GCB Bank has donated neonatal care equipment valued at GH¢100,000 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to support the treatment of critically ill newborns.
The donation, made on August 28, 2026, forms part of the bank’s Staff-led Community Impact Programme (SCIP), an employee-driven initiative aimed at addressing critical needs within communities.
The items presented to the NICU include baby incubators, bassinets, 40-litre oxygen tanks, resuscitation bags, infrared thermometers and pulse oximeters.
Speaking during the presentation, GCB Bank’s Manager for Macroeconomic Research, Investor Relations and ESG, Courage Kwesi Koti, said the intervention was motivated by the difficult conditions experienced by newborns requiring specialised medical care.
He said some babies admitted to the NICU begin life facing serious health challenges and require adequate resources to improve their chances of survival.
“Babies that are admitted to the NICU are babies that are already starting life battling. One of us had an experience here that moved us, and that’s why we are doing what we are doing,” he said.
Mr Koti also highlighted the pressure on the facility, noting that limited resources could sometimes result in babies having to share cots, underscoring the need for additional neonatal equipment.
GCB Bank’s Chief Marketing, Communications and Customer Experience Officer, Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, said the donation was one of 95 community projects being implemented by more than 4,500 GCB staff across the country during August and September.
“I am very proud to tell you that this is just one of 95 projects that our over 4,500 staff in Ghana are executing throughout August and September,” she said.
According to her, the Staff-led Community Impact Programme gives employees the opportunity to identify areas in their communities where they want to make a social impact, with the bank matching their contributions.
The initiative has been welcomed by the Department of Child Health at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
A Children Nursing Officer at the Department, Evelyn Kumah, said the donated items arrived at a critical time when the NICU was facing equipment shortages.
“Looking through the items, they were items we were struggling to put together to enhance the services at NICU, and timely, you just came at the time we were just going back and forth,” she said.
She expressed appreciation to GCB Bank for the intervention, saying the equipment would help strengthen the unit’s capacity to provide care for newborns.
The Staff-led Community Impact Programme forms part of GCB Bank’s broader corporate social responsibility efforts, with employees across the country participating in projects aimed at addressing pressing community needs.
Source: citinews
