Day: June 30, 2024

Ghana’s premium Specialist Surgeon and the Chief Executive Officer of Ridge Medical Center, Dr. Emmanuel Gyimah Amankwa has been crowned Ghana’s Most Outstanding Personality in Healthcare at the just-ended Business Executive Excellence Awards 2024 held at the Ghana Marriot Hotel in Accra.

The tremedous award reflects his stunning leadership qualities and exceptional dedication to providing quality healthcare in the country and also for being extremely respected personality advocating for best business practices in the sector.

The 10th edition of the event, held on Friday, June 28th, 2024 seeks to identify and publicly recognize private enterprises, public institutions and individuals that have displayed exemplary conduct and chalked up extraordinary accomplishment with regards to their business activities over the previous one year period.

For Dr. Amankwa, the honour authenticate the company’s continuous growth and contribution to the Ghana Health Industry and the Ghanaian economy.

Speaking to the media a
fter receiving the all- prestigous honour, CEO of Ridge Medical Center, Dr. Emmanuel Gyimah Amankwa said, the award means a lot to his consistent determination to build a formidable and Proficient brand.

According to him, this is a testament to the team’s dedication to excellence in every aspect of their operations and also demonstrate their unwavering determination on meeting and exceeding customers expectations.

” I am extremely grateful for such a wonderful milestone at this highest magnitude. I will continue to work hard to achieve the vision of becoming the best healthcare facility across the globe. I dedicate this award to our cherished clients “, Dr. Amankwa noted.

*PROFILE ABOUT DR. EMMANUEL GYIMAH AMANKWA (CEO, RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER)*

Dr Emmanuel Gyimah Amankwa is the CEO and specialist surgeon at Ridge Medical Center. His also renders surgical services in hospitals in the Eastern Region including Nsawam Government Hospital. He deals in medical logistics through his enterprise called AGE healthcar
e and logistics.

Dr Amankwa is a member of the Ghana College of Surgeons and West Africa College of Surgeons. And holds an Executive Diploma in International healthcare administration and Diploma in public Health. A compassionate and focused caregiver with extensive experience in his field over the past 10 years. He has fostered beneficial business partnership in both the public and private health industry.

Dr Amankwa has many accolades including, CEO of the year (private healthcare) at the Gh-West Africa healthcare excellence awards 2022 and the winner for the forty under 40 awards (Health and wellness Category) 2023.

He has collaborated with notable television and radio stations like GHone, Metro TV ,HD+TV, Starr FM, Kasapa Fm and Agoo FM respectively and business organisations such as Quick Credit/ Bills microfinance investment, Quick Holdings, Pizzaman, Chickenman, Atlantic International holdings company, Webhelp + Concentrix etc to organise outreaches and screening for health conditions of public heal
th importance including Breast cancer, that has enabled him to screen and test thousands of people of respective conditions.

He also served as a venue medical officer (VMO) in the 13th African Games, Accra 2023.

He consistently displays values of humanitarianism, honesty, and public service.

**Some of his work in the community include:*

Wildaland Shai Hills(2021)

EIB Breast Cancer Awareness Screening (Oct – Nov 2022)

Prostate Cancer – September 2022

Cervical Cancer awareness January 2023

EIB legacy month expo Medical screening and support – March 2023 Oral and Dental Health awareness- March and April 2023

Ghana Inter Schools Festival – June 2023

Prostate cancer awareness-September 2023

Breast Cancer awareness-October 2023

Cervical Cancer Awareness-January 2024

Oral Health Awareness– February 2024

Dr Amankwa aims to continue his public health advocacy and create more beneficial partnership avenues in the health industry.

Source: Ghana Web

Ghana has shown good progress in providing safe environment for the development of children through sound policies, legal environment and implementation of radical interventions, Madam Faustina Yorke Awortwe, the Western Regional Director of Children has said.

She said children were integral part of the family and as such a child’s welfare could not be separated from that of the family, ‘it is the family that is responsible for transforming the child into a civilized adult.’

The Director for Children said a child needed to grow in a peaceful family environment where care and protection of the child was paramount, ‘good affection and provision of the material need to ensure their full and harmonious development.’

She was speaking at the 25th anniversary of the Chance for Children, a non-profit organization at Takoradi in the Western Region.

Mrs. Awotwe said it was an obligation for parents or adults to provide the basic necessary needs of life for their children including protection, assurance for survival
and development.

She appealed to all stakeholders to get involved in social services to support the child system to guarantee the right of all children to live a life free from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect.

Mr. Felix Kwakye-Abankwah, CFC, said the organisation which came to Takoradi in 2023 had since assisted more than 100 children with training and school needs to halt streetism.

He mentioned Effiakuma, Whindo and, New Takoradi as their operational communities.

Projecting into the future, he said, ‘we are looking at 30 street connected children for training and support.’

Source: Ghana News Agency

The Vice President and flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the largely Muslim community of Sorbelle in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region to continue living in harmony with Christians and other non-Muslims.

Dr. Bawumia funded and built a new mosque for the community, and the beautiful facility was commissioned on Saturday, bringing much excitement to the area.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the importance of ongoing harmony between Muslims and Christians in the country.

“For us in this country, we are Christians and Muslims, and I don’t discriminate because we are worshipping the same God,” he said. “I help everybody. Let us continue to live in harmony with everyone: our brothers and sisters who are Christians, for the continuous peace and harmony of this country.”

Regarding the mosque, Dr. Bawumia expressed joy over its successful construction and thanked God for making it possible.

“I am happy today because many people think that it is human beings who
build mosques, but it is only Allah who builds mosques,” Dr. Bawumia said. “When I made the promise to build the mosque, I prayed to Allah to make it possible, and Allah said it is possible. So I thank Almighty Allah for making it possible to build this mosque for you.”

The NPP flagbearer also called for everyone to continue to be kind to each other, as it is an act of worshipping God.

The ecstatic community, led by its paramount chief, expressed immense gratitude to Dr. Bawumia for his kind gesture, which they said would bring them closer to God.

Dr. Bawumia and community members observed prayers in the mosque following its official commissioning.

Source: Ghana Web

The Ghana Police Service has debunked reports in the media suggesting that Dr George Akuffo Dampare has been removed as Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

‘The attention of the Ghana Police Service has been drawn to some media reports suggesting that the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has been asked to proceed on leave.

‘We would like to urge the public to disregard this fake news and treat same with the contempt it deserves,’ A statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, said.

It said the IGP remained committed to his patriotic duty of leading the Police as per the mandate given him by the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Source: Ghana News Agency

An ecstatic Ghanaian, in a viral social media video, proudly displayed how the Ghanacard helped him board a flight back home.

From the airport in Douala, Cameroon, the man, who said he was struggling to return home, announced that his journey had been made possible through his Ghanacard, which he happily displayed alongside his flight boarding pass.

“The Ghanacard is actually a passport. The doubting Thomases should understand. I am currently at the Douala Airport in Cameroon, I am travelling back to Ghana, and I used my Ghanacard,” he said in the video.

“Kudos to the NPP Government, kudos to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. May God richly bless Ghana and may God richly bless Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia,” he added.

Ghana’s national biometric identity card, also known as the Ghanacard, contains a machine-readable chip, making it function as an international travel document approved by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Due to the lack of an electronic visa services agreement between Ghana and many countr
ies, Ghanaians are currently unable to use the Ghanacard to travel to countries requiring proof of entry visas.

However, for countries Ghanaians can travel to without entry visas, such as West African countries, holders of the Ghanacard can use their cards to travel.

Additionally, from any airport in the world, Ghanaians who have lost their passports can use their Ghanacards to board a flight back to Ghana.

Since its introduction over a year ago, some members of the opposition NDC have expressed doubts about the Ghanacard’s ability to function as an international travel document. However, several Ghanaians have used it to travel back to Ghana aboard various flights from all corners of the globe.

Source: Ghana Web

Professor George Kofi Amoako, a renowned marketing guru and consultant has called on Corporate Entities, Public Sector Agencies(PSA), and Multinational Enterprises(MNEs) to use their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to contribute significantly to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by all members of the United Nations in 2015.

According to Professor Amoako, most companies are implementing CSR and CSI activities without paying any significant attention to the protection and preservation of the environment and the Sustainable Development Goals.

This, he said, had created a huge gap that demanded the attention of all corporate stakeholders such as industries, professional bodies, and academia.

Prof. Amoako, speaking to the media stated that, if multi-national enterprises and Public Sector Agencies(PSA) did not align their respective CSR and CSI activities, it would be extremely difficult to achieve all the 17 World Sustainable Development Goals by the dead
line of 2030.

Prof. George Kofi Amoako recently led a team of renowned researchers from April 2023 to May 2024 to conduct research into the Corporate Social Responsibility and brand performance in Ghana with a sample size of 1106.

The findings of the research from the data collected from 1106 distributing, wholesaling, retailing, and vending firms involved in the telecommunications activities in Ghana revealed that brand knowledge positively impacted organizational brand value.

Further, the Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility were positively related to brand knowledge and brand loyalty.

Also, social CSR was positively related to brand knowledge and organizational brand value.

The research was very helpful in understanding how CSR dimensions significantly affected brand performance across multiple industries.

Prof Amoako, however, urged Corporate Ghana to offer cutting edge training programmes for their employees on CSR and CSI so that they would be w
ell informed, thereby utilizing their acquired skills and knowledge to help the respective institutions and corporate entities to re-align their Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) activities or Corporate Social Investments to be in tandem with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Professor Amoako added that, ‘if all the Corporate Entities, Public Sector Agencies and Multinational Enterprises are able to utilized fully the CSR Dimensions, they would greatly enhance their brand performance, attract and retain more customers/consumers, improve their revenue generation capabilities while at the same time helping society to preserve and protect the environment.’

Before joining the academia, Prof. George Amoako worked in the industry for several years. He has over 30 years of multi- experience in industry, consulting, and teaching at the university level. He previously worked with prestigious Mechanical Lloyd and Fan Milk Ghana Limited.

In the area of consultancy and training services, Prof. George Kofi Amoako h
as consulted and done training for many public and private multi-national companies and organizations such as Bank of Ghana, Ghana Insurance Commission, Ghana Ports and Harbour Authority, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, British Council and several others.

Professor George Kofi Amoako is a Full Professor of Marketing, and currently, the Director of Research, Innovation and Consultancy at the Ghana Communication Technology University.

He has a proven expertise and track record in consultancy services, corporate training, and delivering and implementing marketing strategies and projects.

Professor George Kofi Amoako was awarded the Top Africa CSR Award in 2015 in Mauritius for his publications in Corporate Social Responsibility. Professor Amoako is ranked amongst the Top 4 Marketing Scholars in Ghana and Top 3% in Africa according to the AD Scientific Index for 2024.

In 2023, Durban University of Technology in South Africa conferred Honoray Full Professor in Marketing on Professor George Kofi Amoako for his
strategic marketing brilliance and significant impact in the field of marketing in Africa and beyond.

The main research focus areas of Prof. George Kofi Amoako are Sustainability, Marketing, Branding, Business Strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Environmental Conservation.

He has done over 30 national assignments for the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission(GTEC) over the past five years.

Professor George Kofi Amoako finally urged Corporate Ghana, especially the Mining and Petroleum Industry, to significantly review and re-align their respective CSR and CSI activities so that collectively we could protect and preserve the Environment and the social well-being of the people.

Source: Ghana News Agency

There was joy in and around Sorbelle, in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region, following the commissioning of a mosque for the community over the weekend.

The ultra-modern mosque, funded by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia upon the community’s request, was commissioned on Saturday with Dr. Bawumia himself in attendance.

Prior to the commissioning, Dr. Bawumia and the community observed one of the five daily Muslim prayers (Asr) in the mosque, and prayers of appreciation were offered for his touching gesture to the community.

The Paramount Chief of the area, on behalf of the community, expressed immense gratitude to Dr. Bawumia and prayed to Allah to reward him abundantly, both here on earth and in the hereafter.

“This beautiful mosque you have built for us here in the community will not only help us to get closer to our Maker; it will also turn the place into a tourist attraction. May the Almighty Allah reward and bless you abundantly for this wonderful gesture,” added the Paramount Chief
.

On his part, Dr. Bawumia said he was filled with joy because God used him to build His own house for the people.

“I am happy today because many people think that it is human beings who build mosques, but it is only Allah who builds mosques,” said Dr. Bawumia.

“When I made the promise to build the mosque, I prayed to Allah to make it possible, and Allah said it is possible, so I thank the Almighty Allah for making it possible to build this mosque for you.”

Dr. Bawumia urged Muslim members of the community and the nation at large to continue to live in harmony with community members who are non-Muslims for the continuous peace of the country.

“For us in this country, we are Christians and Muslims, and I don’t discriminate because it is the same God we are worshipping. I help everybody. Let us continue to live in harmony with everyone including our brothers and sisters who are Christians, for the continuous peace and harmony of this country.”

Source: Ghana Web

Mr Majeed Mohammed, Senior Development Officer, Strengthening Investments in Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation (SIGRA) has urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to take advantage of the SIGRA project to tackle issues of climate change.

He urged them to collaborate and coordinate with the women-led Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to ensure that climate adaptation plans were implemented well and yielded sustainable results that enhanced the resilience of citizens to the effects of climate change.

Mr Mohammed was speaking at the regional launch of the SIGRA project in the Volta Regional capital, Ho.

The SIGRA project is a five-year transformative initiative aimed to advance climate action and inclusive governance in Ghana.

Aligned with the Feminist International Assistance Policy of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), SIGRA seeks to enhance the resilience of Ghanaian citizens, particularly women, girls, and vulnerable groups, by promoting increased investments in inclusive and gender-r
esponsive climate adaptation initiatives.

It also seeks to enhance institutional capacity to integrate gender equality into national adaptation planning processes at the central and local levels, particularly focusing on the Northern and Volta regions, where vulnerability to climate change risks is most acute.

The project is funded by Global Affairs Canada and is being implemented by Cowater International in partnership with Government of Ghana through six key central-level ministries, departments, and agencies, and national and local CSOs including Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana and Women in Law and Development in Africa.

Mr Mohammed, said the project responded to the mutual commitments of both the Government of Canada and the Government of Ghana to address issues related to environment and climate change as expressed in the Sustainable Development Goal 13.

The Senior Development Officer said the focus on gender-responsive adaptation activities and involvement of women rights civil society organisat
ions was welcomed given that women and girls tend to bear the brunt of climate change.

He said the successful implementation of the project would directly improve the resilience of 627,000 Ghanaian citizens and up to five million people indirectly in the Northern and Volta regions of Ghana against the effects of climate change.

Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, in a speech read on his behalf emphasised that cooperation and support of stakeholders in the implementation process of the project was crucial.

The Minister congratulated Anloga and Akatsi North Districts in the Volta Region on their selection for the implementation of the project and entreated them and other stakeholders to offer the highest level of support and commitment to the project.

He said the impacts of climate change were evident in the Volta region, with rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns, coastal erosion, and increased instances of flooding occurring frequently across many communities.

Dr Letsa said th
ese changes had disrupted the lives and livelihoods of many of the residents in the region, requiring urgent need for climate change adaptation.

‘This initiative from Global Affairs Canada and Cowater International is timely and essential,’ he said and assured the Volta Regional Coordinating Council’s support for successful implementation of the project.

Mr Geoffrey Groleau, Project Director at SIGRA noted that the project would strengthen the participation, voice, and influence of women-led CSOs in government decision making.

He said the project would also support Regional Coordinating Councils of Volta and Northern regions and strengthen the ability of targeted MMDAs to plan, implement, and report on climate adaptation initiatives.

Source: Ghana News Agency