Awake Water Rescues Heart Patients

Seventeen patients of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) have so far benefited from the 'One For Life' project of Awake Water, a subsidiary of Kasapreko Group of Companies.

The patients who underwent various degrees of heart surgeries were fully funded by the project which gives one pesewa for every small bottle of Awake Water bought and two pesewas for the big bottle to the centre to support needy patients.

Eunice Adjei Bonsu, director of water and carbonated soft drinks, disclosed that the latest donation which is for the first quarter of the year 2017 brings to a total of GH¢350,000 cash injected into the Ghana Heart Foundation in the last year and quarter.

She said apart from donating to the foundation, the company has decided to do personal follow-ups with the patients and give them packs of water every month.

Mrs Bonsu, thus, urged the public to support the 'One For Life' project by purchasing Awake Water so more people can benefit.

Dr Lawrence Agyeman Sereboe, Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, commended Awake Water for being consistent with their side of the project by donating on time to the foundation.

He stated that there is a list of needy patients waiting to benefit from the donation, adding that the team at the centre was doing everything possible to ensure patients are well.

Dr Sereboe mentioned that the project is growing, as more people keep coming to the centre requesting for assistance, hence reiterating the earlier call for the public to support the project by buying more Awake Water.

By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri