The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof.
Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, on Thursday, donated $7,500 to cover the cost of the surgery of a three-year-old boy, Patnam Kantam, who is suffering from a hole in the heart. Prof.
Opoku Agyemang also donated GHC5,000 cash to the parents of Kantam to support his upkeep after the surgery. The three-year old boy has been on admission at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after being diagnosed with a hole in heart. With the family struggling to raise the money for his surgery, Prof.
Opoku-Agyemang came to the rescue of the little boy's family by footing the bill required for the surgical procedure. Presenting the dummy cheque and the cash to the family at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the vice presidential candidate of the NDC was hopeful that the boy would successfully go through the surgery to correct the hole in heart. She also expressed her gratitude to the members of staff of the Centre for their professionalsim and dedication to duty. She said "I just want to express my appreciation for the care you have given him and you give to so many others in different circumstances.
