The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Nana Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei has expressed worried over the rate at which some women are contracting cervical cancer in the area.
According to the MP who doubles as the Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, research has revealed that, cervical cancer is on the rise among many women living in Akuapem North and South constituency respectively therefore something need to be done about it.
However, she asked the leaders of Akuapem North Health Directorate to get her a proposal letter to use her outfit to go and look for a sponsorship and partner them to come and do free health screening exercise for the women in the constituency to reduce the menace.
Nana Dokua Asiamah-Adjei mention this on Friday, December 23, 2022 at her residency in Akropong when she met Nurses and Midwives in the area to discuss with them about how they will continue to provide quality healthcare delivery in the constituency to save more lives.
In the opening remark of the meeting by the Deputy Director for Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital-Mampong in charge of Nurses Services, Ernsetina Anim appealed to the MP to get them bus that will convey them to programmes.
In response to that, Nana Ama Dokua said, there are over 300 communities in her constituency and some are hard to reach areas but the nurses and midwives are there working to save lives and if they get the bus it will help their work.
She assured them of getting them the bus so that they can discharge their duties accordingly.
Amidst the Christmas festivity, she presented some gifts to the health workers and wish them well to continue serving mother Ghana with quality healthcare delivery especially her people of Akuapem North.
Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN KOFI OBOH speaking to the Deputy Director for TETTEH Quarshie Memorial Hospital in charge of Nurses Services, Ernestina Anim said she was glad with the MP’s promise to get provide them buses.
To her, if provided the bus, it will help them in many ways and improve their healthcare delivery.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnews
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