Tema Lube Oil Company (TLOC), a lubricant manufacturing company in the Republic of Ghana, West Africa, has handed over a fully-furnished dental unit, which cost GH¢200,000, to the authorities of the Tema Manhean Polyclinic.
The gesture formed part of TLOC’s Corporate Social Responsibility.
The Manhean Policlinic, which was built in 1978 and serves a population of 110,000 in the Tema East sub-metropolis and its environs and with an average of annual OPD attendance of 16,300 between 2016 and 2018, is unable to provide dental services due to lack of structure and equipment.
As a result, all dental cases were referred to health care facilities elsewhere.
Delivering a brief address, on behalf of TLOC, Alhaji Abdul Rahman Alhassan Gomda, who is a Board member of TLOC noted that the Board of Directors of TLOC decided to go to the Tema Manhean Polyclinic because of the aforementioned challenges.
He said health is one of the thematic areas of the company’s CSR policy, hence, its decision to support the hospital.
Alhaji Gomda explained the work which the company did.
“We undertook some civil works and modification of two rooms, a waiting area and walkway of the polyclinic to get a fully-furnished and air conditioned doctor’s consulting room, treatment room, nurse’s office and an OPD. In the treatment room, a dental chair fitted with the requisite consumables and items have been provided. All of these have been authenticated by the Regional Clinical Engineering Unit of the Ministry of Health as good and fit for the purpose.”
He noted the company over the years has donated various items to communities, organizations and institutions in the country, especially those within its immediate environs, as part of its corporate social responsibility which are mainly in the area health, education and security.
“We have made several CSR in the past including an ambulance to the Tema Polyclinic with repair and insurance borne by the company for three years, Ventilator for the Tema General Hospital, surgical equipment for the ENT Department of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, another ambulance for Tema General Hospital, books, furniture, computers and water dispensing machines for the Tema Library, a fully furnished Police Post near Tema Timber Market for the Tema Regional police Command, among others,” he stated,
He said the company would be able to do more if there is greater patronage of its lubricants namely the engine oil, gear oils, and hydraulic oils for vehicles, machinery and equipment.
“The quality of our products meets international standards and the prices are very competitive. So we encourage you to patronize the lubricants which are produced by us and sold by our customers mostly at the various fuel filling station,” he said.
The Specialist in-charge of Tema Manhean Dr. J. H. K Donkor noted that the journey to the establishment of the dental unit began in 12 November 2018 following management’s appeal through the media for support to the health facility.
He expressed the gratitude of the management of the facility to TLOC for ensuring that their dream of getting a dental unit became a reality.
Sources: www.energynewsafrica.com