A group picture after meeting
A delegation from GCB Bank PLC has met with Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo and other senior officials of the University, to announce their intention to fund the construction of a Paediatric Unit at the University of Ghana Hospital.
In her opening remarks, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo expressed her gratitude for the gesture and pledged the University’s commitment to the proposed project. She suggested that in order for the project to be completed on time, a joint project management team must be formed to begin discussions on the project's start date.
Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Vice-Chancellor
Mr. Emmanuel Ofori-Dankwa, Head SSD, GCB Bank PLC disclosed that, ‘our Board of Directors have given us the mandate to engage the University and see how we can move the conversation forward.’ In discussing the project's execution timelines, Mr. Ofori-Dankwa stated that, barring any unforeseen occurrences, the construction of the project is expected to take about a year and a half. He expressed the belief that once a contractor is engaged, the physical structure can begin.
The delegation from GCB Bank PLC
Also present at the meeting were Mrs. Emelia Agyei-Mensah, Registrar; Dr. Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, Board Chair of the University Health Services (UHS), Prof. Kwasi Dartey-Baah, Director, Office of Institutional Advancement; Prof. Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Dean, UGBS; Dr. Mark E. Frimpong, Director of the UHS; Mrs. Elizier Ameyaw-Buronyah, Director, Public Affairs Drectorate; Mr. Eric Cofie, CDMO,GCB Bank PLC; Mr. Emmanuel K. Kwarteng, Head Corporate Affairs, GCB Bank PLC; and Mr. Augustine H. Nunoo, Head-PFMU, GCB Bank PLC.
The team from University of Ghana
The University of Ghana Hospital, popularly known as the Legon Hospital was built and commissioned in 1957 and is officially owned by the University of Ghana.
