Former KNUST Student Raises GH¢27,500 For New Device To Save Newborn Babies With Jaundice

• A former student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has presented a new Firefly Phototherapy to the Kwadaso Hospital
• Wendy Boatemaa Ofori, through social media, collected GH¢27,500 to purchase the device to save newborn babies with jaundice
• She has told YEN.com.gh in an exclusive interview why she embarked on the kind gesture to help save the lives of vulnerable children

Wendy Boatemaa Ofori, an alumna of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has presented a new Firefly Phototherapy device to the Kwadaso Hospital in the Ashanti Region.

Firefly is a phototherapy device designed to allow rural hospitals with limited resources and inexperienced staff to treat otherwise healthy newborns for jaundice, said Design That Matters.

Wendy leveraged her social media platforms to collect over GH¢27,500.00 to buy the medical equipment for the local hospital in the Ashanti Region.

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Supporting babies with jaundice

In an exclusive interview with YEN.com.gh, Wendy disclosed that the device would support newborn babies who suffer jaundice.

''Jaundice can cause hearing loss aside from other detrimental conditions,'' she said.

Wendy presented Firefly Phototherapy to the hospital on Monday, May 16, 2022. She told YEN.com.gh how helping to save the lives of babies makes her feel.

''Makes me feel fulfilled that I’m able to make an impact in the lives of vulnerable children and the fact that I’m able to help in delivering quality health care.''

''I’m pleased that I’m able to use social media positively and that lives are being saved,'' she said.

Wendy Boatemaa Ofori is also an alumna of Sunyani Secondary School in the Bono Region of Ghana.

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YEN.com.gh previously reported that a kind-hearted Ghanaian teacher, Madina Adutwumwaa Asare, has raised over GHc3,000 in cash to provide educational resources to pupils at Edwenase in Kwabre District in the Ashanti Region.

Popularly known as Teacher Ewuraama, she has committed herself to make sure children find joy in attending school.

She delighted the pupils with soft drinks, packets of biscuits, clothes, and many items to the children.

Source: YEN.com.gh