Withope Foundation has always been an advocacy tool for good health by utilizing various mass gatherings as a platform to share health tips and also provide free basic health screening for free. We are a nonpartisan organization focused on promoting health and empowering the youth with any available opportunity.
Tuesday (12th November 2024), happened to be an opportunity for the people of Kumasi to enjoy our charitable services through the NDC mass meeting at KNUST Great Hall. The organizers of the program had a screening team (Movement For Change) available and as health volunteers, we made our presence felt in several ways to make sure the health benefits of the gathering stand tall.
The whole screening process was surveyed and documented. As always, the statistics captured Hypertension as the most dominant chronic health problem. We monitored the blood pressure of about 908 people with 638 of them being over 45 years which represents about 70%.
The remaining 270 people had fair outcomes with over 80% of them recording normal blood pressures. The aged majority on the other hand had an alarming outcome, as 402 of them recorded high blood pressure which covers about two-third of them.
Shockingly, about half of these victims were not even aware of their statuses if not by the intervention of Withope Foundation and Movement for Change. We stand by this to educate each and everyone to be very keen on his/her health by making time for health checkups despite tight schedules.
We also acknowledge the celebrities including Bull Dog and Sly who all showed up to uplift the face of our impactful program.