The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce has mobilised a total of GHS923,165.00 in cash donations to support the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital (PMLCH) in Accra, funding the purchase of three specialised incubators for the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative marking its 10th anniversary.
The funds were raised through the Chamber's public fundraising drive and contributions from member companies, including Fidelity Bank Ghana and Blue Skies Products Ghana Ltd.
In addition, UKGCC member company G4S Security Services Ltd has installed a CCTV monitoring system across designated areas of the hospital, valued at GH₵67,917.44, in response to security and operational needs identified by the hospital’s administration.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Executive Director of the UKGCC, Adjoba Kyiamah, emphasised that marking a decade of trade facilitation and investment required leaving a life-saving imprint on the host community.
"As the UKGCC celebrates ten years of driving economic growth and trade relations between the United Kingdom and Ghana, we recognise that true business sustainability is anchored in social well-being," she stated.
"Equipping the NICU at Princess Marie Louise Children's Hospital with state-of-the-art incubators enables us to put this to practice, while ensuring that fragile, premature infants are given the precise environmental conditions and real-time vital tracking they require to survive and thrive in advancement of the United Nations SDG 3."
Ms Kyiamah extended her gratitude to the corporate donors, UKGCC member company IT Consortium's digital crowdfunding Chango platform, and all individuals who made donations, noting that the contributions demonstrated the power of collective action. She also acknowledged the Ga Mantse Foundation, whose own fundraising campaign for the hospital first drew the UKGCC's attention to its plight.
For her part, the Medical Superintendent of PMLCH, Dr Mame Yaa Nyarko, expressed appreciation to the UKGCC for placing the needs of children at the centre of its anniversary initiative. "We are extremely grateful to the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce and to every company and individual who responded to the appeal.
UKGCC’s support goes beyond facilitating the donations; it demonstrates the power of strategic partnerships, advocacy, and collaboration in addressing critical healthcare needs," she said. "For us at PMLCH, these funds represent an important contribution towards strengthening neonatal care and improving survival outcomes for newborns, particularly the most vulnerable infants. Especially as we celebrate Prematurity Awareness Month, this donation is timely and relevant for our sick and small babies."
The campaign utilised documentary storytelling, interviews with hospital personnel and parents, social media advocacy, and donor engagement to raise awareness of the hospital's neonatal equipment needs. The intervention reflects the Chamber's commitment to extending the value of its business network beyond trade and investment to address important community needs, building on previous fundraising efforts which supported the establishment of a clinical trials unit at the University of Ghana Medical Centre and the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation.
