The AJ Smiling Hearts Foundation has donated assorted items to patients receiving treatment at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre.

The donation is part of the Foundation’s annual event, running for the past nine years to ameliorate the plight of burns victims.

The AJ Foundation made the donation on April 3, 2022.

A team member of the foundation, Josephine Asmah told the media “AJ Smiling Hearts Foundation” was established by Maame Agyeiwa Agyei, who unfortunately was also involved in a gas explosion that saw her spend about six months at the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre.”

Josephine added that the tragic experience of Maame Agyeiwa Agyei had been one of her greatest motivation factor to help burnt victims in whatever way she can.

She added that Maame Agyeiwa for almost a decade has made it a point to support burnt victims at the Centre every March to mark her birthday celebrations.

Josephine said the donation gets better each year, as the burnt victims in the various wards get inspired to fight and survive their tragedy. .

She continued that Maame Agyeiwa has realised that anytime patients receive gifts in the wards, it makes them so happy that, they forget their pains.

A reason, after she was discharged from the Centre, she made it a point to donate to the National Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre on her birthday, every year.

The team donated to children, female, male and Recovery care wards.

The items included snacks, toiletries, fruits among many others.

The team used the opportunity to call on all and sundry to join them to put smiles on the faces of the patients at the unit.

The Public Relations Officer of the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Centre, Maame Esi Essiful Ansah, who received the items on behalf of the ward, advised individuals to abstain from activities that cause fire explosion, as these accidents generate a lot of problems for the victims and country as a whole.

“Despite the pain victims of burns go through, it is also very expensive treating them, as most of them also lose their identity due to the severe nature of the accident,” Maame Esi Essiful Ansah concluded.