Day: October 4, 2024

The implementation of the Safety Net Programme, and the Girls’ Iron-Folic Acid Tablet Supplementation (GIFTS) initiative has helped to reduce teenage pregnancy at Pishigu in the Karaga District of the Northern Region. It has also reduced the school drop-out rate amongst adolescent girls in the area. As of the close of September 2024, the community had not recorded a single teenage pregnancy case in its Pishigu health facility. This became known when a team from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) visited the Pishigu Health Centre in the area to learn more about the impact of the two interventions. UNICEF,

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with WaterAid Ghana has engaged stakeholders on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) climate vulnerability assessment and adaptation plans at Kessena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region. The engagement, led by the Foresight Planners, a consultancy firm, brought together youth groups, religious leaders, students, and staff of the District Assembly, among others, to share ideas on WASH vulnerabilities in the district. It formed part of a data gathering process to support climate resilient and investment decisions in Bongo, Nabdam, Bawku West, and Kessena Nankana West Districts and the Kassena Nankana Municipality in

Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, has underscored the need for effective collaboration between the Ghana Statistical Service and Universities to help address developmental challenges confronting the country. The Government Statistician stressed that the GSS was not only established to service government alone, but to partner with other stakeholders to help fight against corruption and ensure accountability and transparency. He said there was revolutionary change and explained that it was against that background that the GSS had generated rich data and developed many data apps including the GSS StatsBank online which contained relevant data to solve societal problems. Professor

Charles Amos, the assemblyman for the Padmore Electoral Area, Tema Community One, has held a fumigation exercise to improve sanitation and prevent the spread of diseases in his area. The fumigation exercise carried out in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited forms part of the assemblyman’s efforts to maintain a clean and healthy environment in the community and his commitment to the well-being of residents. Mr Amos told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that the continuous spillover of liquid waste from manholes in most of the communities in the area had resulted in mosquito infestation, leading to most

Some residents in Tema and Nungua have called on?organised labour to stand firm in their decision to?embark on an industrial strike despite President Nana Akufo-Addo’s appeal to postpone it.? They said the government had had ample time to address the concerns of Ghanaians but failed to effectively address the issue despite repeated promises and calls for?action. They told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that galamsey had plagued Ghana for years, causing widespread environmental degradation, water pollution, and economic losses, as well as?destruction of agricultural lands, forests, and water bodies, threatening the livelihoods of local communities. The residents

?The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly?(KKMA)?in collaboration with the Institute of Local Government Studies?(ILGS), has organised a two-day orientation for assembly members to equip them with essential knowledge to foster development in their?electoral areas. Dr. Samuel Okoe Amanquah, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), urged the assembly members to actively implement the knowledge acquired during the orientation. He emphasised that the training done by consultants?from the ILGS was designed to enhance?their capacity to contribute meaningfully to the development agenda of the municipality. ‘The insights and strategies provided are tools for you to serve your people better.?It is crucial that you apply them

Mr Harold Atobra-Acheampong, the Acting Bono Regional Director of the Ghana Highways Authority has called for the creation of a designated fund to finance road maintenance in the country. ‘Alternative sources of funding for road maintenance are required to tackle the funding deficit in the road maintenance sector,’ she stated when speaking at the launch of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Bono Regional office of the Authority in Sunyani. Several activities including free health screening exercises, tree planting and fun games are outlined for the anniversary celebration on the theme ‘Development and Maintenance of Quality Highways: Retrospect and Prospects’.