Toyota Ghana Supports Kaneshie Polyclinic

Takahiko Takabayashi (left) presenting the items to Mawutowu Kwesi Brese (right) with health officials.

TOYOTA Ghana Company Limited has donated assorted items worth GH¢6,000 to the Kaneshie Polyclinic in Accra to refurbish the Tuberculosis and Human Immune Deficiency Virus Unit (TB/HIV).

The items included 20 bags of cements, 20 packs of floor tiles, 10 gallons of oil and emulsion paint, a 32 Sharp LC television, LG video deck, four three-in-one lounge chairs, an air conditioner and a file cabinet.

Takahiko Takabayashi, Managing Director of Toyota Ghana, said the donation is part of the company's corporate social responsibility to support the health sector in the country.

He added that the company chose the TB/HIV unit because patients in the unit require special care in a congenial environment to avoid the usual stigmatization from the public.

He urged the clinic to use items to improve the health status of Ghanaians and patients with HIV and TB.

'We, at Toyota Ghana, believe that an adequate health facility contributes to an efficient health service delivery. It is as a result that that we have chosen to donate these items to Kaneshie for the refurbishment of the TB/HIV unit' Mr. Takabayashi said.

Mawutowu Kwesi Brese, Director of Kaneshie Polyclinic, received the items on behalf of the clinic and expressed gratitude to the company for the kind gesture.

He added that the items will be used specifically to improve the lives of patients suffering TB and HIV.

He encouraged other companies to support the health sector.

By Lady Agyapong