By Claudius Thompson | Project Leader
We conducted a successful health week within Amanful Community here in Cape Coast and some selected schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis with the help of volunteers from Operation Groundswell
The health week lasted from Monday to Friday with each day targeting specific health issues such as healthy eating, malaria awareness, female hygiene, blood pressure test etc.
We also took advantage of the health week to check on the prevailing malaria problem with the community. From the statistics it is important that we not only distribute more nets but also raise funds to register the new born babies over the last three months under the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Wednesday was used to take statistics in the community regarding the malaria pandemic and Thursday some selected young mothers and pregnant teens had bed nets installed for them.
From our statistic taken during the health week on Thursday, One Hundred and Forty-Two (142) were screened:
Adults (104, female 86: male 18), Children (38, female 17: male 21)
Number of individuals with health insurance: 46
(Adult 37, female 31: male 6)
(children 9, female 3: male 6)
Number of individuals without health insurance: 96
(Adults 67, female 55: male 12)
(Children 29, female 14: male 15)
Number of house hold with bed nets: 12
Number of household without bed nets: 53
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