Communities in the sefwi Juaboso district underwent health screenings, including tests for blood pressure, hepatitis B, malaria, sexually transmitted infections and skin infections -aimed to enhance their well being.
Addressing the media, sefwi Juaboso health director Mrs Deborah Mensah, said that the exercise was in line with the government initiative of providing universal health coverage.
Looking at the trend of cases we are seeing,we realized that people with a lot of conditions such as diabetes, hypertension etc was on the rise so we felt that it was important to go into that communities and do some screening to pick up these cases early.
She disclosed that there were doctors on site to counsel residents if they were found with any of these diseases, whilst those with surgical need would be ” processed by the specialist on standby, reschedule to appear at the surgical unit.
Some residents expressed their excitement about the exercise and commended the sefwi Juaboso health directorate for this initiative whilst calling for more of such exercises within the communities.
“Not all persons within the communities can afford quality healthcare hence the importance of this exercise.
