PLAN Ghana, an international child-centred non-governmental organisation (NGO), is supporting the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) vaccination exercise in the Upper West Region with GH¢20,000.
Part of the amount will be allocated to the various infected communities, while some will be used to intensify education on the disease and help in the mobilisation of other logistical needs.
The Northern Sector Manager of Plan Ghana, Mr Kofi Adade Debrah, who presented the cheque, said GH¢6,000 of the amount would go to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to be used to facilitate and enhance the vaccination exercise.
“We expect the money to go into the development of public service announcements in the various local languages for the respective communities, the organisation of community durbars, sensitisation of identifiable groups to spread the message on CSM, fuel vehicles of the vaccination teams and also for the general cost of logistics in taking vaccination out to the people,” Mr Debrah explained.
He added that Plan Ghana, being a child-centred organisation, had its emphasis on children. Therefore, it expected as many children as possible to be vaccinated during the exercise.
Receiving the cheque, the Upper West Regional Director of the GHS, Dr Alexis Nang Beifubah, expressed appreciation to Plan Ghana for the gesture and gave the assurance that the money would be put to good use.
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