Newmont has partnered with Project C.U.R.E., a US-based non-governmental organisation, to organise community clinics to provide much-needed healthcare for host communities of its Akyem Mine in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.

The clinics provided health screening and services covering eye care, malaria treatment, blood sugar and general consultation.

Thirty-eight-year-old Comfort Krampah, from Adausena benefitted from the free health screening exercise.

As a mother and primary caregiver for her child who lives with cerebral palsy, Comfort recounts the unique challenges in caring for herself and three children.

“My daughter, Asantewaa is one of three children. She is six years and for these years, I have had to take care of her, in her condition, and my other children with little support.

"She has very limited mobility and abnormal development relying solely on me for her upkeep. We have done this for so long and we can only keep going.”

In September this year, Comfort’s plight was noticed when she attended a similar health screening in the Adausena community.

Touched by her willingness to share her story and participate in the screening, the medical team assessed her child’s condition and promptly requested the Adausena Health Centre to provide a wheelchair as well as further medical support for the family.

Thanks to this intervention, her daughter received the vital assistance she needed. Overjoyed, she expressed her gratitude to the Newmont and Project C.U.R.E. team.

“I was struggling to care for my children. This wheelchair will change our lives and lessen the burden of caring for my daughter. Thank you for seeing to our need. This is not just a health screening; it has become a lifeline for our community."

But Comfort and her family were not the only beneficiaries.

The five-day free health screening drew over 1200 community members who received comprehensive health checks, expert consultations, medical devices and referrals in progressive situations.

The 40-member medical team consisted of doctors, general nurses, physician assistants, dentists, ophthalmologists, medical students, ENT specialists, family nurse practitioners and other non-medical staff.

“Newmont believes that every small gesture counts. Our long-standing partnership with Project C.U.R.E and the Birim North District Health Directorate has ensured that these supportive systems directly address the needs of our communities”, said Robert Owusu-Bempah, Acting General Manager for Newmont’s Akyem Mine.