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By Gideon Ebbah, GNA
Obuasi (Ash),
April 26, GNA – AngloGold Ashanti Ghana and its strategic malaria
The control partners, "AGAMal", organized awareness-raising, screening and
exercise for more than 2,000 people in Obuasi and Akrokeri
Traditional Zone commemorating World Malaria Day 2019.
Preceded by
Floating street in the suburbs of Obuasi, the event aimed to educate the
people in the mining area, to embrace "get tested, treat and track malaria"
approach, to reduce the scourge of the disease.
Mr. Brett
Thompson, Operations Manager at AngloGold Ashanti Ghana, said that
The essence of the celebration was not only to raise awareness, but also
improve the efforts of business and governments to stem the scourge of malaria.
He said the
Global Zero Malaria theme begins with me, says call to action
for concrete measures to be taken individually and collectively towards the end
Malaria to safeguard our physical, economic and social existence.
"It is also
to promote the conscious efforts of all, however little, to move the country
closer to a nation without malaria ". He added.
Mr. Thompson
says reducing and eliminating malaria creates healthier, more equitable and
prosperous societies, which favors a broadly inclusive and
multisectoral response.
Malaria however
preventable, he said, remains a major public health problem in Africa and
Ghana in particular, which constitutes a major obstacle to social and economic cohesion.
development.
Alluding to
statistics, the head of operations said that more than 90% of the population of
Ghana is in danger, while children and pregnant women seem to be more
vulnerable to this disease.
Mr. Thompson
so called cold heads to think and find a lasting solution
to stop the pandemic.
Mr. Elijah
Adanse Bonah, Obuasi Municipal General Manager (MCE) repeated
preparation, commitment and support from the government to help reduce malaria in the world.
Municipality of Obuasi and the country in general.
He urged the
members of the community to accept the Malaria Initiative put in place by the
AGAMal and other stakeholders, as this was the only sure way to support the
gains from a malaria-free and clean environment.
In a message
read on behalf of Mrs. Faustina Amissah, District Director (DCE) of
Obuasi East urged the population to end the waste disposal inappropriately
especially in the gutters that led to a dirty environment causing the
spread of communicable diseases.
Dr. Kwadwo
Nyarko-Jectey, Medical Director of Obuasi Government Hospital
urged the public to always be tested before seeking appropriate treatment,
whenever they have experienced the symptoms of the disease, in order to reduce
resistance and recurrence of the cycle of the disease.
Nana Serwaa
Buruwaa, queen of the Akrokeri traditional region, in a statement read on her
on behalf of the company congratulated AngloGold Ashanti Ghana and his AGAMal for the huge
contributions to help reduce the incidence of malaria in the
Municipality.
She called for
strengthening of stakeholder collaboration to sustain the achievements of AGAMal in the
area.
GNA
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