Day: May 10, 2022

Ho, May 10, GNA- The Ho Municipal Health Directorate has launched its 2022 Child Health Promotion Week celebrations in the border community of Shia.

 

 A durbar held at the Shia Health Centre, which Togbe Dadzawa III, Paramount Chief of the area, chaired, gathered the entire community on the theme, “Child Safety and Security,” and featured various stakeholder organizations associated with health and safety. 

 These included the Social Welfare Department, the Ghana Red Cross Society, the National Road Safety Authority, and the security agencies, and who took turns to sensitize children and their parents on various safety considerations. 

 Ms Morkporkpor Zottor, a representative of the Regional Health Directorate, said a child’s health should be secured as early as the pregnancy stage, and which would require the support of male partners. 

 She encouraged parents to continue prioritizing immunizations and other services, which remained crucial to the good health of children, and to also consider the strict use of insecticide treated bed nets in keeping clear of malaria. 

 Launching the celebrations, she noted that the theme considered broadly, the safety precautions needed within the modern child environment, and called to be mindful of the use of electricity and other hazardous elements including household chemicals that could be mistaken for edibles by the naive infants. 

 The efforts of men who support the neonatal healthcare were commended, and two from the community were awarded certificates and prizes among exceptionally committed nursing mothers honoured at the launch. 

 Ms Shine Gavey, Ho Municipal Health Promotion Officer, who coordinated the programme, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA), that the Directorate is resolve in tandem with the Ghana Health Service to encourage fathers to support maternal care, and that the recognition was expected to help sell the concept. 

 She said a downward trend in maternal deaths and infant mortalities gave credence to sustained health promotion and sensitization programing including the annual child health week celebrations. 

 Mrs Victoria Kpelly, Ho Municipal Director of Health Services, in a speech, said the maternal and infant mortality rates continued to diminish, and that concerted efforts placed the municipality on course towards a zero rate. 

Children of the community held a float through the principal streets to herald the event, and later delivered a drama skit at the launch focused on encouraging both parents to prioritize child health services. 

Togbe Dadzawa, appealed to stakeholders to provide the health center of the community with the needed tools and personnel to help meet the expanding care needs. 

The weeklong celebration would be marked in all health facilities, and would be distinguished by community durbars, street processions, dedicated child health services, birth registrations, radio sensitization and house visitation activities among others. 

 NGOs including child-focused Hope for Future Generations, and the Coalition of NGOs in Health joined forces with the Municipal Health Directorate on the event, which also received support from the Electricity Company of Ghana, as well as some notable businesses in the Municipality. 

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra May 10, GNA – Alhaji Abdul Sumailia, a philanthropist, has fed about 400 children of Street Academy to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-fitrl.

He also donated food items, including meat to the Academy.

“It is our duty to care for the vulnerable and show them love and so even after the Ramadan we must continue to give to mankind.”

Street Academy is a non-governmental organisation, which is a community-based project built to take care of children who have not had the opportunity to go to school.

Ataa Lartey, Chief Executive Officer, Sports and Cultural Academy for the Academy, said Alhaji Sumailia was an annual supporter of the children and thanked him for the gesture.

“We always call upon Alhaji Sumailia and he readily supports us. This is his fifth donation to the academy,” he said.

“We wanted to have a festival for the Muslim children, so some friends of Alhaji Sumailia brought us some meat while Alhaji Sumailia, himself brought us rice and eggs.”

Mr Lartey said the welfare of children was the responsibility of all and called on all stakeholders to commit more to the protection of children in the street.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, May.10, GNA- The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has condemned the recent violent acts of some football fans following the clash between Sky FC and FC Samartex FC and also the assault on some players of Tamale City FC last Sunday.

  

Some players and officials of Samartex FC were assaulted by Sky FC last month, similar to what happened in the Division One clash against Baffour Soccer Academy and Tamale City FC, where the players and officials of Tamale City FC were beaten by some Baffour Soccer Academy fans at the Twumasi Sports Complex in Nsoatre. 

The Ministry of Youth and Sports in a statement described the act as a form of vandalism which should not be encouraged in football. 

“The Ministry of Youth and Sports condemns the recent acts of hooliganism and vandalism at the various stadia with specific reference to the media between Sky FC and FC Samartex on Sunday 3rd April 2022 at the Daboase in the Western Region and the match between Baffour Soccer Academy against Tamale City on Sunday 8th May, 2022 at the Twumasi Sports complex at Nsoatre in the Bono Region in the Division One League Fixtures.”

According to MoYS, the incident has brought about insecurity and would even affect the number of fans who would be willing to watch football matches at the various stadia. 

“It must be noted that football matches serve as entertainment for fans and not an avenue for violence,” it said 

The Ministry urged all stakeholders to draw valuable lessons from the May 9 disaster which claimed 127 lives 21 years ago. 

It stated that the Government would not condone such acts of violence in any form and urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to ensure that such incidents do not reoccur. 

It said, “The Ministry has further directed the National Sports Authority, Ghana Football Association and all other stakeholders to ensure that strict security measures are always in place at the various stadia for subsequent matches to curb any future occurrences and also arrest perpetrators.” 

Investigations are still ongoing as the GFA is looking forward to bringing the culprits to book in order to deter others from repeating such acts. 

Source: Ghana News Agency

Accra, May 10, GNA- Ghanaian businesses must develop systems and structures that will enable them to scale up and compete on the global front.

That, according to Mr Nelson Amo, the Chief Executive Officer of Innohub, would propel the expansion of businesses, reduce unemployment and boost economic growth.

“There is the need for Ghanaian entrepreneurs to be innovative and build businesses that can readily scale across the African continent, and compete on the global front,” he said.

Mr Amo made the remarks at the launch of the third cohort of the SNV GrEEn Accelerator Project – an initiative, which seeks to contribute to addressing the root causes of irregular migration by supporting sustainable and climate resilient local economies and development.

The project will provide business development support to four female and one male green business in the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana in agriculture and agribusiness, and WASH sectors over a six-month period.

The beneficiaries are WaterForce Ventures, Baanuena Farms, Ayden Ventures, EcoPeriod, and Supreme Pod Company limited.

The programme was under the theme, “Adopting a gender inclusive approach towards circular economy: why it matters.’’

Mr Amo expressed profound gratitude to the SNV Ghana and the European Union (EU) Delegation in Ghana for the initiative to promote circular economy, business development and job creation.

Ms Stephanie Eyram Akrumah, Project Development and Socioeconomic Impact Director, Centre for Green Growth, emphasised the need for all stakeholders to contribute to advancing the green and circular agenda.

She said each gender had a critical role to play in the circular economy, right from the family unit to the work environment.

“We all use a lot of plastics and papers on a daily basis at home and in the work place, therefore, a conscious effort to reduce its usage, reuse and recycle is the way forward,” she said.

Mr Laouali Sadda, Project Manager, SNV GrEEn Project, said five businesses would receive mentoring and coaching specifically geared towards enhancing their scalability and investment readiness.

He said the selected businesses would be linked to local and international investors, adding that the businesses would participate in an investor forum to enable them showcase their sustainable innovations.

The GrEEn Project was launched in 2019 to provide technical support to businesses engaged in sustainable productions in the projects thematic sectors while enhancing job creation.

The project is being implemented in the Ashanti and Western regions of Ghana with a 20 million euros funding from the EU through the EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa.

Innohub, a Business Accelerator and Impact Investment Platform, is the Accelerator Partner for the GrEEn project.

Source: Ghana News Agency

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that its National Congress will be held in November 2022.

This is contained in a press release issued on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, and signed by General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketiah.

Meanwhile, after a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the National Democratic Congress held on Monday 9th May 2022 at the Party Headquarters in Accra, a road map has been released for the reorganization of the party.

In the roadmap, the NDC is set to hold branch elections between June and July before Constituency elections are held in September this year.

That will be followed by the Regional Conference and National Congress in November and October respectively.

Source: Modern Ghana

Challu, (UW/R), May 10, GNA- Madam Terence Tienaah, the Upper West Regional Manager of ActionAid Ghana has asked owners of donkeys to appreciate and treat them with dignity.

She said this in Challu in the Sissala East Municipality at the weekend to commemorate what she called the, “World’s Donkey’s Day”, a day set aside to draw the world’s attention to the plight of donkeys. The theme for the day was “The Donkey My Friend”.

“Let’s all thank the donkeys for the work that they do for us. For the donkeys to serve us better, we have to take good care of them.

“We are happy to see the offspring of some of the donkeys we supplied to you some years back, and see them reduce your workload as women and that excites us,” Madam Tienaah said.

She announced that officials of the Veterinary Services have been brought to educate them on how to maintain the donkeys.

Mr Osman Kanton, Programmes Director of Action for Sustainable Development (ASUDEV), advised the owners of donkeys against negative myths around the donkey, which made them maltreat the donkeys instead of treating them as a friendly animal.

Kuoro Robert Hillia Siamui, the Divisional Chief of Challu, noted that in 1999 when ActionAid Ghana came to Tumu, they had never turned their back on the Challu community and the entire population.

“I remember the literacy school ActionAid brought to us and their endless effort to reduce poverty among women and the subsequent introduction of donkeys, which has helped women on their farms”, the chief recalled.

The Challu Chief commended ActionAid for making it possible to pass on the offspring to other women who all now own donkeys for their household chores.

Mr Nicholas Kuunkyuri, a Veterinary Officer, reminded the donkey owners that the animals were like human beings who also had blood but cannot talk.

He advised them to seek medical attention for their donkeys every quarter and report any changes they see in the donkeys to the Veterinary Officers.

He advised them to remember, “to tie their donkey at home so they don’t get into people’s farms to destroy”.

Mr Kuukyuri also urged the owners of donkeys not to overload the donkeys like motorcycles whilst the whipping of donkeys should be reduced.

Donkeys have become economically useful to the Sissala women that they have been allocated a station at the Tumu market.

Donkey owners after the awareness made a pledge to keep their donkeys safe and protect them.

Madam Williatu Ibrahim, a mother of five, complained about donkey theft in the community and called for the community to help them save their donkey from being stolen.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana has celebrated domestic violence surviving mothers at the Ark Foundation in Accra. The event forms part of activities to commemorate Mother’s Day.

The Foundation through its monthly Birthday Stars initiative held free medical screening, eye check-ups,s and ultrasound scans for women.

Addressing the gathering, the Human Resource Director, Hannah Ashiokor Akrong, condemned violence against women.

“Violence against women is still on the rise and it is one of the most widespread, persistent, and devastating human rights violations in the world today. No nation can hope to move forward if its women and children are trapped in an endless cycle of emotional and physical abuse. In solidarity with all our sisters facing domestic abuse in all forms across the world, we commemorate this day in your honor”.

“This is somet1hing Vodafone has done over the past several years through its working relationship with the Ark Foundation. In 2020 during the pandemic, a time we experienced a global rise in domestic abuse, Vodafone Ghana staff and the Vodafone Ghana Foundation banded together to show our support for the shelter through a donation of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand cedis (GHS120,000). Today I am very honored that we are continuing to strengthen this partnership through this activity”, she said.

According to the Head of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Rev. Amaris Nana Perbi, kids of the mothers of domestic violence will be taken through the Instant School platform to ensure they have quality education.

He assured of Vodafone Ghana foundation’s support to the Ark foundation to enable it to function properly and serve more survivors.

The South African High Commissioner to Ghana, Ms. Grace Jeanette Mason, advised women to get out of abusive relationships.

“To women that stay in abusive relationships, I would say to them that don’t allow yourself to be abused. And for whatever reasons, if you find yourself in relationships for love or for whatever reasons, you need to stand up for yourself. Don’t allow yourself to be abused. Moreover, don’t let your body be abused because your body is God’s temple. Also, those men that are abusive, can you be confident enough and deal with your insecurities and low self-esteem”, she said.

Earlier, the Executive Director of the Foundation, Dr. Angelina Dwamena-Aboagye called on Ghanaians to support victims of domestic violence.

The Ark Foundation offers to vulnerable, distressed, and abused persons, in particular women and children, compassionate care and empowering spaces to live without fear of violence or oppression from others and to find strength, dignity, and hope for life.

Source: Ghana Web

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency Lydia Seyram Alhassan has underscored the importance of unity among party members as a vital ingredient for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to succeed in its quest to breaking the eight agenda in the 2024 elections.

She has accordingly called on both those who will emerge as victors and losers in the party’s ongoing internal constituency elections across the country to unite for the grand agenda ahead.

Madam Lydia Alhassan who was speaking at the sidelines on the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency election held on Sunday urged all to set the ball rolling by telling the success story of the party and government to all and sundry in every nook and cranny.

The Ayawaso West Wuogon lawmaker who is also the First Deputy Majority Chief Whip in Parliament insisted that breaking the Eight will not be a funfair for party members hence the urgent need for unity.

“We tell them that we have to set the ball rolling, it’s not going to be an easy task. It is a hard one ahead of us and they should be ready to work.

It’s not going to be funfair, to break the eight, we all have to come together. The only way we can move forward as a party to achieve the success that we have is for us to come together as one people. So we need that unity, no division.

We still need all of us, those who will win and those who will not win should come together to help us win,” she indicated.

The governing New Patriotic Party has vowed to make history by breaking the eight-year cycle of changing a political party in government at the polls since the promulgation of the 4th republican in the constitution.

According to the NPP, it is fulfilling its promises to the people of Ghana as the only way for the party make history come December 2024.

Source: Modern Ghana