THE Dansoman branch of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Accra has organised a health outreach programme for members of the church and some residents in its surrounding communities.
The outreach programme, which includes other activities earmarked by the church as part of its 30th Anniversary celebration, was the second of its kind undertaken by the church.
The head of the 11-member health team that undertook the programme , Dr Alexander Yeboah, said the exercise, including a medical screening, health walk, health lecture, a fund-raising and home-coming by old members of the church, commenced on December 13, 2008 and would end on the December 20, 2008.
He entreated all Ghanaians to ensure that they knew their health status to avoid being taken by surprise by any hidden disease.
He said he and his team of medical experts from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the La General Hospital would perform screening for diabetes, hypertension and breast cancer, as well as the deworming of children below 13 years.
In the first screening exercise, he said they screened about 600 patients, and expected about the same figure and even more to turn up in the second screening.
Caption: Some members of the church and residents in surrounding communities under-going the screening exercise at the weekend.
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