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The Aiders Hub Foundation (AHF), a non-profitable organisation, on Sunday held its maiden annual summit to discuss ways of improving universal health access for all.
The day’s programme was held on the theme: ‘Health for All; A Clarion Call.’
The Director of the AHF, Dr Abdul Rahman Al-Hassan, said the theme did not only reflect the Foundation’s mission, but also the urgency of a collective journey towards universal health access.
Additionally, he noted that it also resonated with the Sustainable Development Goal 3, which promotes universal health coverage.
The Foundation, he indicated, had been fostering collaborations and seeking a sustainable health access and providing support to the needy who were seeking costly medical interventions.
“Over the past 12 months, we have dedicated ourselves to implementing various health interventions aimed at improving the quality of health care and expanding our access to essential services,” he explained.
“I would like to express my profound appreciation to each and every one of you being gathered here today and for your wavering support throughout the past months. Together, let us answer the declaration call for health equity, ensuring that no one is left behind on this journey toward a healthier society,” he added.
The former Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Pishigu Naa Alhassan Andani, emphasised the need to prioritise early health treatment and community cleanliness in order to enhance their health and well-being.
Seeking for early health treatment and the prioritisation of community cleanliness, according to the former Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Pishigu Naa Alhassan Andani, was fundamental in promoting health for all.
Pishigu Andani further explained that while personal hygiene or cleanliness was a good way of improving one’s health, ensuring that the community in which a person lived was clean and was also instrumental in improving the health conditions of every individual.
The former MD dispel the myth about the vaccines as he noted that vaccines helped improve the immune system to enable it to fight against diseases.
He, therefore, encouraged the Muslim communities to get vaccinated to enable them boost their immune system to fight diseases and not be reluctant due to the myth associated with vaccines.
Moreover, Pishigu Andani bemoaned the attitude of Ghanaians in general for resorting to traditional medicine, and waiting for their health conditions to worsen before they visited health centres for treatment.
Such attitude, he said, was unacceptable and, therefore, advised members of the public to visit health centres for early treatment.
Pishigu Andani also lamented the poor state of some health facilities across the country and therefore appealed to the government to ensure that those facilities were adequately resourced.
Stakeholders, including the Zakat Trust Fund and the Islamic Medical Association in separate solidarity messages, commended the foundation for its commitment and dedication to ensuring that quality healthcare was accessible for all.
They also pledged their support and collaboration to ensure that the foundation’s vision and mission were achieved.
BY CYNTHIA ASAMPANA
