The Ahafo Regional Minister, Hon. George Yaw Boakye and the District Chief Executive of the Asunafo South District, Hon. Aduse Poku Frank have occasioned an initiative to support the people of Asunafo South with free medical surgery.
This initiative was made possible through the region’s long standing partnership with HART , a US based health foundation fostered by the leadership of the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council.
A team of Medical Practitioners of HART arrived in the Asunafo South District on Sunday 19th November, 2023 to commence the initiative. As part of their activities, the team divided themselves into two with one half visiting 4 selected schools of the District to educate teenage girls on Menstrual Hygiene and also support them with distribution of reusable sanitary towels and creative arts kits for the boys. In addition, first aid kits were also given to the schools to aid them attend to minor emergencies during school hours. The Schools that benefited include Sankore D/A B, Kwapong R/C JHS, Anwiam D/A JHS and Kukuom Anglican JHS.
Concurrently, the Asunafo South District Hospital also teamed up with the other half of the medical team from HART to attend to people who had thronged the Hospital premises to access the free medical surgery initiative.
It is expected that the team will spend one week in the district and attend to an approximate 100 patients at the end of the exercise.