The Volta River Authority (VRA) Health Service, have deployed medical support and medicines to cater for the victims of the flood as a result of the spilling of the Akosombo dam.
Leading the team, the Medical Director for VRA health Service, Dr. Dr Omari-Yeboah, said the authority is working closely with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to deploy more staff to the affected areas.
“We are providing medical, sanitary, lab and pharmacy services at no cost to the citizens. As part of the combined efforts, we have also supplied medicines to the Ghana Health Services to help in the relief effort. We are in this together. It is our sworn duty to serve and we shall serve our community. We will leave no stone unturned in providing the medical support needed”.
“As an Obstetrician and Gynecologist by training, the women and children are especially of great concern to me, so anything I can do in my power to ensure their health and well-being will be done, as my Chief Executive said, no one will be left behind,” Dr. Dr Omari-Yeboah added
He assured all that the VRA Health Services team will continue to provide the needed support to the community long after the controlled spill of the Akosombo dam was over.
VRA, as part of its support system for the affected communities, continues to provide relief items such as large trucks of canned foods, foodstuffs, toiletries, potable drinking water and fresh water tankers on a daily basis.
Safe havens on higher grounds have been created and more communities are being evacuated daily.
Extra care is being given to women, children, the elderly and the sick to limit exposure to diseases and hardships.
The medical relief supplies include anti-venom serums, painkillers, antibiotics, hand sanitisers, mosquito repellents, gloves, cannulas, dewormers and anti-fungal topical creams.
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