The University of
Virginia, Charlottesville, USA through its Sister City programme with
Winneba on Thursday January 17, 2013 donated medical items to the
University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to help improve the services of
the University Clinic and to establish a good relationship
between the two universities.
The medical items
consisted of an electrical bed and mattress, isolation
cover gowns, stents, sodium chloride, injections, endozime sponges
, huggies , syringes, detergents, a hospital chair and stabilization
devices.
The Municipal Chief
Executive, Hon. Nii Ephraim who made the donation on behalf of the
Effutu Assembly said the donation had been made possible through the
instrumentation of Nana Acheampong Ghartey, the coordinator of the
Winneba Charlottesville Sister City Commission abroad. According to Hon.
Nii Ephraim the donation forms part of efforts of the Sister City
Commission to improve upon medical facilities in Winneba.
Receiving the items on
behalf of UEW, the Dean of the Faculty of Science Education, Prof.
Amedeker thanked them for the donation and promised that the items would
be protected and put into good use. He was hopeful the relation between
the University of Virginia and Effutu Municipality would benefit UEW
and the entire Effutu Municipality.
Representing the
University of Virginia were members of the Sister City Commission
comprising Mr. Kwame Nkrumah, Obaatan Armah-Sekum, Obaatan Kweku Baiden,
Winneba, the Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Kofi Kussachin and
the Presiding Member of the Effutu Municipal Assembly, Rev. Eldad
Bonney.
Present were the
Medical Officer in charge of UEW Clinic, Dr. E K Kwakyi, Deputy
Registrar, Division of Operations, Mr. Abedi Boafo, Director, Office of
International Relations, Dr. Ofosu Kusi, Senior Accountant, Mr. Bruno
Chirani, Deputy Finance Officer, Snr. Assistant Registrar, Employee
Relations Unit Mr. Andy Agordah, and the Administrator UEW Clinic, Mr.
Andoh Appiah.
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