The screening, organised in collaboration with Nephro Ghana, Firm Health Ghana Foundation, Smart Innovations Ghana (SIG), and GhanaWeb, served over 400 residents from neighboring communities including Awate Todzi, Awate Agame, Awate Dzifade, and Awate Tornu. According to him, many community members are unaware of the vital functions the kidneys perform in the human body. He maintained that dedicating a special day to kidney health awareness is particularly important for underserved communities. 2026 World Kidney Day: Awate Community set to receive free medical screening“If you ask the average person here where their kidneys are or what the kidney does, they are unlikely to tell you. World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign observed every year on the second Thursday of March to highlight the importance of kidney health and reduce the impact of kidney disease worldwide.

Source: GhanaWeb March 13, 2026 09:27 UTC