As part of its corporate social responsibility to give back to society, ASA Savings and Loans has organized a free health screening for residents of Bechem in the Tano South Municipality of Ahafo Region.
About 200 women-led micro business operators, who are clients of the financial institution benefited from the health screening. The medical examination covered conditions including malaria, typhoid, hepatitis and blood sugar. It was administered by health professionals from Rafchik Hospital at Abesim near Sunyani.
The Bechem exercise was one of series of corporate social investment outreach activities being implemented by ASA Saving Loans. Since the beginning of the year, the company has been rolling out activities including donations to the less-privileged in society, health screening and award of scholarships to needy school children.
In an interview, Emmanuel Asare Yeboah, Goaso Area Manager of ASA Savings and Loans who superintended the health screening said “As part of our yearly corporate social responsibility, we have organized this exercise at the Bechem Business Centre to assist out cherished clients. Apart from doing business to make profit, we also deem it fit to make the health status of our clients a priority.”
The beneficiaries of the health screening expressed their profound gratitude to ASA Savings and Loans for the kind gesture, indicating that it was heartwarming for a financial institution to think about the welfare of its clients beyond the business relationship.
Madam Georgina Twumasiwaa said, “I have worked with many financial institutions in the past but I can’t recollect any of them organizing free health screening or doing anything equivalent to what I’m seeing today. God Bless ASA for the love and care.”
