Tema, Dec. 14, GNA - Members of the Central University College (CUC) branch of the Physician Assistants Students Association (PASA), on Monday undertook a free medical screening for staff of the Tema Port. The workers, who were taken through screening for eye problems, Hepatitis B, Blood Pressure, and physical examination, were vaccinated against Hepatitis B.

Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Dr Benjamin Ernest Aflakpui, Director of Health Services at the CUC School of Applied Sciences, said it was part of the school's modest service to the community. Dr Aflakpui advised the privileged not to behave in a manner that would make society to see them as living in ivory towers, but must identify with the needy and share in their plight.

He said from December 28, the School of Applied Sciences in collaboration with Equity Health Care Trust and Vision Allied Institute in the United States, would organise a week-long Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid Training Programme for doctors, medical assistants, physician assistants and nurses among other health professionals. Mr Mohammed Shaibu, President of PASA, pointed out that for Ghana to develop, there was the urgent need to produce a healthy working population to man the various sectors of the economy. Mr Shaibu underscored the need for Ghanaians to undertake regular medical checkups in order to detect and diagnose diseases earlier to prevent complications.

He explained that obesity-related sicknesses like diabetes, mellitus and hypertension were silent killers, because not until they started damaging certain vital organs in the body, their existence would not be detected.