General News of Wednesday, 3 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgFood Vendors in Ablekuma North go through medical screeningMadam Harriet KrakueThe Environmental Health Department of the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has embarked on an exercise to take all food vendors in the municipality through medical screening. The aim is to ensure that food vendors do not transmit diseases like typhoid fever, hepatitis "B" and worm infestation to consumers. Madam Harriet Krakue, the Municipal Environmental Health Director disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) during a screening exercise for food vendors at Odorkor in Accra. She said so far food vendors in the various electoral areas screened were Darkuman East and West 401, Kwashieman 229, Awoshie 283, Sakaman 159 and Odorkor 224. Madam Krakue said food vendors selling near open drains were advised to relocate, while recalcitrant ones would be stopped from selling.

Source: GhanaWeb April 02, 2019 19:07 UTC