Many children do not know they have eye problems – Coordinator
Mr Abudi Issahaku, the Wa Municipal School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinator, has expressed grave concern about the ignorance of many school children about their eye problems, which he said has a direct impact on their academic performance.
He attributed the problem to the failure of parents and guardians to have regular eye screening for their children.
“The situation is a very dire one. What makes it dire is that there are some pupils who are having eye problems, and they are not even aware of them.
What makes it worse is that their parents or caregivers are not aware, simply because they do not take their children for screening exercises,” Mr Issahaku explained.
He raised the concern in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Jonga in the Wa Municipality...