{"id":167065,"date":"2015-11-15T12:40:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-15T12:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=167065"},"modified":"2015-11-15T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T13:01:06","slug":"citi-fm-helping-hands-organize-health-screening-for-odawna-residents-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=167065","title":{"rendered":"Citi FM, Helping Hands organize health screening for Odawna residents [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over two hundred residents of Odawna, a suburb of Accra have benefited from a free health screening programme organized by <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> and Helping Hand Medical Outreach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167009 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-10.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (10)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-10-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167011 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-12.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (12)\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-12-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programme is aimed at preventing the recurrence of the cholera outbreak that occurred in the community due to the flooding incident in 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167013 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (14)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167016 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-17.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (17)\" width=\"552\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-17.jpg 552w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-17-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167012 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-13.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (13)\" width=\"389\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-13.jpg 389w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-13-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167013 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (14)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-14-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167000 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-1.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Executive director of helping hand medical outreach, Dr. Kojo Twum Nimako in a <strong>Citi News<\/strong> interview said the community members were educated on health related issues including nutrition and sanitation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167007 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-8.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (8)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-8.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also said the education was enable the resident to live healthy lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167002 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-3.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (3)\" width=\"596\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-3.jpg 596w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-3-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Nimako encouraged the residents to put in to practice what they were thought in order prevent childhood malnutrition and enhance good health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167001 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-2.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (2)\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The screening was done by the Helping Hand Medical Outreach team with support from Citi Fm staff and medicines were giving out after the programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-167006\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-7.jpg\" alt=\"helping hands medical outreach (7)\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/helping-hands-medical-outreach-7-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Philip Nii Lartey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Photos by: Godwin A. 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