Health Kiosk Commissioned in Adidome to Promote Healthy Living and Early Detection
The Commissioner and Volta Region Representative to the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Elikplim Kwabla Apetorgbor, has praised traditional leaders who initiate development-oriented projects, describing them as torchbearers of grassroots progress.
Dr. Apetorgbor made the remarks on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Adidome in the Volta Region, when he chaired and served as Special Guest at the official commissioning of the Health Kiosk Project—an initiative designed to make preventive healthcare accessible within communities.
The Health Kiosk, an innovation of the Wellness Bridge Initiative (WBI), is tailored to provide routine health checks for the early detection of life-threatening conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. It is particularly targeted at vulnerable groups such as market women, okada riders, hawkers, and pedestrians, making healthcare readily available where people live and work.
Commending Togbe Kwasinyi Kakaklolo Agyeman V, Chief of Adidome and Executive Director of WBI, Dr. Apetorgbor hailed his foresight and commitment to saving lives. He further noted that the initiative aligns with President John Dramani Mahama’s people-centred health policy, which emphasizes community-based delivery, preventive healthcare, and early diagnosis to curb avoidable illnesses and deaths.
“Health and development are inseparable. A healthy population forms the bedrock of a productive economy. This initiative puts community well-being at the centre of our development efforts by ensuring early detection and management of chronic conditions,” Dr. Apetorgbor stated.
The Health Kiosk is built on four pillars: encouraging routine blood pressure and blood sugar monitoring, promoting healthier nutrition choices, facilitating regular physical activity, and launching age-specific fitness clubs under the campaign ‘Age is a Number.’
Calling for collective support, Dr. Apetorgbor appealed to development partners, philanthropists, and fellow traditional rulers to champion similar initiatives across the Volta Region and beyond. “Let us light these small fires in our communities—for when each of our stools rises in unity and purpose, the whole region shall glow with development,” he said.
The commissioning ceremony also featured a community-wide health screening and was attended by key stakeholders, including the District Chief Executive for Central Tongu, the District Health Director, traditional leaders, health professionals, and community members.
