Naana Lomokie Lomo I, Queen of the Royal Lomobiawer Clan of Ada, has organised a free health screening for the natives and residents of Togbloku Okor and Wasakuse communities in the Ada East District.
The screening was also used to educate beneficiaries, made up of both young and old, on gender violence and its ripple effects on society.
The queen, also the founder of NENA’s Foundation, disclosed that the health and safety of the people were the foundation’s core priorities.
Naana Lomokie, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), emphasised that every leader must give back to society, stating that many people in the country were suffering and needed support in one way or another, urging leaders not to remain in their comfort zones and solely focusing on personal gains.
“It is getting closer to our festival, and I want to make sure that my people are fit for the festival because a lot of activities will be going on both in the various communities and the officially scheduled activities for the festival,” she disclosed.
In addition to the health screening, she donated items such as clothes, shoes, school bags, books, stationery, and snacks to the residents.
She also discussed with community members their challenges and how they could find solutions to them.
Madam Victoria Gadugah, an officer from the Disease Control Department of the Ada East District Health Directorate, disclosed that the checks revealed that most of the elderly had high blood pressure (BP) due to their diet and other factors, emphasising the need for them to take their diet very seriously.
She noted that most of the illnesses seen during the screening were malaria, typhoid, hypertension, and high blood pressure.
Madam Esther Ayimavor, the Chief Executive Officer of Naana Kakie Foundation, who was at the screening, cautioned the youth against engaging themselves in unprotected sex during the Asafotufiami Festival, citing rising HIV/AIDS statistics.
She said she used the programme to reach out to many residents and also distributed condoms to many men to help protect themselves from the virus, adding that she would continue such activities during the Asafotufiami Festival to ensure the safety of the people.
Some of the residents who spoke with GNA expressed their gratitude for the free health screening and appealed to the queen and other prominent figures to organise such exercises more frequently.
