Nsawam (E/R), April 25, GNA – Over 300 residents of Nsawam and its environs has benefited from free health screening exercise.
The residents were screened for various sickness and diseases such as fibroid, prostate cancer, spleen cancer, diseases which affect the liver, kidney, sugar levels in the blood, high blood pressure, HIV, heart related issues and other diseases.
The three days exercise took the team to communities such as Nsawam, Otu-Kwadwo and Adoagyiri.
The exercise was organized by Grikob Foundation Ghana, a Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), which focuses on the empowering of women.
The free health screening exercise was also intended to mark international good deeds day in the Nsawam Adoagyiri municipality.
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam/Adoagyiri Constituency, Mr Frank Annoh-Dompreh who initiated the exercise for his constituents arranged for further medical care for those who were diagnosed of chronic illness such as Umbilical hernia, spleen cancer, cirrhosis of the liver and hydrocele.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grikob Foundation Ghana, Ms Irene Okyere, thanked the residents for coming out in their numbers to utilise the services that her outfit offered them.
She advised the people to be health conscious and take issues related to their health as their number one priority and periodically embark on check-ups to know their health status.