Ghanaian Footballer Shadrach Eghan Donates To Support Hole in Heart Patient

Ghanaian international, Shadrach Eghan has donated to cover the full medical bills of an 18-month old child suffering from hole-in-heart and expected to undergo urgent surgery at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Young Ernest Opuni was diagnosed with the condition after birth.

Shadrach Eghan, 21, who plays for Dutch side FC Twente made a cash donation of $8,000 to support the patient’s treatment through Quik Medical Consult’s “Bail Out A Child project”.

Presenting the amount to the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Hospital on Wednesday, February 3, President of Quik Medical Consult (QMC), Mr. Benson Owusu Atuahene said the presentation out of QMC’s commitment to raise funds to support children whose parents do have the financial capacity to undergo surgeries, pay medical bills and enroll them onto the National Health insurance Scheme.

Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Dr. Lawrence Sereboe who received the donation assured Quik Medical Consult and the family of little Opuni of a successful surgery to correct the defect. He added that persons who had undergone surgery for hole-in-heart can fully recover and live a normal healthy life again without complications.

Quik Medical Consult is a non-governmental organization made up of young Ghanaian medical practitioners from various hospitals in Ghana. It has over the years organized free health screening and health education for various rural communities in Ghana in the country. Persons who wish to donate to Quik Medical Consult’s Bail Out A Child project” can contact (+233)247586344 or (+233)207544828.