Agya Appiah donates to Weija Leprosarium

21-01-10

THE Chief Executive Officer of Agya Appiah Alternative Herbal Medicine, Mr Agya Appiah, has called on the Ministry of Health to consider treating with leprosy in their homes so that they feel part of the society and not be ostracised.
That, he said, was to help address the problem of stigmatisation.
Mr Appiah said this when he presented items worth GHC 2000 and a cash of GHC 1000 to the Weija Leproserium in Accra.
The donation which was the third in three years was made up of four bags of rice, four bags of maize, four bags of sugar, four cartons of milk, four bags of charcoal, four gallons of oil, three boxes of keysoap and other assorted drinks.
He said the lack of recreational facilities at the leproserium was a disincentive to the socialisation of the inmates, hence the need to have some form of recreation to make them feel comfortable.
Mr Appiah said the “infrastructural development at the Leproserium is nothing to write home about”, and, therefore, called on the “Social Welfare Department and the Disability Council to assist in the development of better housing facilities for the inmates”.
He called for the prompt release of the subsidy to the inmates, saying that the GHC 0.60 per day should be increased to meet the current standard cost of living.
He entreated the authorities of the Leproserium to take proper documentation of the relations of inmates so as to ensure that they (relatives) were traced when they were needed.
The Prefect of the inmates, auntie Gladys Adobea, thanked Mr Appiah for his kind gesture.