Head porters undergo free health screeningHead porters undergo free health screening

Kumasi, Jan 14, GNA – About 2,000 head porters in the Kumasi metropolis have been screened for malaria, anaemia, heart, eye and skin diseases as part of efforts at helping improve their quality of health.The five-hour free exercise was undertaken by a team of medical professionals from the Kumasi Health Directorate and was initiated by the Member of Parliament for Oforikrom, Mrs. Elizabeth Agyemang.Many of them were diagnosed with malaria and were given drugs and those with serious cases were referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).Mrs. Agyemang, speaking after the exercise at Dagomba-Line in Kumasi, said it was meant to reach out to the underprivileged in the society.She said she had paid the health insurance premium for 40 of them to enable them access health care under the National Health Insurance Scheme and appealed to the porters to avoid lifestyles such as alcoholism and promiscuity.GNA Read Full Story