Newmont donates medical equipment to Legon Health Services

Newmont supported the University of Ghana Health Services at Legon with a donation of essential medical equipment valued at over GHS 290,000. The equipment was donated following a request from the Internal Medicine Department of the facility, which had been facing challenges due to limited medical equipment. The donation included patient monitors, hospital beds with mattresses, infusion pumps, an ECG machine, suction machines, ward screens, drip stands, and bedside cabinets.

The University of Ghana Health Services facility has evolved into a district-level hospital, providing care to surrounding communities and receiving referrals from as far as the Mampong Hospital in the Eastern Region. Professor Gordon Abeka Nkrumah, Hospital Management Committee Chair, described the support as timely and impactful, stating, "This support came at a very critical time for us. This facility cares for a high volume of patients each month, many of them in urgent and critical conditions. Having access to the right equipment will significantly improve how we monitor, treat and care for our..."