ADDRO GIVES VEHICLES TO CO-ORDINATORS IN 6 REGIONS (D/G, Saturday, May 16, 2009. PAGE 23)

THE Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organisation (ADDRO) has taken delivery of 10 four-wheel drives and pick-ups to facilitate the smooth operations of its malaria control programme dubbed: “Nets for life”.
The funds for the vehicles, valued at GH¢424,614, were assessed through some development partners, including the Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD).
The vehicles were handed over to the respective project co-ordinators from the Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions at a ceremony in Bolgatanga.
The Executive Director of ADDRO, Very Reverend Dr Jacob Ayeebo, who made the presentation, said the vehicles would facilitate dissemination of information about malaria and the use of treated mosquito nets.
He stressed the gesture would contribute to the reduction of malaria-related diseases among the vulnerable population in the beneficiary regions.
Very Rev. Ayeebo, who is also a member of the Council of State, said the first phase of the nets for life programme started in 2006 and ended in 2008 during which a number of successes were chalked up.
It included the distribution of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (ITNs) to various communities that contributed towards the prevention of outbreak of malaria and related diseases among the vulnerable population in the three northern regions.
Very Rev. Ayeebo said under the second phase of the programme, three more regions had been included in the programme, namely Ashanti, Eastern and Western.
He expressed the hope that the vehicles would contribute to achieving better results over what was witnessed in the first phase of the programme.
Very Rev. Ayeebo urged the beneficiary regional co-ordinators of the programme to use the vehicles for the intended purposes.
He urged the drivers to ensure regular maintenance, stressing they should abide by the organisation’s vehicular user policy to prolong the life span of the vehicles.
The Heath Co-ordinator of the Anglican Health Services, Mr Benson Azure Nsoh, on behalf of the beneficiary regions, expressed appreciation to the donors for their gesture, and gave the assurance that they would use the vehicles to achieve the goals of the programme.