Attram
Ecobank staff clean up Ridge Hospital
The management and members of staff of Ecobank, a Pan African Bank in the country, last Saturday undertook a clean-up exercise at the Ridge Hospital and its environs in Accra.
The exercise, which was part of activities to mark the company's 20th anniversary celebrations, was aimed at clearing filth in the surroundings of the hospital.
Led by the management team of the company, the staff spent about three hours to clear weeds and choked gutters, swept the premises and removed rubbish from various corners of the hospital.
Some members of the team also scrubbed bathrooms and toilets of selected wards in the hospital.
The Company Secretary of Ecobank, Mr Morghan Asiedu, said the exercise was initiated to help make the environment a convenient one for workers and patients of the hospital and that Ridge Hospital was chosen because the company started its operations from Ridge.
"We believe that ‘charity begins at home ‘ and since we started operations from here,we decided to come home," he said.
He noted that the company adopted the children's ward of the hospital 10 years ago, and often donated items.
"This is part of our social responsibility. We believe in giving what belongs to society back to it, " he stated, and added that issues concerning children are very dear to the heart of the company.
Mr Asiedu, who is also the Head of the Legal Department of the bank, indicated that the company was currently the fourth largest bank with 52 branches and over 900 employees across the country.
He expressed the hope that the exercise would inspire other organisations to improve sanitation in the country.
The Environmental Health Officer of the Ridge Hospital, Madam Sarah Osew,on behalf of the management of the hospital, expressed gratitude to Ecobank and called on other corporate organisations to support government in the delivery of quality health services to the people of Ghana.
Other activities slated for the anniversary celebrations include a health walk, donations to selected hospitals in Accra and a dinner dance.