The work on the bungalow came to a standstill for over 20 years until the Managing Director of Sikkens-Ghana and Alisa Hotels, Mr Kwame Ofosu Bamfo, decided to complete the bungalow to help solve the accommodation challenges facing health workers at the hospital.

The building, which was completed and fully furnished at the cost of GH¢800, 000 as part of the corporate social responsibility of the companies, was presented to the hospital authorities at a ceremony held on the premises of the bungalow at Tease.

The newly completed bungalow was dedicated by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante.

Other philanthropic works

Additionally, the companies also sank a mechanised borehole, fitted with water tanks at the hospital to ensure constant supply of water to the facility.  

Besides the completion of works on the abandoned doctor and nurse bungalow, Mr Bamfo also registered about 1,200 people in the Tease community for the National Health Insurance Scheme under the auspices of the Afram Plains Development Organisation, (APDO), a local non-governmental organisation (NGO).

The current humanitarian gesture by the companies comes on the back of renovation works, presentation of beds and a generator to the hospital earlier as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of Sikkens’ operations in Ghana, which was celebrated in 2015.

Rationale

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Mr Bamfo explained that he and his companies had been supporting the Tease community over the years because, “Tease is dear to my heart.

Although I am a native of Obomeng Kwahu, my parents settled at Tease, where I attended the Roman Catholic (RC) Primary School and the Local Assembly (LA) Presbyterian Middle School.

“Health is wealth, so I encourage everyone to take care of themselves.

My companies and I will also continue to do our best to support health programmes and facilities as our contribution to the well-being of the people,” Mr Bamfo said.

The Gyaasehene of Tease, Nana Asiedu Dankyi, who happens to be a classmate of Mr Bamfo at the Tease Local Assembly (LA) Presbyterian Middle School, graced the occasion and commended Mr Bamfo for his personal support for the development of the Tease community as well as his companies’ funding of several projects at the Tease Presbyterian Hospital.