Dr. Ama Andoh of Brainway diagnostic has urged Ghanaians to make it a habit of having regular checkups or medical screening �even if you feel healthy�.
According to her, feeling healthy and being healthy are not always the same because �sometimes you can feel strong and all that but something might be going wrong in your body and that can be identified by doctors through scanning or testing�.
Check-ups are done by a doctor to make sure a person is healthy and according to Dr. Andoh �you don�t wait to get sick before visiting a hospital�
Speaking to Kwami Sefa Kayi in an interview, Dr. Andoh pointed out that early checkups prevent serious issues and apart from that �early detection can be made for sicknesses that can worsen if not checked�.
She said even though the body is critically examined during a medical screening, emphasis is placed on the heart, kidney, lungs, testing for blood level, cholesterol and sugar, thyroid gland examination, sight and oral examination.
�We should make our health a priority and think less of the money we spend to be healthy. If you don�t take care of your health you will die. When you are asked to come for follow-ups after a first checkup, it must be done to avoid future complications� she added.
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com
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