The Member of Parliament for the Odododiodoo Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, on Saturday November 5, organized a free medical screening exercise for the aged in the constituency.
The exercise saw over four thousand elderly people being diagnosed and treated for various health conditions.
According to the MP, the programme was organised to celebrate the aged and give them a sense of belonging in society.
Speaking to Citi News’ Philip Nii Lartey, Nii Lante Vaderpuye, who doubles as Ghana’s Sports Minister, said this year’s event had been an improvement over what had been done in previous years.
He noted that, he had received support from the Gender Minister, Nana Oye Lithur, to provide food for all those who were participated in the exercise.
“This year is exemplary because I had the support from Ministry Of Gender And Social Protection, I also got the support from NDC medical outreach team. The attendance was overwhelming; we were expecting just about two thousand five hundred people; but according to the doctor’s record; we had close to four thousand one hundred people above the age of 65,” he said.
He added that, before the health screening exercise, the elderly were taken on a tour of the national capital, Accra.
He noted that “the most significant part of the event was when they were taken round Accra to see the new Accra. They visited the museum, Kwame Nkrumah circle and other places. We did this because some of these old folks have been locked up in rooms for a very long time; so it was important to bring them out to receive some fresh air,” he said.
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By: Philip Nii Lartey/citifmonline.com/Ghana