Hundreds benefit from Baptist Church’s free health screening

The Trinity Baptist Church (TBC) has organized free health screening and treatment for the people of Dutch Komenda and its surrounding communities in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem District,(KEEA) of the Central Region.

The exercise, which formed part of the church’s mission of helping to bring quality health care to the door steps of people in deprived communities across the country, benefited more than 2,000 residents from three communities in the District.

The beneficiaries were screened for all forms of diseases including malaria, hypertension, prostate and breast cancers as well as other chronic diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS) among others.

They also received free medical consultation and provision of drugs after diagnosis and were educated on various diseases.

Those whose cases were found to be serious were referred to the hospital for further checks and treatment at the expense of the church.

The church also distributed several bags of rice, provisions, and bales of second hand clothes to children and adults as well as other assorted items to the people of Dutch Komenda.

The relationship between the church and the Dutch community dates back to a few years ago, when massive erosion hit the community.

The church adopted the community to aid in its rebuilding effort and visits the area with relief items, in August each year.

Reverend Kingsley Appiagyei, the head pastor of the church, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said prior to the screening, they visited the community to interact with them to know their peculiar needs and problems.

He said it is the vision of the church to alleviate poverty and improve health care in deprived communities in the country and help improve their living standards to make life comfortable for them.

He said it was in furtherance of this vision that he established “The Hope Centre”, to provide a family life, quality education and an emotional support to children who through no fault of theirs found themselves in difficult situations.

The Centre currently has two homes housing three resident families, a nursery and primary school block, a clinic, a fully furnished computer lab, a well-stocked library, a church, a recreation centre and an administrative block.

Rev Appiagyei appealed to other benevolent organisations, especially churches, to emulate the gesture by TBC, adding that the provision of health care is a shared responsibility by all in the society.

He assured the communities of the church’s commitment to help alleviate poverty through education and health care to improve upon their living standards.

Mr Michael Amissah, a beneficiary of the project, who spoke to the GNA expressed gratitude to the head pastor and members of the church for the decision to undertake the exercise in the community and urged the people to take advantage of the exercise.