SONAM finalists reach out to the Ho Zongo community

As part of the finalists' week celebration of the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONAM) of the University of Health and Allied Sciences(UHAS) , a group of Nursing students stormed the township of Ho, today, 27th April, 2018 , on a health outreach program. The program started around 7:30am  with a clean up exercise around the environs of the Muslim community in Ho township.

Speaking to Campus Radio correspondent, Mr. Kafui Dey, Hon. Divine Kporha, UHAS SRC President for 2016/2017 academic year, explained that the idea to organize the health outreach at Ho was powered by the vision of the University which is to become a pre-eminent research-based institution dedicated to community service, and they as students were playing their part to materialize this vision.

Mr. Kporha also expressed his pleasure about the impressive turnout of the inhabitants and the overwhelming cooperation of participants. He further entreated all UHAS students to take a cue from this initiative to make an impact in society before leaving school.

The participants were screened for hypertension and malaria parasites and were also educated on how to keep themselves healthy. The screening exercise was spearheaded by Dr. Anita Dartey, the supervising lecturer for the outreach.

Speaking to Mr. Dartey, the Chief Imam of the community expressed his profound gratitude and appreciation to UHAS for this life-changing initiative which he believes will impart a lot in the lives of his people.

The program came to a successful end in the early hours of the afternoon with a memorable interactive session between the students and the people of the community as they shared snacks and drinks.

By: Foli Christian

(Campus Radio Ghana) 

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