COMMUNITY MEDICAL OUTREACH BY BLUE – MED AFRICA (NGO) IN AKATSI NORTH DISTRICT

LUE – MED AFRICA is a local NGO in health whose aim is to bring health services to the door steps of deprived communities through community medical outreach services, school health services, registrataring individuals such as under five years and the aged onto national health insurance scheme and volunteerism in collaboration with Ghana health services. 

BLUE – MED AFRICA in collaboration with  Akatsi North District health directorate organised community medical outreach services in four communities with one school health services in the district. 

The services rendered during the community medical outreach and school health services include 

• General OPD services 

• Consultation 

• Treatments 

• Wound dressing 

• Health educational talks 

• Counselling 

• Physical examination 

• Sharing of sanitary pads,  pencils,  pen, tooth brush and school bags

All the above activities and services were free

The organisation came with six medical students from the USA, one licenced clinical psychologist from Accra, CEO of the organisation and the secretary. The district health directorate  supported with five nurses and three technical officers. The organisation brought their medication,  equipments,  materials and gadgets including tablets and chairs. 

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