Speed Medical Centre, Chale ́ Foundation hold health screening for Aboom Special School children
Speed Medical Centre (SMC) joined Chale ́ Foundation to provide holistic health care examination and screening for beneficiaries of the Aboom Special School in Cape Coast in the Central Region.
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Over 200 individuals comprising special needs children, their parents and teachers benefited from the screening exercise.
Speed Medical Centre further supported Chale ́ Foundations’ Aboom Project with drugs and other much needed Medical supplies from the Speed Pharmacy.
These include Glucometers, Thermometers, Weighing scales, Tape measures, Nose Masks, Tongue depressors, a First Aid box, Examination gloves, Gentian violet, Antibacterial eye and ear drops, Cotton wool, hand sanitizers, Methylated spirit just to mention a few.
The headmistress of the school, Madam Mary Osei expressed her deepest appreciation to the staff of Speed Medical Centre present for their support for the special children in Cape Coast.
Speed Medical Centre Staff
She expressed her gratitude to the team for the health screening, training and socialization with the disadvantaged children. She said people must understand that special needs children are humans who just need special care and attention.
The Aboom Special School which was established at the beginning of the 2006/2007 academic year by the German Technical Corporation (GIZ) was handed over to the Ghana Education Service [GES] in 2008.
Speed Medical Centre believes in the provision of transformational healthcare for the vulnerable by providing excellent patient centered care, creating dynamic lives through productive partnerships with social initiatives like Chale ́ Foundation. Speed Medical Centre, located at Gbetsile in the Greater Accra region provides very affordable and free healthcare services to the community.
Speed Medical centre continues to push the boundaries when it comes to providing access to healthcare and social interventions by healthcare facilities. This model if adopted by other facilities will go a long way to bridge the unmet need for healthcare services in Ghana.
