Ghana News-Dr Francis Nana Yaw Boakye, a family health physician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has charged the public to make their state of health a matter of priority.
According to him, by keeping a strict medical check-up routine people will be able to prevent contracting preventable diseases.
Speaking to the Ghanaian Observer Newspaper in Kumasi after organizing a highly patronized medical screening in the Asokwa constituency, Dr Boakye mentioned the importance of visiting the hospital every six months for medical check-up.
Explaining further, the medical practitioner said the foods people eat and the insanitary conditions in the country makes it imperative for the public to visit the hospital to ascertain their health statuses.
‘’One thing is clear and it is important to remind people to keep their bodies in good health since it is by that they can contribute meaningfully to the development of the nation because one’s health is his or her wealth’’, the KATH Doctor posited.
MALARIA
Visiting about five places in the constituency where the screening was undertaken simultaneously last Monday, Dr Boakye told residents of Atonsu, Ahensan, Dompoase, Asokwa and Bokro to be careful about malaria.
According to him, the disease spreads fast during rainy seasons, adding that people need to keep their surroundings tidy.
He urged residents to avoid the creation of stagnant water situations as well as indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
These conditions, he noted conveniently helps to breed mosquitoes who go on to afflict humans with the malaria parasite through their bites.
‘’It is important that we do all in our power to do away with conditions that breeds mosquitoes and ensure that our surroundings are clean all times’’, Dr Boakye stressed.
RESIDENTS:
Gifty Ohenewaah, a senior citizen in the company of her grandsons in Atonsu commended the medical doctor for bringing the screening exercise to their doorsteps.
According to her, it becomes hard at times to rise up from bed and go to the hospital for medical check-up so having one at your doorstep was encouraging.
Kwaku Asante, a middle-aged man at Bokro, expressed delight to have opportunity to test to know his health status particularly his sugar levels.
Patience Nkrumah, a trader at Asokwa commended the medical practitioner for the gesture and asked that more of such drives are initiated to help the poor to access medical-care.
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