Member of Parliament for Effutu and Deputy majority leader Alexander Afenyo Markin has called for enrollment of Hepatitis B treatment onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
According to the lawmaker, the test and treatment of the disease is costly hence the need to ensure people have the opportunity to check their status and treatment no matter their financial status.
Speaking via zoom at this year’s World Hepatitis B day held on Friday, 28 July, 2023 in the Effutu municipality.
The program held by Mumbies Foundation, an NGO in collaboration with the MP’s office and support from the Health Directorate provided sensitisation to the people and also educate them on the need to do early testing.
Hon. Afenyo Markin used the opportunity to advice Ghanaians to seek early testing and medical attention to prevent the disease before it gets out of hand.
He, however, assured the people of that he will soon provide the viral loading machine needed to do testing of the disease to help deal with challenges they need to go through to access on elsewhere.
The MP who is also a known advocate for hepatitis B cautioned the public against resorting unapproved herbal medicines as it will add up more harm to the the problem at hand.
The municipal health director, Dr. Kwame Bota and other speakers at the event supported the MP’s call for early testing to ensure the municipality contain the spread of the disease and also called for collaborative effort to help address the canker.
Judy Micah, the Effutu Municipal Education Director called for future collaborations to ensure holistic approach to dealing with the spread of the disease.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
