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.