More than 1,000 residents of Subri in the Prestea-Huni Valley Mu­nicipality of the Western Region over the weekend benefitted from a free medical screening organised by the Gold Fields Ghana Foun­dation (GFGF).

The GFGF in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Tarkwa, Anaji, and Bogoso, was part of their efforts to bridge health care access gaps and raise awareness on critical health issues.

Others wait for their turn at the Subri programme The outreach, which was to beef up breast cancer awareness, screening patients for diabetes and blood pressure, also promot­ed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registrations with more enrolling on the scheme.

The outreach team comprising doctors, laboratory technicians, a dentist, and an optometrist, took patients through Out-Patients consultations, and medications, all aimed at enhancing the health and wellbeing of Subri's residents.