Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) has announced that its first-ever fundraising event in Ghana will take place at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel on Saturday, 13th May, 2017 at 6.00 pm.
Proceeds from the event will go into the FOCOS Endowment Fund to support needy children who require surgery as well as to equip the paediatric ward and multi-purpose classroom and activity centre for children, the company disclosed.
Speaking prior to the event, President of FOCOS, Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, said “In the past, individuals and organisations outside Ghana like FOCOS USA, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC), Africa Surgery Inc., and others, have supported many children to undergo life-changing surgeries.”
According to him, without these surgeries the life expectancies of these children would have been about 20 to 30 years.
“The spine is a vital organ to the human system and children who have defects with their spine cannot engage in sporting activities and normally do not live long if the right attention is not given to them in time,” he added.
Prof. Boachie-Adjei further called on individuals, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporate organisations to support the worthy cause.
“I entreat corporate groups, individual philanthropists and foundations to give a child the chance to live a normal life and live longer to contribute their quota to society,” he said.
For over a decade, FOCOS has been supporting children who would have otherwise remained stigmatised, isolated and even died from various degrees of spine deformities across Africa.
In the past, FOCOS has organised fundraising events in the US and Hong Kong to assist many Ghanaian and African children whose families could not afford their surgeries.
The target for this fundraising event in Ghana is GHS5,000,000.
And so far organisations like Newmont Ghana, Glico, Latex Foam, House of Saphori, Touchpoint Magna Carta, Team 1000 words, Multimedia and Mantrac Ghana have made donations towards the fund.
Dignitaries like His Excellency FLT LT Jerry John Rawlings, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, have agreed to support the occasion.
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