Accra Brewery holds health clinic for expectant mothers
Accra Brewery Limited , brewer of some of Ghana’s most popular alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, has held a health clinic to sensitise society, especially expectant mothers, to the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy.
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The event was held to commemorate Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) day which is held every year, and also to create further awareness of the disease.
To celebrate the event in Ghana this year, ABL partnered the German Development Agency, GIZ , in hosting a health enlightenment clinic at the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
Accra Brewery deployed doctors and other healthcare professionals from the Ridge Hospital to educate expectant mothers on the effects of alcohol on the unborn child. The health professionals also provided tips for preventing Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The education programme was aimed at minimising the unwanted effects of alcohol on the unborn child. It was part of the company’s ongoing efforts at engaging its stakeholders to collectively address and promote responsible drinking.
The Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs of ABL, Ms Adjoba Kyiamah, said as its commitment to sustainable development, the company adhered to exemplary ethical conduct in all its activities.
She said a key focus in that regard was to promote a sociable world where the company’s products were originated, marketed, sold and consumed with high regard for the individual and community well-being.
She said since February 2013, Accra Brewery had organised a number of responsible retailing programmes within Accra and Tema.
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So far, she said, 305 retailers had been trained in areas, including alcohol and the law; alcohol and pregnancy; alcohol and the body; and underage drinking.
“Today’s event is another facet of the wider ongoing campaign to ensure that both the retailers and the consumers of alcohol in Ghana do so responsibly such that it does not produce unwarranted effects on people’s health and the societal fabric,” she stated.
Ms Kyiamah assured participants that Accra Brewery would continue to address and promote issues of responsible drinking into the future in collaboration with its development partners such as GIZ and other stakeholders .
Accra Brewery Limited, the oldest brewing company in Ghana, has been a leading player in the country’s alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage industry since 1931, offering a wide range of what has become some of the most favourite brands among Ghanaian consumers.