Healthplus Africa Care holds stakeholder meeting and sensitization at ministry of works and housing

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an epidemiological transition. This transition is characterised by a high burden of chronic non-communicable diseases, which has resulted in a disproportionate burden of morbidity and mortality. The region had only 14% of the world’s population as of 2019, and, yet 25% of the world’s disease burden with Non-Communicable Diseases increasing at an alarming rate.

Ghana is still struggling with communicable diseases, however, data available note a significant shift in the pattern to non-communicable diseases, with cardiovascular diseases like stroke, hypertension, diabetes and kidney diseases at the forefront.

While government agencies and institutions are doing their best to arrest the surge, various Non-governmental Organisations also contribute in diverse ways to Public Health to help combat the menace.

Healthplus Africa Care (HPAC) a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), over a period conducted health sensitization and screening services to Commercial taxi drivers in La-Nkwantanang Madina in the greater Accra metropolis. On 25th April,2024 at the Ministry of Works and Housing conference room, HPAC held its stakeholders meeting with senior management and staff of the Ministry to drum home the need for all stakeholders to embrace the challenge and be ambassadors for change.

Presenting at the event, the Executive Director of the organisation pointed out that, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of hospital deaths, with strokes and diabetes at a very alarming rate.

He mentioned that in less than three (3) months, he had seen over 68 people with either strokes, kidney or diabetes. He advised the participants to take their health seriously by eating natural, fermented and live foods, exercise moderately at least 3 times a week and cut down on quantities of foods especially starches consumed at late night.

He also cautioned that fatty liver disease is rising and the public should take caution.

Source: Healthplus Africa Care