Aspiring Assemblyman Organizes Free Medical Screening At Sota

Hon. Richard Adja Tetteh, Aspiring Assembly man for the Sota-odunse Electoral Area in collaboration with Men's Health Foundation Ghana, men's charity in Dodowa has organized a free medical screening program to the community members.

The screening program involved prostate cancer, breast cancer, sugar, hepatitis B, BP, weight and blood grouping for about 100 members from various towns.

Hon. Richard Adja Tetteh urged the indigenes to go for regular health check-ups, to enable them to know their health status.

He said this would also offer them the opportunity to treat the diseases early enough to save cost, become healthy, in order to increase productivity.

He said the organization of the exercise, formed part of his social responsibility.

Richard Adjar Tetteh said the well-being of the people in the community was dear to his heart, and that the community could only be developed when the people were healthy.

The Aspiring Assembly man appealed to the electorate to vote massively for him in September, to enable him to provide the community with social amenities such as a water and health care system.

Dr Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, who is a renowned prostate cancer specialist, researcher and a PhD student at the Indian Board of Alternative Medicines Academy in Kolkata, India and Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, said his outfit would continue to collaborate with institutions and individuals to provide quality healthcare within the community.