A health focused non-governmental organisation (NGO) operating in the Adaklu District of the Volta Region, Gosanet Foundation, has organised Tuberculosis (TB) screening in three communities to create awareness about the disease on Monday, as part of activities marking World Tuberculosis Day in the region.
The screening which took place at Adaklu-Waya, Adaklu-Torda and Adaklu-Dzakpo was on the global theme: "Yes, We can End TB- Commit, invest and deliver" was carried out in collaboration with the Adaklu District Directorate of Health, the National TB Control Programme (NTP), the Ghana Health Services with support from the Stop TB Partnership Ghana.
Speaking on the theme, the Adaklu District Director of Health Services (DDH), Mr Matthew Adam Ayamba, said TB was one of the diseases Ghanaians needed to be mindful of, and should report to health facilities whenever they experienced such symptoms as loss of weight, fever, sweating in the night, and coughing.
Mr Ayamba noted that many Ghanaians overlooked the TB disease due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and malaria, saying TB remained as a disease that should be considered as dangerous even though it could be cured, early diagnosis was crucial for early treatment.
