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Nana is a specialist in public health and epidemiology. Her work inside the Ghana Health Service involves identifying, monitoring and managing cases of Buruli ulcer in the country, in collaboration with Anesvad Foundation since 1999. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/section>\n\n

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    Anesvad Foundation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    What are the challenges facing a country like Ghana when it comes to combatting forgotten diseases like Buruli ulcer?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Nana Konama:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n \n

    On one side we lack resources, both material and human<\/strong>. There aren\u2019t enough resources to adequately take charge of cases, but collaborations with organisations like Anesvad Foundation are key to improving the situation.

    Furthermore, the problem of forgotten diseases such as Buruli ulcer stems from a lack of knowledge that still exists among healthcare staff and the general population<\/strong>. Many people are suffering in communities; they don\u2019t have knowledge and believe in superstitions, whereby Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are mysterious illnesses, a kind of curse. That is why we have to demystify some of these aspects as it will enable us to avoid someone who has contracted the disease taking too long to visit a health centre and to detect what they have in time.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Anesvad Foundation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    You mention a lack of awareness and stigma as part of the problem in detecting and treating cases swiftly. How do you work with populations affected by NTDs?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Nana Konama:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n \n

    Beyond treating and monitoring cases, key work involves raising awareness locally, and community volunteers are crucial in this aspect<\/strong>. Via the national programme, our efforts go into training and supporting them so they can be agents of change in their communities. In fact, some of them have suffered from or are suffering from Buruli ulcer, which is why they have offered to help us combat it.<\/strong> They live in the communities most affected by NTDs and are pivotal to detecting new cases and educating the community in their identification and prevention.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Anesvad Foundation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    With sufficient resources, which priority activities would you strengthen?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Nana Konama:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n \n

    If we had the resources, I would like to invest them in training healthcare and community staff to identify and report on the disease<\/strong>. However, these health materials and qualified staff are most needed in health centres and health posts. With forgotten diseases such as yaws, it can be eradicated, but Buruli ulcer requires a special effort to ensure people know how to identify it and to help them tend to the wounds it causes.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Anesvad Foundation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    What would you highlight from the collaboration between the National Programme in the fight against Buruli ulcer and Anesvad Foundation?<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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    Nana Konama:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n \n \n

    Our collaboration with Anesvad is a godsend<\/strong>. For a while, I supported the Pakro centre with my own resources and looked after patients. But it wasn\u2019t enough. With the resources Anesvad provides we are getting results, enhancing detection, raising awareness and reducing the presence of Buruli ulcer and other forgotten diseases. Many challenges lie ahead, but I\u2019m convinced we are advancing towards a better future.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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