The Ghana Military Academy (GMA) Regular Career Course (RCC) Intake 31, led by its president, Colonel (Col) RJ Komlagah (Rtd), as part of activities to commemorate their 33rd-anniversary celebration donated laboratory Chemistry Reagents worth Fifteen Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Cedis (GHC 15,750) to the Kpeshie Medical Center (KMC) at Teshie on Friday, 16 August 2024.

In addition to the reagents, the intake also donated three table-top refrigerators, two Nasco air conditioners, and a 43-inch Chigo television set.

In his remarks, Col RJ Komlagah (Rtd) explained that the group selected KMC as the beneficiary of their benevolence because, during their days as cadets at the academy, KMC was the first point of call for medical attention. The facility provided comfort and respite for them from the rigorous life at the academy.

He noted that KMC is historically renowned for providing medical aid to personnel of the erstwhile Military Academy and Training Schools (MATS), now Training and Doctrine (TRADOC), the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC).

Col Komlagah (Rtd) expressed his appreciation for KMC’s efforts, which helped sustain them both physically and mentally during their academy days, and for the ongoing support it provides to Cadets, Military personnel, Defence Civilian Staff, and their families in the surrounding area. He expressed hope that the donated items would be put to good use.

The Nursing Officer in Charge (NOIC), Col Henrietta Kumordzi, and the Station Medical Officer (SMO) at KMC, Captain Eunice Asiedu-Perdison, both expressed their gratitude for the donation of the laboratory Chemistry Reagents. They noted that the donation would enable the facility to conduct blood chemistry tests without having to refer patients to the 37 Military Hospital for such tests. They praised the timeliness of the donation and thanked members of Intake 31 for their kind gesture.