Regional News of Monday, 15 February 2010

Source: GNA

Ga Presbytery Church to hold Health Walk on Feb. 20

Accra, Feb. 15, GNA - The Ga Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana would undertake its first Health Walk on Saturday, February 20. Mr Theophilus Tagoe, Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the Church who disclosed this to GNA Sports in Accra on Monday, said the event forms part of the Church's efforts to help in the fight against alcoholism, smoking and other social vices which has seen an increase among the Ghanaian youth.

He said the Walk wh ich would start from the Resurrection Presbyterian Church at Makola through some principal streets of the city would end at the Presbyterian Church at Laterbiokorshie. The Walk would be under the theme "Fighting Alcoholism, the role of the Presbyterian Youth".

Mr Tagoe said about 800 participants are expected to parade at the starting point of the Walk which would begin at 0800 hours. Medical Directors from the Psychiatric and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospitals are expected to deliver papers on the theme.