AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has cut the sod for the construction of a state-of-the-art Robotic Centre at the Obuasi Senior High Technical School in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region.
Mr. Emmanuel Baidoo, Senior Manager Sustainability of AngloGold Ashanti, said at the ground breaking ceremony at the school that the initiative was part of the education pillar under the Obuasi Mine’s 10-Year Socio-Economic Development Plan, which had an intermediate goal to empower its host communities through improved quality education.
He noted that the Robotic Centre, when completed, would serve as a hub for innovation and technological growth, and provide students in Obuasi with resources and opportunities to broaden their knowledge and artificial intelligence, particularly in robotics.
The Headmaster of the school, Mr. Ernest Wiafe, noted that the Centre would help in the study of engineering-related programmes in the school, and acknowledged that it would become the first of such centres to be constructed in the country, and thanked the company for the gesture.
On the construction of the Health Centre for Dokyiwa/Binsere , Mr. Baidoo noted that by the initiative AngloGold Ashanti aimed to enhance the overall well-being of the community members by providing a conducive environment to facilitate the delivery of healthcare; improve Patient/Health Care Service Provider relationships, while reducing the commuting distance of community members to access health care.
When completed, Mr. Baidoo noted, the Health Centre would be equipped with modern equipment and staffed with highly skilled healthcare professionals to deliver efficient health and patient care, as well as provide a wide range of medical services, including general medical consultations, ante-natal, and postnatal among others.
“We are pleased that the construction of this health centre, which will shape the future of healthcare in Dokyiwa/Binsere, has commenced,” he added.
The Odikro of Binsere, Nana Kwame Essien, and the Municipal Director of Health, Mr. Martin Sarfo Osei, expressed their appreciation to AngloGold Ashanti for coming to the aid of the two communities with the Health Centre.
From Frederick Danso Abeam, Obuasi
