“Their human rights should not continue to be violated at homes and the treatment centres” he said.

[contextly_sidebar id=”x14FcIhFYicM4PhzEdfveaYqiUz9cx0V”]Speaking at the annual review conference of the Regional branch of the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health held in Wa, he asked that it upped its game.

“Mobilizing communities for increased access and utilization of immunization services, the role CSOs in the Upper West Region” was the theme for the event.

He also expressed concern about the growing cases of teenage pregnancy in the region.

He said it was something that should engage the attention of the Coalition, adding that, the adolescent girls needed to be assisted to make the right decisions and choices.

He applauded it for the good job it was doing to promote access to basic quality healthcare for everybody, irrespective of geographic location, religious persuasion or economic circumstance.

Mr. Issahaku made reference to the theme and said it was both relevant and appropriate amid bacterial and viral infections that had and continued to claim lives across the world.

“In the north, the yearly infections of cerebrospinal meningitis could be reduced with early immunization of the population against the disease.”

He underlined the need for increased awareness creation about the importance of immunization and access to vaccines, especially in rural Ghana.

He described as unfortunate the situation where some people had been refusing to immunize their children because of cultural and religious beliefs.

This he said was hampering efforts by the government to eradicate some childhood killer diseases, including measles.

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Source: GNA

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The donation from the minister is estimated to be worth GHC5,800.

It comprises a photocopy machine, printer, refrigerator, an air conditioner and some other office equipment.

At a short ceremony at Gwollu to hand over the photocopier machine and a printer, the deputy minister said the gesture was in response to a distress appeal made by Francis K Maali, the Sissala West district director of education.

“I am not new to this district and so when the director made an appeal to me, I quickly mobilized resources to support the district office to carry out its duties properly.”

Mr. Chinnia appealed to teachers in the district to work hard to improve the performance of pupils in the area.

Mr. Francis K Maali after receiving the donation was full of praise to the minister. He said his outfit had been operating without the machines for over two years.

He was worried” the district directorate is in dare need of office equipment and other logistics” and promised to put the machines received to good use.

At the Nabugubelle health center where the deputy minister presented a refrigerator and an air conditioner to the facility, the officer in charge, Robert Jua decried the deplorable conditions under which nurses work.

He appealed to government to come to the aid of the facility.

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By:Mahama Latif/citifmonline.com/Ghana.

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