Unilever Ghana has donated a haematology analyser, a nebuliser, and two infusion pumps to the Tema Regional Police Clinic, honouring its promise to assist the police health service.
Haematology analyzers are used to conduct a Complete Blood Count (CBC), which is usually the first test requested by physicians to determine a patient’s general health status.
A complete blood count includes Red Blood Cell (RBC), White Blood Cell (WBC), haemoglobin, and platelet counts, as well as haematocrit levels.
George Owusu-Ansah, Managing Director of Unilever Ghana, who presented the machines to the Regional Police Command, said the donation was made in the company’s enlightened self-interest.
He said the company has their head office, distribution facility, and factory in Tema.
According to Mr Owusu-Ansah, the work of the police in the neighbourhood to maintain security and a calm environment is crucial.
In particular, he noted that since most of their staff members lived in Tema and were under the police’s care, their company would have had difficulty operating without the police service.
The close to one million Ghana cedis worth of medical equipment, according to the MD, were donated out of pure generosity and in the hope that they would enhance medical treatment.
Commissioner of Police Daniel Kwame Afriyie, Tema Regional Police Commander commended Unilever for the medical equipment which makes the Tema Police Clinic the first among its sister clinics to have a haematology analyser.
COP Afriyie furthered that the health equipment was essential and a major boost to the clinic’s health delivery.
He emphasized the clinic’s services, saying that in addition to its staff, it also provided medical attention for individuals in Tema command custody as remands and crime suspects.
The Regional Commander also made notice of their idea of running a parallel pharmacy with the health care facility, managed by the police personnel but on a cash-and-carry basis at a modest profit, to effectively manage the police health service.
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