Change Advocates, a group of seven (7) students studying MSc. Development Management under the Institute of Distance Learning (IDL) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), organized a project at Rev. Obli Foundation, at Nsawam-Sakyikrom.
The project which constituted a health screening exercise, registration onto the National Health Insurance Scheme, and donation of items to the orphanage, the aged and vulnerable in the town and its environs, took place on Friday, January 20, 2023 under the theme: “A Journey Committed to Care”.
A medical team present screened all beneficiaries for various sicknesses and medical conditions, whilst officials from the NHIS registered them on the National Health Insurance Scheme
Doctor Paa Kwesi of E&E Medical Centre located in Adenta encouraged the beneficiaries, especially the aged, to seek prompt medical care and visit the hospital regularly.
The medical team engaged them on health tit-bits, which included the risk of self-medication, importance of personal hygiene and the need for undergoing regular check-up at the hospital. Officials from the Nsawam National Health Insurance office also emphasized the need for beneficiaries to register onto the scheme and renew their cards annually to avoid any future mishap.
In addition, the Change Advocate team took the children through a career guidance session and urged them to take their education serious so they can live meaningful and fulfilled lives in future. Reiterating that point, Mr Ebenezer Abrokwah, a member of Change Advocates, challenged them to live a morally upright life since they were expected to be the moral compass of society.
Afterwards, the Change Advocate team presented items comprised of educational materials, clothes, liquid soaps, floor cleaners, tissues, detergents, boxes of water, packs of drinks and a cake to the orphanage.
Source: myghanadaily