A Cardiometabolic Health Epidemiologist, Health Promotion and Physical Education expert, Dr. Thomas Hormenu, has donated a photocopier machine to the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER).
The multi-functional sharp photocopier machine, which performs photocopying, scanning and printing, would enhance the operational efficiency of the department.
Making the donation, Dr. Thomas Hormenu, the newly-appointed head of the Department of HPER, noted that he had the opportunity to pursue his post-doctoral training in 2019 in the US.
“Whilst in the US, I won a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Africa Academy of Sciences to establish a Cardiometabolic Epidemiology Research Laboratory to conduct cardiometabolic research in Ghana”, he said.
Dr. Hormenu continued, “As a result, I included in the grant the purchase of a high-powered photocopier machine for the Department of HPER to improve teaching and learning.”
Dr. Thomas Hormenu, Head of the Department of HPER presenting the photocopier machine to Dr. Kodwo Owusu and Dr. Mary Aku Ogum both lecturers at the department
Hebelieved that the equipment would be used for the purpose for which it was donated and pleaded with staff to take care of the machine to extend its lifespan.
Dr. Thomas Hormenu used the chance to praise Dr. Edward Wilson Ansah, the immediate past head of the department, for his good work.
Gratitude
For his part, a lecturer at the Department of HPER, Dr. Kodwo Owusu, who received the donation, commended the donor for the gesture and challenged other faculty members to emulate it.
He assured Dr. Hormenu that the department would take proper care of the equipment and use it for the benefit of both staff and students.
"We want to assure you that we will maintain it. We will keep the machine properly and use it for the growth of the department", Dr. Owusu added.
Present at the short ceremony was a Senior Lecturer with the department, Dr. Mary Aku Ogum, as well as some administrative staff members.
Source: Documentation and Information Section - UCC