Ten (10) cancer patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), have received financial assistance from the Kumi Yeboah Memorial Foundation in memory of the founder’s father, who died of cancer.
An amount of 10,000 cedis was given to the patients who are receiving various treatments at the referral facility.
Each patient received GHS1, 000, which was given to them by the foundation’s administrators.
Kumi Yeboah, who was known for being generous to the disadvantaged in society, died of cancer in 2022.
Mr Yeboah battled with cancer for six months.
He worked as a professional teacher at Agogo D/A JHS in the Ashanti Region’s Atwima Nwabiagya South district, where he taught and assisted the disadvantaged.
In his honour, a foundation was established to assist widows, orphans, and other disadvantaged members of society.
Osei Bonsu Shadrack, the foundation’s Public Relations Officer, said there was the need to assist cancer patients.
Most cancer patients become even more impoverished after spending huge sums on drugs to alleviate their plight
Some are left at home or in the oncology departments of various hospitals because they do not have enough money to pay for their treatment.
Mr. Shadrack remarked that the donation was made in commemoration of the late Mr. Yeboah’s memorial anniversary, which was held on Monday, May 22, 2023.
He further indicated that, the money given to each patient is a gesture of love and an effort to help them pay their medical bills.
Mr. Shadrack urged other individuals and organizations to join the foundation in reaching out to the poor in society.
Dr. Bawuah Osei Bonsu, Head of the Oncology Department at KATH, thanked the foundation for its assistance while lamenting the high cost of cancer treatment in the country.
According to Dr. Bonsu, the current state of affairs makes it difficult for most patients to pay for their medical bills.
According to him, institutions and individuals have started assisting patients at the department in a similar manner in order to relieve them of that burden.
The Medical Officer applauded the foundation for the gesture, and encouraged other well-meaning individuals and organizations to follow suit.
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