Over 600 medically screened by US medical students and radio clinic

More than 600 people in Koforidua in the Eastern Region were screened and offered a free medical care by US medical students in conjunction with Rabito Clinic with 25 percent of them being victims of malaria. 

The four-day exercise led by a team of 12 medical students from Maine University in the United States of America, was aimed at bringing health services closer to the doorstep of the people especially the marginalized in the society. 

Other common diseases detected were diabetes and hypertension. 

According to the Chief Executive Officer of Rabito Clinic, Karen A. S. Hendrickson, all people who tested positive for malaria were given free treatment including medication. 

She said all persons who were screened had their mass index including height, weight and blood pressure taken. 

Madam Hendrickson indicated that even though the exercise was just for the Eastern Region, similar one was carried out in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region at the weekend with about 200 people in attendance. 

She pleaded for support from benevolent organizations to organize many of such events for the benefit of people, especially those in the deprived communities. 

The Founder of Rabito Clinic, Prof. Edmund Delle, pointed out that many of the diseases affecting most people are lifestyle diseases, citing too much intake of fizzy drinks, too much salt and oil intake and lack of rest as some examples of our bad habits. 

He said the springing up of fast food joints are sources of diseases due to the way they process them. 

According to Prof. Delle, the students of the Maine University saw his clinic on the internet and felt it appropriate to work without of many other health facilities in Africa. 

He advocated for the education on preventive measures to avoid diseases rather than prescribing medicines as a way of curing diseases.


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