MIIF, Korle-Bu Hospital to Launch Medical Outreach in Mining Communities

The Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), Mrs. Justina Nelson, has announced the Fund’s commitment to support initiatives that create lasting positive impact on the lives of people, particularly residents of mining communities across the country.

A key initiative, she said, involves providing healthcare services to these communities, with MIIF working with Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to launch free medical outreach programmes in mining areas within the coming weeks.

Mrs. Nelson made the pledge during a courtesy call by a high-powered delegation from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital at the Fund’s headquarters in Cantonments, Accra.

The delegation, led by Dr. Frank Owusu-Sekyere, Head of Medical Affairs at the hospital, used the opportunity to discuss matters of mutual interest between the two institutions.

“We have the welfare of the people within the mining communities at heart, and we will do all we can to ensure that they also benefit from the minerals mined on their land,” Mrs. Nelson stated.

“This forms part of the core of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and we will ensure that we execute accordingly because health, is indeed wealth,” she added.

The MIIF CEO described the discussions on the medical outreach collaboration with Korle-Bu management as fruitful and gave the assurance that the two institutions will draw up action plans to actualize these intentions within the coming weeks to launch the project.

She praised the Korle-Bu brand as one that has been tried and tested, noting that the planned outreach using experts from the hospital is a step in the right direction.

In his remarks, Dr. Owusu-Sekyere noted the remarkable strides the hospital has made in delivering quality healthcare, particularly in managing referral cases from across the country.

He described the intended medical outreach as a laudable initiative and confirmed that Korle-Bu stands ready for the collaboration to make a meaningful impact on the lives of people in the mining communities of the country.

Dr. Owusu-Sekyere also appealed for closer collaboration with MIIF to address critical infrastructure challenges that continue to affect the delivery of quality healthcare services at the hospital.