Paediatric society organises free medical outreach

The Chairperson of the Greater Accra Branch of the Ghana Paediatric Society (GPS), Dr Victoria May Adabayeri, has advised mothers, particularly those with children under five years, to immunise their children against the six childhood killer diseases.
She said immunisation was important in the life of a growing child, and that “a regular immunisation schedule prevents a child from getting any of the six childhood diseases”.
Dr Adabayeri gave the advice at an annual free medical outreach programme organised by the GPS at the Ussher Polyclinic for children in James Town, a suburb of Accra, at the weekend.
The GPS, which is made up of specially trained health care professionals, educated mothers on the importance of immunisation and how to care for children.
Aside that, the group examined and immunised the children and provided them with medication.
The chairperson asked the mothers to pay special attention to their children, adding that “children need a lot of care and attention from their mothers, especially with regard to nutrition and good hygiene”.
She also advised the mothers to sleep in treated mosquito nets and take care of their environment to prevent them from contracting malaria.
The doctor in charge of the clinic, Dr Emily Onuha, expressed her profound gratitude to the group for the support.
“We do not have specialists here at the clinic and the visit has been very beneficial to us and the mothers in the community; we are grateful,” she said.
She said the polyclinic lacked adequate staff and funding and, therefore, called on the appropriate authorities and individuals to come to the aid of the clinic.