Jackie Appiah Gifts New Daycare Centre To Korle-Bu Children Health Centre (VIDEO)
Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah gifted a newly renovated daycare centre for the for children with sickle cell at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
The screen diva who celebrated her birthday on Saturday 5th December 2020, refurbished the Child’s Ward of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital as birthday gift for children with sickle cell.
Among many activities carried out by the Jackie Appiah Foundation, the actress rehabilitated the ward for children with sickle cell receiving temporary care which has been named Jackie’s Corner.
She also paid the bill of a mother who couldn't afford to foot her child's hospital bill and he also gave an undisclosed amount of money to the hospital to support the ward.
Speaking to the media, the actress disclosed that the motive behind her act was to celebrate a friend she lost to sickle cell illness in 2019. According to the actress, the project is her own little way of giving back to the less privileged in society. Adding that spending time at the daycare centre will lessen the pain of the children.
Jackie Appiah thanked management of the Korle-bu Teaching hospital for granting her permission to embark on such a project.
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