The Assembly Woman for Kojokrom /Otiakrom Electoral Area, Paulina Agbordo and the Seventh Day Theocracy World Congregation, led by Apostle Dr. E.H. Agbalenyoh, all in the Akwapim South District
Assembly, have taken the pains to undertake a health screening exercise for residents in the area.
The two-day exercise, which took place at Kojokrom, Wednesday 28 October and Otiakrom 29 October 2026 respectively, saw 172 people screened of various maladies.
At Kojokrom 58 people were screened, while 114 people got screened at Otiakrom.
Team of Professional Medics
Briefing the media, head of the Screening Exercise, Dr. Jacob Osei Tutu indicated that the team comprised professional health medics drawn from all over the district.
He said that they consisted of midwives, general nurses and doctors from various hospitals in the district.
According to him, the Assembly Woman, Madam Agbordo collaborated with the District Health Directorate and the exercise fixed for two days for the people – Kojokrom first day and Otiakrom second day.
Dr. Osei Tutu mentioned that the people were screened in Breast Cancer for both men and women, taking into consideration the fact that October was Breast Cancer Month.
In this regard two (2) cases were detected and they were referred to the Nsawam Government Hospital for monogram [mammogram].
He indicated that when the case was detected early, it called for no serious concern, stressing that early detection saves situations.
According to him, the people were screened for prostate cancer, general screenings, Hepatitis B, Syphilis, Blood Glucose and Chlamydia.
He stated that seven cases were detected in Hepatitis B, and this calls for grave concern because Seven (7) out of less than 200 people is indeed serious.
He was however quick to point out that they have been referred to the appropriate quarters for profile and viral load studies.
Dr. Osei Tutu maintained that less serious cases were referred to the Sufficient Grace Hospital at Otiakrom for treatment. These included an UTI case; he was thankful to Dr. Agbalenyoh for providing the team with the venue of operation.
He said that they also gave the people Health Education, thereby making them quite appreciative of the team’s presence.
According to him the exercise was free of charge as promised by the Assembly Woman Madam Agbordo.
It’s Not a Nine-day Wonder.
On her part, Madam Paulina Agbordo assured the people that the exercise will not be a nine-day wonder, and that it would be a continuous affair.
She indicated that in the coming month, she will organise an eye-screening exercise for students in particular and the people in general.
According to her, her auntie suffered a severe Breast Cancer and that informed her to bring the team to examine the breast of other women around, taking opportunity of this October Breast Cancer Month.
Health is Vital: Go for Early Check-Up
Apostle Dr. Agbalenyoh, a professional doctor, charged his congregants to endeavour to go for early check-up to determine their health status. He regretted that the typical Ghanaian would not go for early check-up only to be faced with the ultimate before rushing to hospital, which could be too late in most cases.
He noted that most of the beneficiaries were his church members stressing that if majority of church members are sick, then the church as well could be sick.
It was because of this thathe offered his hospital for the exercise, saying that such exercises have become an annual affair, and each time he is approached in this regard, he readily offers them his hospital.
While expressing his gratitude to the team, the assembly and assembly woman for the exercise, he urged all and sundry to endeavour to go for each health check-ups as admonished by Yahweh Himself.
By S.O. Ankamah
