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Agyinsam Foundation organises medical screening for Twifo/Hemang/Lower Denkyira District
Over a thousand people in the Twifo/Hemang/Lower Denkyira District in the Central Region of Ghana have benefited from a medical screening exercise organised by the Agyinsam Foundation on Thursday March 28 and Friday March 29, 2024.
The beneficiaries of the two-day free medical screening exercise included men, women and children who received screening for various health conditions including obesity, hypertension, diabetics, inflammatory conditions, skin diseases, worm infections, hepatitis, eye, full blood count, malaria, among others.
After the medical screening, those diagnosed with some defects and ailments were given free medication and counseling and were also advised to visit medical facilities for further treatment.
Founder of the Agyinsam Foundation, Mr. Lawrence Agyinsam, spoke about the motivation for the medical exercise by the foundation and its collaborators.
“The focus of the foundation is to ensure the well-being of the people within the Twifo/Hemang/Lower Denkyira District and beyond,” he said.
He further revealed that “In addition to building their capacities, and enhancing their employable skills, we are also interested in their health. Without a doubt, a community is guaranteed growth and development when its populace is in good health.”
Mr. Agyinsam further commended Equity Health Insurance for partnering with Agyinsam Foundation to bring relief to the people as well as those who participated in the medical screening for their time and patience as a result of the high patronage of the medical screening exercise.
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of Equity Health Insurance, Elton Fredrick Afari indicated that the free medical screening falls under the health pillar in terms of his organization’s corporate social responsibility.
According to him “We always want to ensure that communities and clients within our operational areas and beyond are healthy to enable them to be more productive and very efficient. This will go a long way to strengthen the community and contribute to the country’s development.”
“That remains the key motive for us in partnering with the Agyinsam Foundation to undertake this free medical health screening. We are grateful to our team of health professionals for the great work they did in those two days in our quest to meet the SDG goal on health,” he emphasised.
In addition, the health screening exercise is to create awareness among the community for them to appreciate the need to seek early medical treatment to boost their health, thereby enhancing productivity and income generation among them.
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Traders, ‘Okada’ riders take over Circle pavement
• Korle-Bu CEO with staff of Nivaansh MediQas
Activities of traders and drug addicts are contributing to make the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle) area very uncomfortable and unsafe for commuters.
Day in and out, pedestrians are ‘ejected’ from the pavement created for their safety as traders preferred to sell their wares on that space.
That hinders the free movement of the pedestrians.
The small space left for the pedestrians are also shared with ‘Okada’ riders.
As if these woes are not enough for a commuter on a single day, they also have to navigate carefully to avoid clashes with drug addicts and the mentally challenged.
These people have turned the pavements into their places of abode, covering every inch of space with their wares.
Our photographer, Lizzy Okai, captures some of the unfriendly scenes the authorities must try and deal with to restore sanity to the area.
By Lizzy Okai
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NDC outlines demands before committing to Peace Pact
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has set forth specific conditions that the party insists must be met before considering signing the Peace Pact advocated by the National Peace Council in anticipation of the December 7 elections.
Mr. Nketia expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of past Peace Pacts, highlighting that they had not achieved their intended outcomes, particularly referencing the 2020 elections, during which eight NDC members were allegedly killed by national security operatives without accountability.
During an August 20 meeting with the National Peace Council at the NDC headquarters, Mr. Nketia detailed the certain conditions for the NDC’s participation in the Peace Pact.
The NDC is demanding that the recommendations from the investigation into the violence during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election be fully implemented.
They also want those responsible for election-related violence in the last election to be prosecuted, stressing the importance of justice and prevention.
The party is calling for accountability regarding irregularities in the printing of ballot papers and insists that visible measures be taken to prevent such issues from happening again.
They are also pushing for a thorough investigation into the missing IT equipment from the Electoral Commission’s (EC) warehouse, expressing concerns about the integrity of the EC’s systems and the potential bias of its staff.
Furthermore, the NDC is urging the President to publicly commit to respecting the results of the 2024 elections. Lastly, the party insists that the Peace Pact should be signed by key figures, including the Inspector General of Police, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and the National Security Coordinator, before they will consider signing it themselves.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
