Ghana Health Service: Nkwanta South Municipal

Ghana Health Service: Nkwanta South Municipal We are a government agency mandated to protect, promote and improve the lives of the people of Nkwanta South District.

19/08/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT!
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMO-PREVENTION (SMC) CYCLE 3 (C3). NKWANTA SOUTH
Are you a father, mother or caregiver with a child less than five years of age?
Then, don’t miss Cycle 3 (C3) of SMC anti-malaria medicines during the peak of malaria season, starting from August 21st to August 25, 2023.
You don’t have to lose your child at this early age to malaria; so protect your child now by ensuring that he or she is dosed with the anti-malaria medicine!!
Trained Volunteers will move from house to house to administer the SMC anti-malaria medicine to all children from 3 months to 59 months (Children that are left with one month to celebrate their 5th birthday).
The SMC medicine is safe, free and given by mouth with clean water under the supervision of trained Volunteers.
The SMC medicine must be dissolved in 20 ml water before giving to the child
The SMC medicine is given at monthly intervals from the peak season of rainfall.
Ensure that your child eats before taking the anti-malaria medicine
Take your child to the nearest health facility if the child develops any side effects after taking the medication for treatment (such as; persistent vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, fever, Itching, headache, rash etc.).
SMC medicine is NOT for malaria treatment but for malaria prevention in children 3–59 months old
Continue sleeping under a Long-lasting Insecticide-treated net (LLIN) even after taking all four rounds of the anti-malaria medicine to prevent mosquito bites.

Remember, your child needs 4 cycles of SMC anti-malaria medicine within a period of 4 months (June, July, August and September) for better protection against the KILLER Malaria disease during the rainy season.
Date from 21st August, 2023 to 25th August 2023.
Beneficiary: 3–59 months.
Let’s come together and drive malaria away.
NKWANTA SOUTH MUNICIPAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE, BRINGS YOU THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND HEALTH PARTNERS BRING YOU THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

The 3rd cycle of SMC ( Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention) will be conducted by the Ghana Health Service and its partners....
19/08/2023

The 3rd cycle of SMC ( Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention) will be conducted by the Ghana Health Service and its partners.

Date: 21st August, 2023 to 25th August 2023.

Target. Children 3–59 months

Trained volunteers would visit each house to dose the eligible children.

This announcement is from Nkwanta South Municipal Health Directorate

Nkwanta South Municipal Health Directorate awards night live. Kyabobo Girl's School is the location
16/09/2022

Nkwanta South Municipal Health Directorate awards night live.
Kyabobo Girl's School is the location

16/09/2022

There would be the 4th round of SMC ( Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention) by Ghana Health Service and it's partners.

Date 19- 25th September, 2022.

Target. Children 3-59 months

Trained volunteers would visit each houses to dose the eligible children.

This announcement is from Nkwanta South Municipal Health Directorate

Remember, it's starting from 2-6th February, 2022. Get vaccinated
01/02/2022

Remember, it's starting from 2-6th February, 2022. Get vaccinated

13/04/2021

📌📌📌📌📌📌📌 POINT MASS DISTRIBUTION OF LONG LASTING INSECTICIDE TREATED NET

👂🏽Do you know that malaria is very deadly but can be prevented?

👂🏽 Sleeping under Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Net every night and throughout the night is the best way to protect you and your family from malaria

👂🏽 The Ghana Health Sevice with support from it's partners will be distributing Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Net for *free* in our communities.

In view of the above, trained Registration Assistants with identification tags would carried out registration of households for subsequent distribution of Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Net

Date *Wednesday* , 14th to *Tuesday* , 20th of April, 2021.

Registration Assistants Should be given all the necessary support and cooperation.

Note.
*NO* *REGISTRATION* , *NO* *NET*

This announcement is from Nkwanta South Municipal Health Directorate.

11/12/2019

*NKWANTA SOUTH MUNICIPAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE*
*GHANA HEALTH SERVICE AND PARTNERS*

*POLIO OUTBREAK AND ITS RESPONSE VACCINATION CAMPAIGN (mOPV2)*

There would be a mass polio vaccination campaign;

Date
Round one - *15th to 18th December, 2019*

Round two - *15th to 18th January, 2020*

And
Round three - *5th to 8th February, 2020*

Beneficiaries;
Children *under 5 years or 0 - 59 months*

Vaccinators and volunteers would visit your homes, farms, markets etc. to vaccinate your children.

*Kindly help to get your communities/families informed at any gathering*

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

25/07/2019

Get tested for hepatitis B and C. (viral hepatitis)

Deployment of a new midwife to the people of Nyambong. The first midwife deployed to the facility.
25/07/2019

Deployment of a new midwife to the people of Nyambong. The first midwife deployed to the facility.

25/07/2019

WHY IS VIRAL HEPATITIS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM?

Viral hepatitis B and C is a leading infectious killer, yet the majority of global leaders and the public remain unaware.
b. Viral hepatitis B and C affect 325 million people worldwide, leading to about 1.4 million deaths a year.
c. It is the second major killer infectious disease after tuberculosis, and 9 times more people are infected with hepatitis than HIV.
d. Deaths from hepatitis have been increasing over the past 2 decades, which points to a lack of global awareness and action, including among top decision-makers.
e. Ghana belongs to the areas where the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection is high (≥8%) and that of hepatitis C virus is also high (5-10%).
f. Data from our health facilities in Ghana indicates that between 2014 and 2018, a total of 117,905 Viral Hepatitis cases were seen out of which 421 died.

25/07/2019

HOW DO YOU GET VIRAL HEPATITIS?
d. You can get Hepatitis A and E virus by eating or drinking contaminated food or water
e. You can get Hepatitis B, C and D viruses by;
i. From infected mother to child during delivery
ii. Having unprotected s*x with infected person
iii. Men who have s*x with men: homos*xuals
iiii. Sharing drug needles with an infected person
v. Sharing toothbrushes, razors or such personal care items with an infected person.
vi. Getting pricked with a needle that has infected blood on it (especially for health workers).
vii. Tattooing, body piercing with unsterilized instruments


VIRAL HEPATITIS: WHAT CAN BE DONE?
a. Hepatitis can be prevented, diagnosed, treated and managed well.
b. The hepatitis B vaccine is 98-100% effective in preventing new infections.
c. For hepatitis B, people should be tested and if found positive and eligible, provided with lifelong treatment.
d. For hepatitis C, people can be cured with a simple 2-3 month treatment with direct acting antiviral (DAA) drugs.
i. However, most of the people living with hepatitis--over 80%--lack access to testing or treatment.
ii. At the same time, people are becoming newly infected due to a lack of prevention services. Together, hepatitis B and C account for the highest number of new infections from among other major infectious diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis.

HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF FROM GETTING VIRAL HEPATITIS B and C?
f. Knowing whether you are infected by getting tested. Early testing means early treatment to prevent illness and to save your life.
g. Get vaccinated for hepatitis B if you test negative. Hepatitis B vaccine provides lifelong protection.
h. Seek treatment at the nearest health facility if you test positive
i. Vaccinate your child, vaccination is free for all children under one year
j. Avoid sharing sharps
k. Use sterile, single-use syringes
l. All our health facilities should ensure that blood transfusions, injections and medical procedures are safe and free from hepatitis B and C
m. Practice safe s*x using barrier methods such as latex condoms every time you have s*x.
n. Avoid multiple s*xual partners
o. Hepatitis B and C can be transmitted by s*x, therefore protect yourself by using condoms.
p. If you tested positive, ask whether you need treatment – do not delay.
q. Do not share personal care items such as razors, toothbrushes, needles etc.
r. Consider the risk if you are thinking about tattooing or piercing any part of your body. Only use sterile instrument if you have to.
s. If you have or had Hepatitis B or C, do not donate blood, organs or tissue.
t. There is no vaccine for Hepatitis C. Limit exposure to infection.
u. If you are pregnant you should get tested for Hepatitis B and C. Knowing your status may help prevent your newborn baby from being infected. It will also inform management for you and your child.

Training of supervisor and trainers of CDDs (Community Drug Distributors ) on ivermectin distribution. The date for dist...
18/05/2018

Training of supervisor and trainers of CDDs (Community Drug Distributors ) on ivermectin distribution.
The date for distribution is 22nd May, 2018.

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