Fifty 50 Club, an Obuasi-based Non-Profit Making Association has donated an amount of GH¢10,000 to support the medical bill of Stephen Aboagye, a 8-year old boy suffering from congenital disorder, that causes the skull to grow abnormally large and heavy.
The condition affects the patient’s vision, hearing, speech and mobility and puts him at risk of serious complications such as infections, seizures and brain damage.
The latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data published in 2020 indicated that Encephalitis Deaths in Ghana reached 357 or 0.20% of total deaths.
She noted that the age adjusted Death Rate is 1.69 per 100,000 of population, with Ghana ranking 8th in the world.
Members of Fifty 50 Club include employees of AngloGold Ashanti and its subsidiaries, as well as employees of other corporate organisations across the country and abroad. The over 250 members of the club contribute monthly to support the Club’s objectives.
Madam Hannah Amponsah, the class teacher of Stephen Aboagye, explained that the boy was diagnosed with the rare condition, owing to the impact on his sense of vision and hearing which have affected his academic performance.
According to her, the parents of the innocent boy have struggled to find appropriate medical treatment for him, prompting her to seek assistance from the Fifty 50 Club.
Mr. Jacob Edmond-Acquah, the President of the Club, who gave details about Stephen Aboagye’s condition and support for the club, said Stephen was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of a progressive mass in the parietal capital region of his head.
He said the mass had been present since birth, but had increased in size and caused headaches and visual disturbances in the past few months.
He disclosed that an MRI Scan revealed a large, well-defined, cystic lesion with a solid component and enhancement after contrast administration.
He said the Club, known for similar support and donations over the years, decided to step in with an amount of GH¢10,000 to take care of the medical expenses and hoped the boy goes through the processes smoothly to enable him live a normal life.
Mr. Edmond-Acquah affirmed the Club’s resolve to continue to make impact in the lives of people, stressing that they have launched a survey to ascertain the impact of the plethora of support it has rendered to people since July 2020.
Founded in July 2020, the Fifty 50 Club has raised GH¢360,000 and made several donations over the past 3-and-a-half years, including contributing to the cost of surgeries or medical treatments for kids and other individuals with various heart medical conditions, supporting community clinics with medical equipment and supplies, providing scholarships to brilliant but needy students.
Stephen Aboagye’s case is the 12th donation by the Club, making it the third beneficiary at a total cost of about GH¢27,600.
The Club also donated GH¢9,200 covering tuition, hostel and other incidental costs for the 2024/25 academic year to Clifford Wilson, who is currently pursuing a BSc. Human Biology (Medicine) programme at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, and GH¢8,400 to David Ababio Awuni who is in the final year of his 4-year Computer Science Programme at KNUST.
