Chinese Enterprises Chamber supports Ga East Municipal Hospital
The Chinese Enterprises Chamber of Commerce, Ghana (CECCG) has supported the Ga East Municipal Hospital to undertake some renovation at the hospital.
A media release issued by the Chamber in Accra on December 20, 2021 said it had over the years supported the hospital in diverse ways as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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Speaking at the ceremony to present a cheque to the hospital, the President of the CECCG, Mr Xia Dedong, said since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Chamber, under its initiative, ‘Sticking Together as one Family in the same Boat", distributed over 2000 N95 masks and 5000 bottles of hand-wash soaps and hand sanitisers which were donated to underprivileged groups.
Mr Dedong, who is also the MD of the China Energy International Group Company Limited, Ghana and the Deputy MD of the China Energy International Group Northwest Africa, said, “in addition, the members of the Chamber also actively donated more than 20 times in helping Ghana fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Medical Superintendent at the Ga East Municipal Hospital, Dr Ebenezer Oduro-Mensah, lauded the CECCG for the kind gesture and assured the funds donated will be put into good use.
The Chamber
The CECCG was founded on February 27, 2007 in Accra and it is dedicated to serving Chinese enterprises in Ghana as a non-profit social organisation.
Currently, the Chamber has more than 70-member enterprises, mainly from large state-owned enterprises, local state-owned enterprises and private enterprises, covering trade, engineering, fisheries, services, communications, manufacturing, medicine and other fields.
“Since its establishment, it has closely monitored development and cooperation between China and Africa. It has been guiding Chinese enterprises to uphold the greater good and self-interest, implement the principle of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith towards Africa. “
“It has also encouraged and ensured members adhere to good faith, abide by the law and standardise their business operations among others,” it said.
It added that apart from providing members with a wide platform for communication and exchange, it also shared the much-needed information detailing business opportunities, while promoting interaction between Chinese and Ghanaian business communities in a bid to boost cooperation between China and Ghana in many fields.
Available data show that from the first half of 2020, nearly 60 projects are being undertaken by some members of the Chamber and which has created more than 15,000 jobs in Ghana, promoting local employment and economic development.