The National Investment Bank (NIB) has presented GH¢15,000.00 to the GRAFT Foundation. This is to support the free reconstructive surgeries that the Foundation offers to children born with birth deformities such as cleft lip and palate, post-burn contractures, extra fingers and toes, tumours and swellings, among others. These defects affect the ability of the affected children to start schooling early and lows the self-esteem of the underprivileged children. NIB, for the past years, has donated all proceeds from its annual thanksgiving service to...
Petroleum Solutions Limited (PETROSOL), an indigenous oil marketing company (OMC), has been honoured by GRAFT Foundation for the company’s continuous support for its operations. The project’s director of GRAFT Foundation, a medical non-governmental organisation (NGO ) engaged in reconstructive plastic surgery in deprived communities, Dr Brainerd Anani, said PETROSOL’s support had contributed to bringing smiles and hope to the lives of the needy and poor people living in rural Ghana. “Your donation has gone a long way to help 31 people of which majority were...
Ghana’s Mission in Cote d’Ivoire has contributed US$5,000 to the Ghana Reconstruction of Anomaly and Trauma Fund (GRAFT) Foundation to help extend its services to more needy patients. The foundation is a non-profit-making organisation which provides free reconstructive plastic surgery for people in Ghana and other West African countries. The money was realised from contributions by Ghanaians living in Cote d’Ivoire, through a fund-raising initiative facilitated by Ghana’s Mission in Cote d’Ivoire. Presentation Presenting the money to the GRAFT Foundation in Accra, Ghana’s former...
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), has presented a cheque for GH¢15,000 to the GRAFT Foundation. This is for the treatment of Dennis Yeboah, an eighteen-month-old toddler who has suffered deep superficial burns on the face, neck and upper trunk. The burns occurred when a lit candle came into contact with a mosquito net under which Dennis was sleeping and caught fire causing severe burns to him. Corporate Communications Manager of NLA, Kesewaah Dolphyne said the Authority was deeply moved by the plight of...
The Graft Foundation in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is offering free reconstructive surgery for needy people from August 24 to September 2, 2017. During the exercise, the medical anomalies that would be corrected include; Cleft lip and palate, post-burn contractures, extra fingers and toes, used fingers and toes, tumours and swellings, hyposadia and Genital Filariasis. According to Dr Brainerd Anane, Projects...
The GRAFT foundation in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) is expected to provide free cleft lip and palate surgeries to needy people especially children in the Greater Accra region. The project dubbed, Accra Hope Project is expected to take place at the Dodowa District H0spital from April 1st to May 7th. This is the first of such project by the not-for-profit group in the capital after running...
WHOLLY-GHANAIAN-owned universal bank, The Royal Bank (TRB), has extended financial support to the tune of GH¢15,000 to the Ghana Reconstruction of Anomaly and Trauma Fund (Graft) Foundation for its surgical operations. The gesture forms part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and is under the ambit of TRB Foundation established by the founder of the bank. The brain behind the Graft Foundation and Head of the Plastic Surgery and Burns unit of the 37 Military Hospital, Dr Kwame Abrokwaa-Yankyera, who was...