{"id":169175,"date":"2015-11-24T06:38:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T06:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=169175"},"modified":"2015-11-23T19:48:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:48:36","slug":"hepatitis-b-cases-increase-in-duayaw-nkwanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=169175","title":{"rendered":"Hepatitis \u2018B\u2019 cases increase in Duayaw-Nkwanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Results from a free health screening exercise organised by Vodafone Ghana Foundation in Duayaw-Nkwanta, the Tano North District capital indicates that cases of hepatitis \u2018B\u2019 is on the increase in the town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr David Dorme, a physician assistant at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital, who led the exercise said out of the 400 blood samples screened, majority contained the virus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAlmost all the people who tested positive were unaware about their health condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Dorme noted that bad eating habit, alcoholism and smoking were some of the contributory factors to the spread of the disease in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Healthfest-1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-169177 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Healthfest-1-2.png\" alt=\"Healthfest 1 (2)\" width=\"494\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Healthfest-1-2.png 494w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Healthfest-1-2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The physician assistant advised those who tested positive to eat more fruits, go for regular checkup and avoid eating at night; he said vaccination and regular medical check-ups were the best way to guard against contracting the disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He observed that apart from hepatitis \u2018B\u2019, cases of hypertension were also high in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Head of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Nana Yaa Ofori-Koree said the charitable arm of the telecom giant is poised to partner government to address living conditions of the vulnerable in society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She noted that since the establishment of the foundation six year ago, more than 20,000 Ghanaians had benefited from the foundation\u2019s health programmes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. Ofori-Koree said the foundation offered ultra-scan to pregnant women in Eastern and Western regions, as well as provided them free medication for specific ailments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Credit: Vodafone Foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Results from a free health screening exercise organised by Vodafone Ghana Foundation in Duayaw-Nkwanta, the Tano North District capital indicates that cases of hepatitis \u2018B\u2019 is on the increase in the town. 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