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| Alhassan Mumuni, DCE for East Gonja |
People
living in rural communities especially farmers have been advised to go
for periodic medical check-ups to prevent them from avoidable deaths and
other ailments. The District Chief Executive (DCE) for East Gonja of
the Northern Region, Alhassan Mumuni gave the advice at a three day’s
medical screening exercise organized for the local farmers by one
Fuseini Wumbei, a native of the area and Chief Executive Officer of
Mawums Limited.
In
all about 3,000 farmers in the East Gonja District were given the free
medical screening to ascertain whether or not they are medically fit for
the this year’s Muslim fasting and prayers. It is believed majority of
the people in the rural areas especially those with peptic ulcer and
others, mostly develop health complications or even die during or after
the fasting.
It
was against this backdrop that, a team of medical practitioners was
deployed by Mr. Fuseini Wumbei, to carry out the exercise. The DCE for
East Gonja, Alhassan Mumuni commended the medical team and the sponsor
of the screening exercise for complementing government efforts of
ensuring healthy society.
The
initiative, the DCE said also sought to reduce the traumas the people
go through to access healthcare service especially when the district had
had a limited number of health centres and large number of inaccessible
roads.
Mr.
Mumuni hinted that the CEO of Mawums Limited had within the last few
years lived a life worth of emulation by other influential natives of
Gonjaland. He said apart from supporting of the deprived communities
with boreholes and other things, Mr. Fuseini Wumbei had also started the
construction of school blocks for some of the communities to promote
quality education.
He
was however confident the screening exercise would help position the
farmers especially the aged ones to determine how and when to or not to
do certain activities to the detriment of their life.
The
DCE took advantage of the exercise to appeal to the conscience of the
people in the East Gonja District to maintain the prevailing peace in
the area especially in the coming December polls.
He
encouraged traditional, religious and opinion leaders in the district
to also control their members to live peacefully with one another and
desist from any act of violence. He emphasized that the East Gonja
District Security Committee (DISEC) which he is the Chairman would deal
drastically with any person or group of persons who would attempt to
foment trouble in the area during and after the elections.
Mr.
Mumuni was also quick to advice the people in Salaga and the entire
East Gonja District to fiercely reject any politician or political party
that would base its campaign on insults and personality attacks rather
than addressing issues or talking about development. The East Gonja
District is undoubtedly one of the largest in the whole of Ghana with
several resources and tourist attractions, yet, it still remains one of
the poorest in Ghana.
However,
the Leader of the Medical Team, Dr. Alhassan Abdul Latif of the Komfo
Anokye Teaching Hospital said that the screening exercise had become
necessary to save the people from developing avoidable health
complications. Expressing joy for the high turnout, Dr. Latif explained
that, the exercise was to look out for diseases like; Hepatitis B’ and
C’, Diabetes, Blood Pressure (BP) and Malaria.
He
indicated that those who would be tested positive to any of the
targeted ailments would be given free treatment but those with
complications would be referred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
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