ECOM Ghana Limited has launched a newly built clinic in the Okaikwei Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region to improve healthcare delivery service in the area.
The health facility, an initiative of the Member of Parliament, Patrick Yaw Boamah, incorporates two wards, a research centre, a drug store, an OPD unit, a kitchen, and washroom, was fully sponsored by Agro Ecom Ghana Limited to the tune of US$200,000.00 out of appreciation for the National Chief Imam, Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony last Saturday, the Regional Director of ECOM, West Africa and the Middle East, Rahul Gopinath intimated that Agro Ecom Ghana Limited has been at the cutting edge of making country thriving for quite a while now.
According to him, in 2000, Agro ECOM was the first to introduce computers and computer educated managers into the cocoa business.
Surprisingly, Mr Rahul Gopinath indicated that in 2008 the COCOBOD Agro Ecom Traceable foundation was set up, which was at that time, the biggest humanitarian association working legitimately with farming communities in Ghana.
“By 2010, Agro ECOM convinced chocolate makers to invest in a traceable premium that funded schools, hospitals and provided potable drinking water projects and mosquito bed nets in the rural communities of Ghana.”
“The Otumfuo Agro ECOM mobile learning platform initiative is now leading the way in providing ICT skills to rural youngsters,” he disclosed.
Mr Rahul Gopinath expressed delight that ECOM has met a pertinent need in the lives of the New Fadama community, which he stressed will benefit many generations with the right maintenance culture.
Among dignitaries to grace the occasion were the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Her Excellency Mrs Rebecca Akuffu Addo; The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu; the Spokesperson of the Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu; the MP for Okaikwei Central; Hon Patrick Yaw Boamah; Rahul Gopinath, Regional Director West Africa & Middle East; Muhmmadu Muzzammil the Country Head of ECOM Ghana and other dignitaries.
ECOM Ghana has given infrastructure advancements in Health, admittance to consumable water and training through its Corporate Social Responsibility endeavours.
The organization has renovated 7 medical clinics and 35 schools, introduced more than 300 boreholes, disseminated 50 computer classrooms and contributed GH¢1.4 million with the Otumfuo Agro ECOM versatile learning platform, giving ICT training to rural children.
ECOM Ghana works with 150,000 farmers on different business activities, which are outfitted towards helping assemble rural success.
The Company offers warning types of assistance, preparing and backing to ranchers on profitability, quality, affirmation, crop expansion, ecological and other more extensive social issues.
It effectively puts resources into rancher limit working to move them from means cultivating to cultivating as a business through instructing on best practices.
The organization likewise takes part in extra vocation extends that help pays variety.
ECOM Ghana is a drawn-out exchange accomplice to the Ghana COCOBOD. Its auxiliaries, Agro ECOM Ghana Limited and Unicom Commodities Ghana Ltd. in partnership with COCOBOD, operate the biggest sustainability program in Ghana to give detectable and economical cocoa from Ghanaian ranchers to chocolate producers in Europe and the USA.
It additionally gives High-Quality Agro Chemicals and Farm executes at moderate costs to improve ranch profitability through its Company Crop Doctor Limited.
