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Newmont and Project C.U.R.E for Present at the handing over Sunyani and beyond received
the donation. He indicated that ceremony were Nanamom from items including an incubator,
the Ntotroso College of Nursing the Ntotroso Traditional Area, the wheelchairs, ultrasound machine,
was set up from their quota of District Health Director for Asutifi beds, autoclave, microscope
royalties that the Ahafo mine pays North Mr. Richard Kwesi Henney, and other consumables worth
to the Newmont Ahafo Develop- some Staff and Board Members of $370,562.95.
ment Foundation and as such was the two beneficiary institutions, a
grateful for the donation. delegation from Newmont Ghana
and some of the nursing students.
He called on Newmont to
consider setting up a hospital in A similar donation was also made
the community which he believes to the Seventh Day Adventist
will not only benefit the (S.D.A) hospital in May this year.
communities but will serve the The hospital which provides
region and the country as a whole. health services to people within

Some of the items donated to the S.D.A hospital in Sunyani

Ahafo mine donates to two security institutions

Delivering on our commitments
Two security services – Ghana
Army, 3rd Infantry Battalion and
the Sunyani Regional Police
Command have received a cash
donation of GHc 41,252 and 10
Yahama Motorbikes plus a used
pickup respectively.
The cash donation is to support
the Garrison’s water system
expansion project while the General Manager - Bernard Wessels presenting the donations
automobiles presented to the to the Police (above) and Military (below)
Police are to augment their fleet
to enhance their operations within
the region and beyond.
In 2016, the Regional
Coordinating Council made a
request to the Ahafo mine to
support the Police Service to
acquire the motorbikes.
The other donations were
requests received from both
institutions.

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