Gomoa To Receive Medical Care From Proffer Aid International And University Of Ghana Nursing School

The direct impact of the health of a people on their productivity, hence their wealth, cannot be overemphasized. Proffer Aid International Foundation (PAIF) is an European based not-for-profit organization with operations in Ghana dedicated to addressing health problems within the Ghanaian community.

Thus, PAIF and University of Ghana Nursing Students will bring medical professionals to provide medical care to the people of Gomoa District. There is therefore the need for leaders to prioritize the health of the people and support the project.

Gomoa Medical Care is a project initiative of PAIF that seeks to address the health issues in Gomoa West through awareness of preventive health practices, provision of medical screening and therapeutics. The project seeks to provide medical care to the populace of the Gomoa West Districts. More than 500 people will benefit from the project.

In an interview with a representative of the PAIF Team, Miss Nina Quansah noted that as part of our mission of contributing to health care assess and education in the Country, PAIF will extend its medical humanitarian services to the Gomoa District dubbed Gomoa Medical Care.

Gomoa west District just like many other districts in the Country, have their prevailing health problems and predisposing factors of those health problems. According to the District Director of health service “about 50 per cent of the Outpatient cases such as malaria, respiratory infection, skin diseases, pregnancy related complications, anaemia and hypertension are the most diseases being reported”.

Gomoa West is one of the districts in the Central Region with a population of about 50,000. Dominate economic activities in the district are fishing, farming, mining and quarrying. Some of these activities have a contributing factor to the health of the people.

Mr. Eric Agyei Mensah, President of the University of Ghana Nursing Students Association, said the objective of the programme is to pay back to society what they (students) have benefitted from it. The programme, is to provide medical care, preventive health education check and advice on High Blood pressure, screen for Diabetes Mellitus, screen for and advice on Obesity, Screen for visual acuity and Defects, Screen for syphilis and other STI’s for the populace in the Gomoa Dago and the rest of the communities. He said the students and volunteers will counsel communities on healthy lifestyles before the screening.

We need a collective effort in dealing with the health issues in the country. Corporate bodies, Media, Religious institutions and individuals have a role of coming together to improve the quality of health in our country. Let’s all join the race to save lives…