HEALTH SECTOR

Health care is accessible by residents in the Municipality. The Assembly has one Public health facility (Sepe Dote Health Centre) located at Sepe Timpom and ten (10) private hospital/clinics. Also, there are six (6) Community Health Based Planning and Services (CHBS) zones and twenty-nine (29) outreach sites.

Reported top ten OPD cases range from Malaria, Acute respiratory tract infection, Diarrhoea, Skin diseases & Ulcers, Hypertension, Vaginal discharge, Rheumatism and other joint pains, Home accidents and injuries, and Intestinal worms. The Municipality still enjoys health facilities from the Kumasi metropolis. Most referral cases are directed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital which is a main referral health facility in the region.

 

HIV and AIDS

Profile of HIV and AIDS of Asokore Mampong Municipal covers issues of HIV prevalence and incidence of HIV and AIDS, opportunistic infections and STI among other relevant HIV and AIDS related issues in the Municipal.

The Assembly conducted a free HIV screening exercise in Asawase with two hundred and eighty people of the Municipality populace participating. After the screening exercise, four people tested positive after which they were referred to a Medical facility for further screening and confirmation.

 

Date Created : 11/23/2017 4:53:32 AM