The exercise was spearheaded by the Health Ecosystem pillar of the Collaborative under the leadership of Dr. Joseph Owusu.

“This is our way of giving back to the community. We conducted a needs assessment and found that a majority of our students and staff live in Ayigya. Therefore, we decided to organize this screening for them. If they are found to have underlying issues, we refer them to the hospital,” he said.

The team comprising scholars screened hundreds of residents for hypertension, diabetes, and Body Mass Index.

They also raised awareness about proper nutrition, prostate cancer, cervical cancer, among others.

A beneficiary, Mr. Kofi Ntim, who was satisfied with the nutrition advice, lauded the move.

“I have received very good advice on how to eat properly. We’re grateful for this,” he said.

The exercise, organised by Periyar African Foundation (PAF) with support from Dr Agawal’s Eye Hospital, Manam Dental House saw over 300 people being screened for eye and dental problems.

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The screening was done in Sakogu, Langbinsi and  Walewale prior to the 8^th Annual Muslims/Islamic Gathering under the theme “Harnessing the Socio-political Development Potentials in Modern Ghana: The Role of The Muslim Ummah”.

General Secretary of Concerned Muslim Youth Association (CMYA), Sulemana Hisham was full of praise for Kingdom Exim Group of Companies for its contribution to the improvement of the health needs of the residents of Mamprugu and appealed to other organizations to emulate their example.

Touching on the event which brought together Imams, Sheikhs, Chiefs, Magazias, stakeholders and the Mamprugu Muslim Ummah, he observed that the annual event serves as a platform that considers unity, socio-economic and religious developments of the area.