The Ada East District Health Directorate has disclosed that the irregular supply of premix fuel to coastal communities is negatively affecting health outreach programmes in the island places in the area.
Rev Dr Hubert Hounkpatin, the Ada East District Director of Health Services, disclosed this at the launch of the 2025 Annual African Vaccination and Child Health Promotion Week.
He appealed to the government to ensure a reliable and consistent supply of premixed fuel to support health outreach services and home visits to the over 32 island communities along the Lake Volta estuary.
Dr Hounkpatin highlighted the dire logistical challenges affecting routine immunisation, child health interventions, and other essential services in the district's remote coastal and island communities. "The absence of a dependable premixed fuel supply has made it difficult for our health teams to reach vulnerable populations in these communities," he said.
