HealthLine 255, Ghana’s first
medical call centre introduced by the Vodafone Foundation, has received over
9,000 calls in less than one month.
Besides providing expert medical
advice and dispelling myths surrounding health, HealthLine 255 has been
educating callers against self-medication and encouraging early diagnosis and
treatment. The most frequently reported medical conditions include malaria,
depression, body pains, abdominal pains and sexual related challenges.
In an interview with Clinical
Director of Healthline 255, Dr. Byrite Asamoah, said “Healthline 255 has come
to satisfy a greater medical need for Ghanaians by providing expert medical
advice and health information helps people make the best informed decisions
about their health. Everyday people make choices about their health from what
they eat to whether or not to consult a doctor or practice self-medication”.
By dialing 255, Vodafone
customers will have access to expert medical advice at 1 Ghana pesewa per
minute every day from 4pm to 10pm. Healthline 255 is an extension of Vodafone
Ghana’s award winning television programme, Healthline which recently won the
CIMG award for the second year in a row as the ‘Best Television Programme of
the Year’.
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