IRS supports Cardio Centre (27/6/09)

THE Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has donated a cheque for GH¢10,000 to the Ghana Heart Foundation (GHF) to support its activities.
Presenting the cheque, the Deputy Commissioner for Administration at the IRS, Mr Ebow Enyimayew, said the donation was part of the service’s yearly commitment to the GHF.
He said it was also consistent with its social responsibility to support patients in need.
He said the money, which was raised through deductions from the salaries of all staff members and management, was a way of contributing to the country’s health delivery
Mr Enyimayew took the opportunity to advise staff of the foundation to file their tax returns for the country to generate more revenue for development.
Receiving the cheque, the President of the GHF, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, expressed his sincere gratitude to the IRS for the enormous support and pledged that the donation would benefit patients who could not afford treatment at the centre.
The Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the foundation, Mrs Rebecca Essilfie, called on individuals and corporate organisations to support the foundation to establish a $14 million Paediatric Heart Centre to cater for children.
She also appealed to individuals and organisations to help set up a playroom with toys and teaching and learning aids for the children at the centre.