Ghanaian entrepreneur and wonder influencer Princess Berland has launched the Diya Impression Basis to boost consciousness in regards to the significance of early well being check-ups.
The inspiration will maintain its “Know Your Numbers” initiative on Might 16 on the Nyamekye visitors mild intersection, providing free BMI checks, hepatitis B checks, blood checks and different essential well being checks to the general public.
Moreover, people with out medical insurance obtain free Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage System (NHIS) enrollment, addressing probably the most neglected limitations to constant well being care entry.
“We have turn into accustomed to second-guessing in relation to well being. Individuals do not know their numbers, their blood ranges, their dangers, or their situation till one thing goes flawed. ‘Know Your Numbers’ is about fully altering that tradition.”
“In lots of communities, routine well being check-ups are sometimes postponed attributable to causes similar to price, concern and lack of knowledge. The Diya Impression Basis seeks to straight fight this subject by not solely eradicating monetary limitations, but in addition reframing well being consciousness as an integral a part of day by day life reasonably than an emergency response,” she informed Graphic Showbiz.
The ‘Know Your Numbers’ well being initiative is in step with President Mahama’s broader imaginative and prescient for Free Main Well being Care (FPHC), launched in April, and marks an essential milestone in Ghana’s journey in the direction of reaching Common Well being Protection (UHC).
Princess Berland believes that whereas Ghanaian entrepreneurs are more and more shifting in the direction of influence initiatives, the Diya Impression Basis displays a extra intentional evolution during which influence is now not merely measured by identify recognition, however reasonably fostering change.
“Know Your Numbers” is extra than simply internet hosting a well being checkup, it is beginning a dialog asking folks to concentrate, take motion early and prioritize their well being at once.
“Well being and monetary safety go hand in hand. You’ll be able to’t really construct and develop in case your well being is unsure. And you’ll’t keep good well being with out stability. This basis goals to handle each.”
“As a result of on the finish of the day, the message is straightforward however pressing: Know your numbers earlier than they decide your future. That is the change we need to see at Diya Impression Basis,” she stated.
