Kumasi, Dec 15, GNA- A number of deprived communities in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area on Saturday benefited from free medical care under an outreach programme organised by the Sir Gibrine’s Memorial Health Centre.
The programme, which is the third to be organised by the centre, had the theme: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”. About 15 million cedis was invested in the programme under which more than 1,000 people from the deprived communities received free consultancy and treatment.
Among beneficiary communities were Aboabo Numbers One and Two, Ayigya, Sabon Zongo, Sawaba and Anloga. Dr Adamu Mohammed Gibrine, Medical Director of the centre, advised doctors and nurses not to abandon ailing parents to seek greener pastures abroad.
He reminded them that their training was made possible through the help of the taxpayer and it will be morally wrong not to pay back by working to improve upon the quality of health care delivery in the country.
Sheikh Ishaque Nuamah, an Islamic scholar, identified the lack of formal education and conflicts over leadership in Muslim communities as the major factors militating against development of those areas. Sheikh Numah said until Muslim parents resolve to give formal education to their children especially the girl-child, development and progress of the Muslim communities will remain an illusion.
Source: GhanaWeb
