After several years of helping in dealing with hepatitis B in Effutu and Ghana at large, the member of Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been honoured by Mumbies Foundation and his constituents.
As part of the honour, 27th May which is the birth date of the lawmaker has been earmarked for hepatitis B campaign and screening exercise in the Effutu municipality.
Hon. Afenyo-Markin through a non-profit organization, Mumbies Foundation has for the past years invested a lot into hepatitis B screening and treatment in Effutu and even beyond.
Many constituents have benefited from the many numerous activities held in ensuring everyone get screened and also offered treatment opportunities to help deal with the problem.
Projects Manager for Mumbies Foundation Ghana, Israel Adorbley indicated that every 27th May will be an Awareness Day for the fights against the disease and urged constituents to take advantage of the initiative to get screened to check their status.
He commended the MP for his continuous support to his outfit in ensuring the wider constituents have access to hepatitis B testing and treatment without having to go through a lot of challenges.
Hepatitis B has been one of the major diseases in the country with the cost of treatment very high, a situation that makes it difficult for people to raise funds to take care of themselves.
Some Constituents and beneficiaries who spoke to the media were grateful for the MP’s intervention and pledged to retain him in the upcoming parliamentary polls.
Meanwhile, Hon Afenyo-Markin as part of his birthday celebration donated a Television set and toiletries to inmates of the Winneba Local Prisons.
Also, over 400 people including inmates and staff were offered free testing and vaccination and a lunch to refresh them.
Source:Mybrytfmoline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
