Effutu: Birth date of Afenyo-Markin made Hepatitis B Campaign Day

After several years of helping to deal with hepatitis B in Effutu and Ghana at large, Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has been honored by the Mumbies Foundation and his constituents.

As part of the honor, May 27, which is the birth date of the lawmaker, has been earmarked for a hepatitis B campaign and screening exercise in the Effutu municipality.

Afenyo-Markin, through the non-profit organization, has for the past years invested a lot in hepatitis B screening and treatment in Effutu and beyond.

Many constituents have benefited from the numerous activities held to ensure everyone gets screened and also offered treatment opportunities to help deal with the problem.

Projects Manager for Mumbies Foundation Ghana, Israel Adorbley, indicated that every May 27 will be an awareness day for the fight against the disease and urged constituents to take advantage of the initiative to get screened to check their status.

He commended the MP for his continuous support in ensuring the constituents have access to hepatitis B testing and treatment without having to go through a lot of challenges.

Hepatitis B has been one of the major diseases in the country, with the cost of treatment very high, a situation that makes it difficult for people to raise funds to take care of themselves.

Some constituents and beneficiaries who spoke to the media were grateful for the MP's intervention and pledged to retain him in the upcoming parliamentary polls.

Meanwhile, Afenyo-Markin, as part of his birthday celebration, donated a television set and toiletries to inmates of the Winneba Local Prisons.

Also, over 400 people, including inmates and staff, were offered free testing and vaccinations.