Azar Group of Companies Donates 50 Buckets of Paint to Refresh Mutondo CHPS Compound in Yendi

Azar Group of Companies has donated 50 buckets of paint to the leadership of the Ghana Health Service in the Northern Region to refurbish the Mutondo CHPS compound and other selected health facilities within the Yendi Municipality.

The gesture by the Azar Group of Companies is a significant boost to the Ghana Health Service’s (GHS) efforts to encourage private sector support for healthy living and the well-being of all Ghanaians.

The donation is also part of the ongoing private sector engagement efforts initiated by GHS, aimed at rallying support from local businesses to enhance public health facilities across the country.

Speaking at the handing-over ceremony, the Northern Regional Manager of the Azar Group Mr Mike Donikian, expressed the company’s commitment to contributing to the health and well-being of communities in Ghana. “We are proud to support the Ghana Health Service in its mission to promote healthy living. Our donation is a testament to our dedication to giving back to the community and ensuring that health facilities are in the best condition to serve the people,” he stated.

The Director of Health Promotions in the Regions, Acting Director Mabel Asafo, conveyed her immense gratitude to Azar Group for their invaluable contribution. “Azar Group has truly stepped up to the plate, and we are deeply appreciative of their support. This donation will go a long way in improving the environment of the Mutondo CHPS compound, making it a more welcoming and hygienic place for both staff and patients,” she remarked.

In his remarks, the Deputy Northern Regional Director in charge of administration of the Ghana Health Service, Mr. Mohammed Yakubu who received the items on behalf of the Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), expressed his excitement at seeing more Ghanaian-owned businesses taking up the mantle to support health facilities in Ghana.

“It is heartening to witness the private sector’s growing involvement in our health initiatives. The dedication of Azar Group to this cause exemplifies the type of partnership we hope to foster moving forward. The Ghana Health Service remains committed to ensuring healthy living for all Ghanaians, and with the support of the private sector, we can achieve even greater outcomes,” he noted.

The Deputy Chief of Party of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Alhassan Hudi in his statement while commending Azar group also urged other private entities in the country to come on board to partner with Ghana Health Service to promote health care delivery in the country.

This donation marks the beginning of further engagements between the Ghana Health Service and the private sector. These efforts are part of the USAID/Ghana Accelerating Social and Behavior Change (ASBC) support, which aims to enable the government of Ghana to engage the private sector in promoting healthy behaviors and practices in support of the public health agenda.

The USAID Ghana ASBC activity seeks to enable Ghana Health Service Health Promotion Division (HPD) to achieve its strategic objective to lead SBC efforts using tested mass media and community engagement tools, whereby target populations (women of reproductive age, newborns, children <5, adolescents/youth <25) sustainably adopt healthy behaviors and practices, including timely use of health services and products nationally and in Northern Ghana – in the 17 USAID Zones of Influence (ZOI) where the most severe health disparities persist.

Story By: Alhassan Yakubu |www.diamondfmonline.com |Ghana.