The chief of Ankwesu a town in the Akuapem south constituency in the Eastern Region, Nana Enkuansah Amoah II has pleaded with Ghanaians not to stigmatize families and individuals suspected to have contracted the Covid-19 virus on the bases of rumours.
According to the chief, stigmatization of this nature has negative consequences not just for the individual but the community as well.
Nana Amoah II a retired educationist said it is even despicable that people who once lived with the virus but have now been certified as free of the virus are treated in certain quarters as outcasts. He said the debilitating effects of such actions are more than anyone can imagine.
He gave this advice when he met opinion leaders of the community and presented them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) made up of 100 pieces of face masks, 100 pieces of bottled sanitizers, 15 “Veronica Buckets” tissue papers, 100 pieces of bottled liquid soap among others worth over GHC 3,000 to the Ankwesu community.
During the presentation the Greater Accra Regional Director of Environmental Health and sanitation who is also a native of the town Mr Sampson Asare Boadu, used the opportunity to educate the people on the need to be conscious of their health.