Donkro-Nkwanta (B/A), June 4, GNA – Mr. James Kwabena Appiah-Awuah, Nkoranza South District Chief Executive, has advised tuberculosis patients to seek medical attention that is free. Mr. Appiah-Awuah was addressing the chiefs and people of Donkro-Nkwanta in the district at the launch of World Tuberculosis Day. He expressed regret that the disease was killing people because they refused to seek medical attention and appealed to the public to desist from stigmatizing victims of the disease but rather to encourage them to seek medical care. Mr. Appiah-Awuah said statistics showed that between 60 to 70 percent of those affected by tuberculosis were aged between 15 and 49 and paid tribute to the World Health Organisation for setting aside March 24 every year for the observance of the day. Miss Alice Vorleto, Nkoranza District Acting Director of Health Services, dispelled the perception by some people that the disease was a curse and advised the people against the habit of spitting in public. Okatakyie Agyeman Kudom IV, Omanhene of Nkoranza Traditional Area who presided, commended the Ghana Health Service for supplying health facilities with drugs for the treatment of the disease.
Source: GhanaWeb
