Direct Relief in the USA and TEVA Pharmaceuticals have donated essential medicines valued at $2.3 million to 21 selected health facilities across Ghana.
The donation aims to facilitate healthcare services in rural areas and alleviate the financial burden on health facilities struggling to mobilize funds for medication.
The donation was made on their behalf by the management of Peace and Love Hospitals in Kumasi and Accra, led by Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe Addai.
Partnership and Objective
BCI and Direct Relief of USA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the goal of providing essential medicines from the USA to Ghana.
The recent donation is one of a series that started in 2011, specifically for needy but poor patients.
Donation Details
The donated drugs include a wide range of medications such as Anti-cancer, Anti-hypertensives, Osteoporosis /Bone Metastasis, Antidiabetics, and Antibiotics.
Others were Anaesthetic agent, Multivitamins, Urology, Consumables, and Psychotic drugs.
CEO of Peace and Love Hospitals, Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, making the presentation on Thursday, April 29, 2025, at Oduom, drugs will address the humanitarian needs of Ghanaians in the rural areas.
Impact on Healthcare
She said the donation of the drugs is meant to ease the financial burdens of some health facilities that are in difficulty mobilizing funds to purchase drugs.
Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, who is also the President of Breast Care International (BCI), stated that the essential drugs are supposed to be given freely to patients who need them.
She therefore warned the management of the health facilities not to sell them, so that the MOE between Peace and Love hospitals and Direct Relief, USA, will be maintained.
“These drugs are not for sale; they were given freely by Direct Relief, USA, and must also be given to the patients free of charge,” Dr Mrs Beatrice Wiafe-Addai emphasized.
Beneficiaries’ Response
A rep from the Korase CHPS Compound in the Ejisu municipality in the Ashanti region, Yaw Fosu, on behalf of other beneficiaries, thanked the donors (BCI, Direct Relief, and TEVA Pharmaceuticals) for that humanitarian gesture and promised to administer them freely according to their protocol.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Francis Appiah
