Janai Empowerment Foundation, a Non-governmental Organization (NGO) headquarters in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi in collaboration with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) and other stakeholders organized a massive clean-up exercise .

The Foundation with the support of Ghana Health Service subsequently conducted a massive free health screening exercise for market women within the Central Business District (CBD) especially Adum and KEJETIA in Kumasi.

Speaking at the ceremony,Madam Lydia Owusu Ansah,the non-communicable disease coordinator of Ghana health service, Ashanti region has urged Ghanaians especially traders who are always busy at work to take much care about their health status.

She said, some communicable diseases like Diabetes, hypertension, and cancers are now leading in major causes of deaths in the country hence the need for individuals to always visit nearby health centers to check their health status to help prevent premature death.

She stressed that Prevention is better than cure and cautioned all Ghanaians to take good care of their lifestyles.

The Executive director of JANAI EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION, Faustina Mensah said the foundation places much important about the lives of the people especially those in market centres.
According to her,to ensure clean environment and quality heath care all hands should be on deck devoid of indiscriminate littering of refuse.

The assembly member for Adum Nsuoase electoral area, Hon Patrick Yebaoh during the clean-up exercise advised Ghanaians to stay away from dumping refuse into gutters whenever it rains.
Hon Patrick Yebaoh said he was committed to ensure clean environment

Some beneficiaries who took part of the free health screening at New Kejetia market shared their joy over the exercise.

Source: tntnewspapergh.com