On 17th October, health educators from the Ghana Health Services attended the Kumawu Hospital site, to give health talks on prevention methods for malaria and typhoid.
The prevalence of both diseases is very high in this area due to the vegetation. Indeed, in September 2022, of 75 people that visited the Kumawu Polyclinic, 70 tested positive for malaria.
A total of 240 workers participated in the awareness training, with treated mosquito bed nets distributed to all.