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Remain resolute, loyal to NPP – Farouk Aliu Mahama urges TESCON Members

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Mr Farouk Mahama addressing the students

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Yendi has stressed the need for the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), of the party to remain determined and resolute in working for the interest of the party.

He also implored them to at all times stick to the founding principles of TESCON, which has become the intellectual organ and the number one breeding grounds for future leaders of the party and the nation at large.

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama made the emphasis when he addressed members of Greater Accra Regional TESCON Boot Camp at the University of Ghana Business School in Accra. He reminded them of the fact that young people represent the life and soul of the NPP’s political tradition, and urged them to remain very instrumental in promoting the ideas and ideals of the party tradition, which his late father lived and died for.

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, who is also the Board Chairman of the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC) used the opportunity to task the TESCON membership to sell the good works of the NPP government, which has demonstrated a strong commitment to tackling the very challenges confronting the nation’s youth through various interventions and policy frameworks.

He said: “As youth of the NPP, we may have more tougher responsibilities but breaking the eight (8) is a MUST DO for us. We must convince Ghanaians that changing a productive regime merely because they have lasted for eight years is not healthy for a country that seeks progress.

“We must prove beyond any reasonable doubt to Ghanaians why the party must not go after its two-term regime cycle. Beyond singing the chorus of ‘Breaking the Eight’, we must critically engage our minds forthwith”.

The Yendi legislator also made a donation of Gh₡10,000 to support the programmes and activities of the Greater Accra TESCON and pledged to support the National TESCON when the need arises.

Mrs Francisca Oteng, a Deputy Minister Designate for the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection advised members of the confederacy to remain loyal and continue to work hard for the party’s success in the 2024 election to break the eight.

Mr Sammy Awuku, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority eulogised the late Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama and made comments about his good works and how that has transformed to his son, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, which made him MP for Yendi.

He charged TESCON Members to be good ambassadors of the party by propagating the good work of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led administration and also defend the NPP whenever a lie is told against the party.

Minority vows to block EC on use of Ghana Card for voter registration

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Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to prevent the House from taking action on the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Instrument (C.I) proposed by the Electoral Commission.

The C.I. when laid and passed will recognise the Ghana Card as the sole identification card for demonstrating one’s eligibility for purposes of voter registration.

The Minority Caucus, in a petition presented to the House yesterday, which was advertised on the Order Paper but later stood down, said that the C.I. should not be laid until the backlog of Ghana cards have been cleared.

The National Identification Authority reports it has some 1.3 million outstanding cards to be collected.

The minority also said any further action on the proposed C.I. by or in Parliament should be frozen until consultations have been initiated and concluded with major stakeholders, especially the political parties, including the National Democratic Congress and civil society groups.

Explaining why they are taking such an action, Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, who spoke to the Parliamentary Press Corps said the use of the Ghana card as the sole identification card for voter registration will deny people their rights, which have been enshrined in Article 42 of the 1992 constitution.

Article 42 states that: “Every citizen of Ghana of eighteen years of age or above and of sound mind has the right to vote and is entitled to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referenda.”

He said the Caucus has a duty to preserve Ghana’s democracy, protect and ensure the fundamental rights and privileges of citizens enshrined in Article 42.

Mr Iddrisu also questioned why the EC is not undertaking any exercise to expand the register but rather seeking to rely on data from the NIA.

According to Mr Iddrisu, Article 45(e) of the 1992 constitution mandates the EC to undertake an exercise that will expand the register.

“The Electoral Commission shall undertake programmes for the expansion of the registration of voters,” Article 45(e) states.

Mr Iddrisu noted yesterday that the caucus is convinced that the discrepancies in data, between the National Identification Authority and the Electoral Commission may affect the people’s fundamental rights to vote.

He said the caucus will ensure that the EC complies with provisions of article 45(e).

“So that’s the essence of the motion we will seek to move, to enforce the respect for Article 45(e) of the constitution,” Mr Iddrisu said.

Explaining why the petition was stood down, Mr Iddrisu said it was to enable him have further consultation with the Speaker and leadership of the House.

Yesterday, the Leader also shared his views on the President’s Address to the Nation on Sunday, especially on the issue of haircut.

According to Mr Iddrisu, indicated that there will be a haircut for as long as the government wants to restructure its debt sustainability.

Editorial: DR Congo’s allegation against Rwandan must be probed by AU

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Some of the major problems thwarting the development of sub-Saharan Africa are wars and conflicts. Though the region has severed political ties with her former colonial rulers decades ago after bitter independence struggles, peace is still eluding it.

The Chronicle admits that the development can sometimes be attributed to thousands of languages spoken across the continent, thus making it difficult to run proper Federal or Unitary system of government. We nevertheless think some of the problems too are attributable to sheer greed of the leaders.

As we put this piece together, there is no peace in northern Nigeria because of a rebel group, calling itself Boko Haram, which has taken up arms and killing innocent civilians in the name of religion.

The same thing is happening in Somalia, which can best be described as a failed state. As if this is not enough, there is a serious conflict currently going on in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Chad, Mali and Burkina Faso just to mention a few.

And just as Africa Union (AU) is trying to find ways and means to solve these intractable disputes, The DR Congo has also started accusing Rwanda of financing  the ethnic conflict going in the country.

The President of DR Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, took advantage of Ghana’s current membership of the United Nations Security Council to lodge a formal complaint to his Ghanaian counterpart about the conduct of Rwanda.

In his meeting with President Akufo-Addo, Mr Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo alleged that Rwanda was financing rebel activities in his country and pleaded with Ghana to report the Central African country to the Security Council.

Though the meeting with Akufo-Addo was not the first time DR Congo was making the accusation, Rwanda is yet to officially deny or confirm it.

But on Sunday October 31, 2022 Aljazeera, which has revolutionised international broadcast in our modern world, reported that thousands have protested in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Goma, denouncing Rwanda’s alleged support of M23 rebels, as Kinshasa recalled its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations.

The protests on Monday come as M23 have tightened their grip on the surrounding countryside. “We denounce the hypocrisy of the international community in the face of Rwanda’s aggression,” Mambo Kawaya, a civil society representative attending the demonstration, told AFP news agency.

A mostly Congolese Tutsi group, the M23 resumed fighting in late 2021 after lying dormant for years, accusing the Congolese government of failing to honour an agreement to integrate its fighters into the army.

The group’s resurgence has destabilised regional relations in central Africa, with the DRC accusing its smaller neighbor, Rwanda, of backing the rebel group, the media conglomerate reported.

It is instructive to note that Rwanda herself fought an ethnically induced civil war in the early 1990s, which resulted in the slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians. It is, therefore, mind boggling that a country that has come out of such a situation will allegedly be funding similar conflict in a neighbouring country.

The Chronicle is, therefore, calling on the UN Security Council to conduct thorough investigations into the claim being made by DR Condo against Rwanda.

The AU should also summon the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, to defend himself and his country about the allegation being made against them. Africa is the richest continent in the world, but as we stated earlier, because of wars and senseless conflicts, we are lagging behind when it comes to development.  Some of the leaders are using powers they have grabbed for their personal aggrandisement.

If USA and Europe, where Africans are aspiring to visit or stay had also adopted the same strategy – financing conflict – they wouldn’t have reached the stage where they are today. In our view, it is time Africa to put an end to such useless conflicts by ensuring good governance and proper integration of all the ethnic groups.

Any president on the continent promoting conflict must be dealt with according to the AU chatter. Time to stop the wars and conflicts is now!

Akropong Class of ‘68 organize Maths & English Competition for Junior High Schools

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ISAAC AKWETEY-OKUNOR
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Class of 68 in a group picture after the ceremony

In their quest to give back to the society, the Class of ‘68 year group of Akropong Salem has decided to institute a Maths and English competition among Junior High Schools (JHS) within Akropong, the capital of Akuapem North Municipality.

The brilliant initiative, dubbed “The Class of ‘68 English and Maths Contest, covers Maths and English Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) syllabus for JHS, with the aim to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics.

According to the Class of ‘68 year group, the contest would contribute to building interest and confidence in Mathematics and English among JHS students and teachers in Akropong, and by extension the entire municipality.

Throwing light on why they decided to choose English and Maths, the chairman for the Class of ‘68 group hinted that recent national students test scores showed a decline in reading and arithmetic.

According to him, the average JHS student does not know how to calculate, read critically, write expressively or debate intelligently, attributing the situation to increasing deterioration of classroom instruction.

He continued that, even though there is a school of thought that examination is not the surest way to test the ability of students, the class of ‘68 group hold the view that examination is the most important, since life itself is a form of examination.

This, therefore, formed the basis to put together the Maths and English contest to examine the ability of the students with corresponding awards and prizes to deserving students and schools.

In all, 28 students, out of seven (7) schools, participated in the second edition of the class of ‘68 Maths and English competition, with three students from Presbyterian College of Education Demonstration JHS winning all three prizes.

The students are;Wiafe Nana Darfour Edmund who came first, whilst Ernest Kwasi Asuming Ahwa and Israel Akorante Arthur took the second and third positions respectively.They were given cash prizes and certificates for participation

Speaking after the quiz competition, some students of the PCG Demonstration Junior High School said they have benefitted from the quiz, including giving them more insight and motivation to study hard to achieve higher academic excellence.

The Special Guest of Honour for the ceremony, Evangelist Dr. Aboah Offei, bemoaned the bad attitude among the youth, compared to the early generation, adding that the youth don’t take advice from the elderly people, which is of serious concern to teachers and parents.

He added that the youth do not submit to cultural instructions as a result of social media influence, a situation he said has led to moral decay and unacceptable social behavior.

Evangelist Dr. Aboah Offei charged the youths to take lessons from their culture and apply it in their education.

“But these days, people think going to school is to learn how to speak English, learn how to be smart and take advantage of social media, and that is all, which I totally disagree with,’’ he said.

Suggesting solutions to tackle the bad behavior among the youth in the country, Mr. Offei called on parents to live up to expectation, adding that good parental care is a shared responsibility among teachers and parents.

He stated that the government needs to come out with good policies to help the youth in their education and urged the youth to take advantage of the free senior high school initiative by enrolling into various programs in the secondary level.

Newmont Africa Provides Skills Advancement For Dressmakers In Birim North  

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Group picture of the fortunate women for the 6 months training

Twenty five Seamstresses drawn from 10 communities in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region have benefited from a six month free training, under the Women Economic Resilience Programme (WERP), being implemented by Pyxera Global, with funding from Newmont Ghana.

The six-month training program aims at upgrading the sewing skills of the 25 women beneficiaries, in order to sew items for Newmont Ghana, the Security services and other sub-contractors, will take place at Adausena in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, at the newly refurbished training centre.

Beneficiary host communities, within which the 25 women were drawn include;Hweakwae, Adausena, Ajenua, Old Town, Mamanso, New Abirem, Ntronang, Yayaaso and Old Tano.

The Women Economic Resilience Programme (WERP) is an integrated business and community support initiative that seeks to empower and sustain women-owned micro, small, medium and informal dressmaking businesses through technical and business management training,within Newmont Ghana’s host communities.

The WERP is expected to ultimately create about 300 jobs for women and young dressmakers in Newmont’s catchment areas, including Ahafo North, Ahafo South and Akyem areas.

The WERP is an integrated business and community support initiative implemented by PYXERA Global and funded by Newmont Corporation.

The program aims to empower and sustain women-owned micro, small, medium and informal dressmaking businesses through technical and business management training in the Akyem district of Ghana.

The event will highlight WERP’s goals and objectives, key partners, target groups, as well as outline its program activities. There will also be the official commissioning of the Sewing Centre and outdooring of beneficiaries.

Speaking at the official launch of WERP at the Adausena Social Centre on Friday, Mr. Derek Boateng, Senior Manager in charge of Sustainability and External Relations at Newmont Ghana indicated that, the socio-economic empowerment of their host communities is integral to the operations and sustainability of their mines.

He said at Newmont, they believed that for women to succeed and advance economically, they require skills and resources to compete, as well as fair and equal access to economic institutions, hence their involvement in the programme.

To Mr. Derek Boateng, the company would continue to play an important role in catalysing the economic development and social well-being of host governments and communities through job creation, local sourcing, community investments and paying taxes and royalties.

“This is why we value investment in women and youth within our host communities. By doing so, we are able to build resilient communities with good social capital beyond the life of mine and in the face of global pandemics such as COVID-19” he stressed.

According to him, women all over the world, particularly in resource rich communities, should be given the requisite tools to increase their access to wealth creation and decent employment, in order for them to thrive and promote their socio-economic wellbeing.

He said at Newmont, they believe that inclusive growth is the way to go. This is one of the many reasons why they have partnered with Pyxera Global to implement this significant programme, as Newmont continues to contribute to equitable and economic empowerment for women and youth in their host communities.

“WERP will support women in our host communities to enhance their skills in casual, industrial and domestic garment making. This, we believe, will boost their financial wellbeing and provide them with the needed business and technical knowhow, to make them competitive in the garments value chain.”

Mr. Boateng continued that providing jobs especially for women in their local communities can stimulate the local economy in the Birim North District and by extension, the Eastern Region to achieve sustainable development.

He said, in May, this year, they launched and implemented a similar programme in our Ahafo North host communities with their partners Pyxera Global and others where thirty women were beneficiaries.

He added that the short-term impact of the programme has resulted in their being here today to witness another launch for twenty-five women in their ten host communities.

“As you can see, we have set up this centre and equipped it with industrial sewing and knitting machines to support the training needs and logistics of the beneficiaries. It is our hope that they will make the most of this investment so we can all benefit from its multiplier effect.

“Would it not be such an exceptional feat if we can nurture global fashion brands of the likes of Joyce Ababio, PISTIS and Kweku Bediako, coming out of small towns in the Birim North District? This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact across our host communities.”

He, therefore, charged the twenty-five beneficiaries to make optimum use of this 6-month opportunity, adding that “you were selected out of the many who could have qualified. Do not let anything hold you back.

“Eschew negative attitudes that will hinder your success and the future of this programme, as its progress depends on each one of you. We all know that partners may not be encouraged to reinvest in this programme to the benefit of others if your commitment to its success is poor.”

On his part, Mr. Kofi Koomson, Programme Director of Pyxera Global, indicated that“under the WERP, participating dressmakers within selected communities in the district will receive training and business advisory support to enable them to improve their technical and operational capacities, broaden their customer base and enter new markets.”

He advised young women to equip themselves with all the skills and knowledge required to become economically independent and also to be able to impact the younger generation and step into the world of economic freedom, break the gender-bias barriers by taking advantage of opportunities available to them.

The beneficiaries thanked the organisers of the programme and hoped that it would help enhance their capabilities.

Kosmos Innovation Center grabs two awards at 2022 Ghana Business Awards

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SEBASTIAN R. FREIKU
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Kamil Nabong (2nd right), Portfolio Manager receiving the Award for KIC

Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), a leading Non-Profit Organisation in the agribusiness sector has received two awards at the just ended Ghana Business Awards.

KIC received an award for ‘Excellence in Innovation and Technology of the Year’ and another award as the ‘NGO the Year’.

The Ghana Business Awards event is organissed every year to recognise and reward excellence across all sectors, as well as recognising the contribution of various sector players towards developing enterprise and economic growth in the country.

Mr. Kamil Nabong, Portfolio Manager at KIC, who received the award on behalf of KIC, expressed appreciation for the recognition of KIC’s contribution towards developing and building the agricultural sector,by focusing on innovation and youth entrepreneurship.

He noted that the opportunities for creating employment for young people along the agricultural value chain are enormous, hence KIC  is proud to build the capacity of young people, provide networking opportunities as well as seed funding to accelerate their start-ups and business.

According to the World Bank, the agricultural economy employs 65–70 percent of Africa’s labor force and typically accounts for 30–40 percent of GDP for which KIC continues to form partnerships towards the UN SDG Goals in efforts to scale up and reach more young people.

Earlier this year, KIC announced the launch of a multi-year partnership with The Mastercard Foundation to train the next generation of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Ghana’s agriculture sector.

Through the KIC and the Mastercard Foundation partnership, the AgriTech Challenge Classic expects to train about 4,880 young people across partner universities in the next four years, through collaboration with regional academic partners such as universities and technical schools, a statement by May-Gloria Tedam, Communications and Public Relations Manager of KIC has reported.

Since its inception, KIC has trained more than 1,300 young people with business skills and entrepreneurship through participation inworkshops and has nurtured some of the most promising youth-driven agri-tech startups in Ghana.

Otumfuo urges Central Bank to stabilise foreign currency market

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ERNEST BEST ANANE
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Dr Boris Baidoo (3rd right) receiving the Gold Award the Sewuahene at the ceremony

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the Central Bank to take all the requisite steps within its competence to return the foreign currency market to stability.

According to the Asantehene, though he has no doubt that the Bank of Ghana is doing its best to remedy the situation, it must also take steps in order to bring predictability to Ghana’s export and import trade, as well as other international financial transactions.

Otumfuo, who was represented by Nana Kwaku Amankwah Sarkodie, Sewuahene, at the 19th Ashanti Business and Financial Services Excellent Awards and 18th Ashanti Business Leaders Excellent Awards, organised by TOPBRASS over the weekend, said the unsettling turbulence evidenced in the astronomical depreciation of the Cedi against the major currencies,particularly the US dollar, which has characterised Ghana’s currency market since the beginning of the year is disturbing.

The Asantehene commended the generality of the business community, as well as finance houses in Kumasi and Ghana as a whole, for their immense contribution to the social and economic development of Ashanti region.

He drew the attention of government to the predicament of Ghana’s once vibrant poultry industry, which regrettably has been in a state of distress in recent years, citing industry giants such as Darko Farms, AbateFarms, Topman Farms and Boris B Farms.

He noted that, it is certainly reassuring that government itself recognises the potential of Ghana achieving self-sufficiency in poultry production by injecting there quisite capital to the tune of Gh¢10 million into the poultry industry to ensure its revival and sustainability.

Meanwhile, Boris ‘B’ Farms has been adjudged the Overall Best Business Leaders Award in the Gold category at the ceremony.

Dr. Boris Baidoo is the Managing Director and founder of Boris B Farms, which has conscientiously studied and worked in the feed sub-sector of the poultry value chain.

Dr. Baidoo, who is currently the elected chairman for the Ashanti Regional Poultry Farmers Association, since June 25, 2019 expressed his profound gratitude to the Asantehene for the recognition and said, the Award would serve as a motivation for him to do more.

He also commended the sector Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto for the support and urged Ghanaians to eat what we grow and grow what we eat for the sustenance of our local economy.

MP Duker commissions community center for Essamang Kakraba

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KWESI ALFRED ADAMS
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MP Duker standing at the frontage of the community center

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituency, George Mireku Duker, has commissioned a newly constructed Community Center for the people of EssamangKakraba, a community within the Tarkwa Municipality.

The Mineral Development Fund (MDF) Community Center was started in 2019 and completed in 2021. It consists of four offices, four toilets and three urinal pots for public use. It also has one toilet facility for office use and an open space for gathering.

It was, therefore,a joyous day for the people of EssamangKakraba when the MP and his entourage arrived to cut the tape to commission the Center.

George Mireku Duker, who is also the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, assisted by the chief of the area, Nana Gyan, cut the tape to officially commission the Center. Addressing the gathering, MP Duker said as the chief servant of the constituency, he would make sure every community benefits from infrastructural project.

“I will continue my commitment to continuously facilitate and provide infrastructural and economic development to my constituents”.
Nana Gyan on is part expressed his gratitude on behalf of his people and promised to maintain the edifice.

October shouldn’t end breast care –NGO

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BERNICE BESSEY
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, Pastor Dr. Digna Awadzi Smith, Founder of DAS Foundation and Head Pastor of Streams of Power, Assemblies of God, Nii Boi Town
Rabiatu Mohamoud Wattigi, Founder and Director of Health Belt Foundation

Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), the D.A.S. Foundation and Health Belt Foundation in response to the dangers of breast cancer has called on the public not to allow caring for breast to end in the month of October.

According to the NGOs, although the tenth month of the year has been designated for breast cancer awareness creation worldwide, visiting a health facility for breast screening or conducting a self-screening exercise should not end after October.

The NGOs made the appeal to the public at a breast care awareness and screening exercise organised at Nii Boi Town in Accra last week.

Rabiatu Mohamoud Wattigi, Founder and Director of Health Belt Foundation, in an interview told journalists that the breast screening exercise was organised as part of observing October as breast cancer advocacy month.

She added that apart from the breast screening, the team is also providing hypertension screening, aimed at giving participants more benefits from the health screening.

She, therefore, made a clarion call to the public that even though October has ended, breast cancer, which affects both men and women, but women especially, must be prevented through regular screening and checkups.

Mrs. Wattigi explained that routine breast care would help with the early detection of a new lump, reddish discharge from the nipple, change in the appearance of the breast, pulling in of the nipple, pain in any area of the breast, irritation or dimpling of the breast skin and thickening or swelling of the part of the breast.

She made the passionate call to the public because most times, patients report cases of breast cancer at their advanced stages, which makes their chances of surviving the tumor very narrow.

Founder of DAS Foundation and Head Pastor of Streams of Power, Assemblies of God, Nii Boi Town, Pastor Dr. Digna Awadzi Smith said Christianity is not just about preaching the Gospel of Christ Jesus but about caring for the needy, sick and destitute.

Christians have a greater responsibility, which in his belief “in a society, we are not just to preach to them about Christ but also to show them the love of Christ through our deeds as a religious body. So, the exercise today is one of our social responsibilities, which by the Grace of God, we are offering for the people of Nii Boi Town.”

He said the outreach program is not limited to Nii Boi Town folks only, but other urban, peri-urban and rural areas as well.

Pastor Dr. Smith stated that the ultimate goal of the DAS Foundation is to provide social amenities to less privileged communities that have difficulty accessing, especially potable drinking water and health care.

“DAS Foundation is here to help, considering the need in a community, and do our quota to help communities,” he added.

Effia-Nkwanta hospital marks annual Open Day with patients, stakeholders

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KWESI ALFRED ADAMS
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Medical Director Dr. Joseph Tambil (3rd from left) together with dignitaries at the Open Day ceremony

The Effia-Nkwanta Government hospital last Friday held its annual Open Day ceremony at the forecourt of the hospital. This was done to draw closer to its patients and stakeholders and to receive feedback from them.

The annual Open Day ceremony is an initiative of the Medical Director of the hospital and this is the second time that the hospital has opened its doors to the outside world.

The second edition of the open day focused on breast cancer awareness, which saw other institutions like the Ghana Police Ladies, Fire Service Ladies, Prison Ladies and Bank of Ghana Ladies amongst others, gracing the occasion.

There were also other activities such as; blood donation, dental care, breast cervical screening, HIV screening and Family planning amongst others.

Medical Director of the facility, Dr. Joseph Kojo Tambil, welcoming guests to the open day, emphasised that the facility offers medical services to the community and it was important they receive feedback as a means to deepen their relationship with the public and other stakeholders.

Underscoring the fact that feedback was the rationale behind the open day ceremony, a reason they linked it with preventive healthcare, because there was no area in preventive healthcare which was important than breast cancer.

To him, breast cancer is the second cancer mortality amongst women in the country and it is important to highlight it, so that it serves the idea of early detection to the public.

Medical Director Joseph Tambil used the opportunity to announce that the facility established breast care center last year which has been very active.

He said as at this year, the facility has done over 700 internal screening and over 1000 screening outside. Out of the number, 366 were referred for Momogram and 32 cancer cases were detected.

He assured that as the facility gets resourced, the output would be bigger.
He said, considering the population of the region, the facility estimates between 300-700 cases of breast cancer every year, urging that “we need to double our efforts because there are a lot of people who had the disease and need to be diagnosed”.

He, however, called on the staff to rededicate themselves to the vision of the hospital. He said, if the hospital wants to build a new image that it could be proud of, there is the need for every staff to rededicate him or herself. “Let us put service ahead of everything and give our best in the image building of the facility”.

On the new phase of the hospital, he said the demolition of the facility to pave way for a new Teaching hospital was on course, as 80% of the demolition exercise had been completed.

Present at the Open Day were; Dr. Edward Amihere, Alhassan Abubakr Saddique, Financial Controller, Francis Afari, Head of Pharmacy, Tawiah Siameh, Surgeon and Justina Amo Yartey, retired Deputy Director of Nursing.

The rest were Dr. NaanaEsiGaisie, head of Public Health, Yaw Danso, Head of Administration, Bright Ameyaw, Biomediacl Scientist.

The hospital choir also treated its guest to some choral music pieces.
On her part, Dr. Naana Esi Gaisie, head of Public Health, opening the ceremony emphasised that the day was focused on breast cancer awareness and encouraged women to screen for the disease.

Breast Cancer, she said, was the second leading cause of death amongst women and the Open day offered opportunity for women to screen for the disease.

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