From Emmanuel Modey, Peki
Nestle Ghana Duchess Club, a social club, has come out to support pregnant women and children to combat malaria.
According to them, pregnant women and children were the most vulnerable to malaria, which is the number one killer in Africa. And because of this, the club had embarked on a nationwide malaria awareness campaign and had chosen Peki in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region as the first stop outside the Greater Accra Region.
The group on their arrival went to visit the Peki Government Hospital where they presented mosquito nets to patients in the maternity and the children's wards and later organised a malaria community outreach programme at Peki-Avetile where pregnant women and children were given mosquito nets too.
Addressing the people, the Human Resources and Corporate Affairs Manager, Mr Sarfo Prempeh, speaking on malaria in pregnancy, said pregnant women were more susceptible to malaria.
According to him, 28 per cent of all Outpatient Department (OPD) cases, 14 per cent of admissions and nine per cent of deaths involved pregnant women.
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