Infanta malaria foundation assists two institutions

Presenting the cheque for the amount to the group at its Roman Ridge office, Mrs Rebecca Akuffo-Addo, the chairperson of IMPF, expressed the group's passion and commitment towards the plight of kayayei and other needy people in society and urged  the two groups  to work with all stakeholders to help halt the rural-urban migration. 

She said Infanta Malaria thrived on fundraising and special donations from businesses and embassies to carry out its mission of fighting malaria throughout the country.

Receiving the cheque on behalf of the Kayayeibihagu, the director of programmes, Mr  Obeng Engman, expressed his gratitude to Infanta Malaria for the usual support and total commitment to the plight of the head porters and their children. 

He appealed to all stakeholders to view the kayayei syndrome as a serious developmental challenge which needed greater attention and urged all to look for a holistic approach to the menace, which was robbing the nation of its potential resource base. 

The IMPF had previously supported the Kayayeibihagu Association in organising free malaria testing, treatment and awareness training, hepatitis B screening, free eye screening for the head porters and their children and supported in distributing over 1,000 mosquito nets to the group.