Adabraka Official Town Presby organises free medical screening

Page 21, Aug 4, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Adabraka Official Town Presbyterian Church on Saturday organised a free-health screening exercise for people in the Adabraka community as part of activities marking this year's Health and Environmental Week of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG).
The medical team, led by Dr K.O. Dako, screened more than 500 people of such diseases as diabetes, hypertension, malaria, obesity, poor eyesight, among others.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Second Minister in charge of the church, Reverend Michael Anim-Tetey, said the exercise was part of the church's social responsibility.
He said members of the church had for some time now been donating blood periodically to replenish the Blood Bank of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to save lives.
Rev Anim-Tetey stated that Christianity was a holistic ministry and, "It is, therefore, our duty not only to cater for the spiritual lives of the people, but also their social and moral aspects to enable them have sound minds to worship their maker."
He added that the exercise was also aimed at complementing the efforts of the government to ensure the good health of the people to enable them contribute to the development of the country.
Rev. Anim-Tetey said during the week, talks were also organised to drum home to the congregation the need to keep their environment clean.
For his part, Dr Dako said people who were diagnosed with diseases unknown to them were advised to go to hospital for medication.
He called on Ghanaians to exercise regularly, eat a lot of fruits and vegetables to stay healthy, instead of the consumption of too much fatty food.
The catechist in charge of the church, Mr Eugene Addo, called on politicians not to see their opponents as enemies but colleagues who had different visions towards the development of the country.
"Let us see ourselves as one people and avoid acts and utterances that will lead to violence and loss of lives before, during and after the December elections," he said.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to the Daily Graphic thanked the church for its gesture and called for such health-screening exercises to be organised regularly to ensure the good health of Ghanaians.