By: Isaac Amoah/tntnewspapergg.com

The leading Telecommunications giant in Ghana,MTN has done it again by welcoming Six hundred (600)new born babies with handsome hampers across the sixteen regions.

The annual donation by MTN-Ghana always put smile on pregnant women who delivered or gave birth on Christmas Day.

Since its inception in 2011,the company has distributed Three thousand Christmas hampers to Babies born on Christmas Day.
Mrs Charity Darko,the head of Corporate Service in the northern business sector revealed this on Thursday,26th December,2024, after leading distribution of hampers to Babies born on Christmas Day at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH).

Mrs.Charity Darko making presentation to one of the beneficiaries
According to her,in all MTN Ghana distributed 600 hampers to babies born on Christmas Day in 30 hospitals nationwide.
Out of the number,17 hospitals were in the northern sector including Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

She said last year, they distributed 500 hampers and increased it to 600 this year, to cushion the beneficiaries.
“Christmas is seen as the period of love and MTN, has since 2011 seized the opportunity to demonstrate our love to babies born on the Christmas day as part of our social responsibilities”,she added.

This year too,pregnant women who gave birth on Christmas Day at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH) and Maternal and Child Health Hospital both in Kumasi,the Ashanti regional capital couldn’t hide their joy after the presentation.

The officials of MTN Ghana making presentation at KATH
The hampers contained Babies items worth hundreds of Ghana cedis.
The distribution of the 600 Christmas hampers was done concurrently at 30 selected hospitals nationwide.

Mrs.Darko also used the opportunity to commend Ghanaians, especially their loyal customers for keeping faith with them.

According to her,MTN Ghana would continue to give them the best and reliable service.
On her part,Mrs.Gifty Serwaa Adu,Nurse Manager at Orthopaedic and Gynaecology directorate of KATH and the Senior Midwife Officer at KATH,Mrs. Victoria Thompson,
heaped praises on MTN Ghana for their timely gesture and urged others to emulate it

Both of them,in a separate interview with the media seized the opportunity to advised pregnant women to attend antenatal care which has potency to curb maternal mortality in the country.
A number of beneficiaries mothers including; Madam Rosemary Appiah Kubi,Dorathty Ameyaa among others,who spoke to the media also commended MTN Ghana for their kind gesture and prayed God continue to enlarge their territories.