The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has donated a number of items to support the Ghana Health Service in the Mfantseman Municipality in implementing the Integrated Management of Children Illnesses (IMCI) and Growth Promotion.
The IMCI is an initiative to reduce morbidity and mortality rate among children less than five years.
The illnesses include malaria, measles, diarrhoea pneumonia and acute respiratory infection.
Dr Kwabena Sarpong, the Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service, presented part of the package, which included bicycles, first aid boxes, Wellington boots and raincoats to Community-based Growth Promoters (CBGP) at Biriwa.
Community-based Growth Promoters are volunteers trained to serve as a link between their communities and health facilities in detecting the illnesses.
Dr Sarpong said the package was to facilitate the work of the volunteers, especially in submitting reports to health facilities.
He cautioned them to ensure that cases detected were referred immediately to the nearest health facility.
Mrs Margaret Morrison, Municipal Public Health Nurse, appealed to the communities to provide incentives for the volunteers to encourage them to work effectively as they received no remuneration from the Ghana Health Services.
Miss Helena Tibiru Municipal Disease Control Officer, said the GHS was committed in creating appropriate health conditions to promote the growth of our future leaders.
One hundred and seventy four CBGP benefited from the package in the Municipality.