Hundreds receive free health screening at Telecel Foundation’s Kumasi HealthFest

 Over 360 residents of Kumasi have obtained free well being display screen­ing on the Tele­cel Ghana Basis’s Well being­Fest initiative held on the Bantama Market as a part of the corporate’s Ashanti Month celebrations.

Organised together with the royal media organisation, Opemsuo Radio, the overall well being evaluation coated a variety of checks together with cervical and breast most cancers, blood pres­positive, malaria, hepatitis B, typhoid, weight and common well being consul­tations.

Among the many companies provided, 80 ladies obtained cervical can­cer and breast most cancers screening, leading to three constructive detec­tions that have been flagged for pressing follow-up care.

The medical outcomes exhibit the significance of proactive, complete well being screening in a rustic the place late-stage most cancers diagnoses stay widespread.

“HealthFest is our commit­ment to offering preventive care the place it’s wanted most, as a result of early detection and well timed remedy could make a marked distinction by saving lives,” Rita Agyeiwaa Rockson, Head of Foun­dation, Sustainability and Exterior Communications at Telecel Ghana mentioned.

Along with the screening, 300 individuals have been capable of register, renew, or change their Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage Scheme (NHIS) ID playing cards on-site, eradicating one of many largest monetary obstacles to constant healthcare entry for low-income households.

For Ama Bonsu, a resident of Kumasi, she is filled with gratitude for the free well being screening and related remedy offered to deal with her well being problem.

“I can’t thank Telecel Founda­tion sufficient for the well being checks and medicines for free of charge to me,’ she mentioned after receiving her medical session.

HealthFest types a part of the Telecel Basis’s Related Well being pillar with an intensified concentrate on early detection, well being ed­ucation, and bridging the present medical insurance hole in below­served areas.

This month, Telecel Ghana is celebrating Ashanti Month with a sequence of community-focused initiatives throughout the area aimed toward deepening the telco’s reference to the individuals of Ashanti Area.

Actions embody headlining the 68th Asantehene Golf Tourna­ment, commerce activations in markets, buyer visits, group store enlargement, academic donations and greening initiatives to collec­tively bolster sporting, financial, well being and digital inclusion within the area.