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Health News of Friday, 27 January 2012

Source: GNA

Nkoranza health service reviews performance

Nkoranza (B/A), Jan. 27, GNA - Mr. Kofi Amofa-Yeboah, Nkoranza South District Nutrition Officer, has advised the general public, operators of chop-bars, restaurants and other food vendors to use iodated salt in meals they prepare to help improve the nutritional status and health of patrons.

He called on district directors of education to frequent beneficiary communities of the school feeding programme to encourage matrons to do same to enhance the proper growth of school children.

Mr. Amofa-Yeboah was briefing stakeholders of Nkoranza South District Directorate of Health Services at a 2011 annual review meeting of the activities and performance of the directorate at Nkoranza.

He noted that in spite of the Government's policy on the use of iodated salt launc'