Public Agenda (Accra)
9 March 2009
Accra — The Christian Children Fund of Canada (CCFC), an international NGO, has presented drugs worth 47, 762.6 Ghana cedis to schools, clinics and health institution in nine districts of the Northern Region. The drugs included Albendazole for deworming 900,000 children and vitamins for 71,000 children.
The drug also included Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Co-trimoxazole, Erythromycin, Chloramphenical, paracetamol among others; which went to Tolon/Kumbungu, Savelugu/Nanton, Gushiegu, Saboba, Yendi, East Gonja, Nanumba North and Nanumba South districts.
In an address, the country Director of CCFC, Mrs Sanatu Nantogma, said CCFC is committed to assisting children, their families and communities. She added that they are committed to the fight against poverty by breaking the cycle and replacing it with the cycle of self-reliance. She said worms hinder the physical growth of children which inherently affects their ability to concentrate in school. Madam Sanatu said to improve school performances in the region there is the need to reduce worm infestation among children to enable them perform creditable in school.
The Northern Regional Director of Ghana Health Service, Dr. Akwasi Twumasi, said the donation will go a long way in improving the lives of the children. He expressed the hope that CCFC would get more support to the GHS to enable them de-worm children twice a year. Dr. Twumasi urged the CCFC to consider extending their operations to the remaining 11 district in the region and called on the people of Tamale to maintain the culture of cleanliness whiles adding that adults should also de-worm more often in order to save the children from being re-infected after de-worming.
A Representative from the Ghana Education Service Hajia Zenabu Fuseini commended CCFC for the numerous interventions and support they have offered the GES. She said for the children to become responsible citizens in future they need sound education and can only achieve that if they are healthy. Hajia Zanabu thanked CCFC for the donation and called on beneficiary districts to quicken the process so that the children can be deworm in due course.
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