Ash Reg Health Directorate Scales Up Efforts In Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has promised to concentrate on it’s efforts in keeping Adolescents safe and in good health ...
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A Dance With The Real Fathers
To me, one of the greatest creations of God is the family. I love to see togetherness in families. The ...
Make the Welfare of Your Children A Priority – Otiko To Parents
Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Otiko Afisah Djaba has advised parents to avoid being negligent and rather make ...
Ghana’s Performance In Child Labour Fight Not Encouraging – Expert
The Founder of Global Rescue Project, Leah Stenzel, says Ghana’s achievement in the fight against child labour is unacceptably low. ...
Our Laws Should Protect the Elderly – Group Advocates
The Guardians of Gray Masters Foundation, a not-for-profit institution, is advocating early passage of Ghana’s National Aged Bill to protect ...
Parents’ Nasty Split Harms Kids’ Health For Decades
When children live through a contentious divorce or separation by their parents, the fallout appears to harm their health for ...
Minister Express Worry Over Streetism, Child Labour and Child Marriages
The Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament (MP) for Lawra Constituency in the Upper West Region, ...
Queen Mothers Association To Re-Introduce Puberty Rites To Curb Teenage Pregnancy
Queen mothers in the Ashanti region are considering reintroducing puberty rites to curb the high rate of teenage pregnancies in ...
Study Highlights High Death Risk For Africa Twins
One in five children born with a twin sibling in sub-Saharan Africa dies before the age of five -- three ...
Trying To Help Egypt’s Street Kids
Barefoot and wearing shabby clothes, the two-year-old wanders through the dirty streets of Cairo alongside her mother, who has also ...
18,441 Teenage Pregnancy Cases Recorded In the Ashanti Region Last Year
A total of 18,441 adolescents got pregnant representing 11.4% of all pregnancies last year 2016 A total of 18,441 adolescents ...
Teenage Pregnancy Declines In Ashanti
Kumasi, May 22, GNA – Teenage pregnancy is on a downward trend in the Ashanti Region as the various interventions ...
Education Stakeholders Worried About Central Tongu Teenage Pregnancy Rate
Education stakeholders have expressed concern about the high rate of teenage pregnancy in the Central Tongu District of the Volta ...
Upper East Makes Strides Under UNICEF Mother-Child Health Project
The Upper East Region has made remarkable improvement in the implementation of the Mother-Baby Friendly Health Facility Initiative (MBFHFI) in ...
‘Attention Seeking’ Teen Shows Up To Prom In A Coffin
New Jersey teenager Megan Flaherty knows how to make an entrance at her senior prom ― by pretending it’s her ...
Voltic Ladies Empower Young Mothers
Marking this year’s Mother’s Day celebrations, female employees of Voltic (GH) Limited (Voltic) inspired both teenage mothers and expectant mothers ...
First Lady Rallies Support To Reduce Maternal Deaths
The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo’s Mothers’ Day message highlighted the strides left to be made in order to reduce child ...
Build Free Daycare Centers In Markets For ‘kayayei’ Kids
More needs to be done to support struggling teenage mothers and kayayei mothers who have been largely neglected by society, the ...
Australian Politician Becomes First To Breastfeed In Parliament
Australian Senator Larissa Waters has become the first politician to breastfeed in the nation's parliament. Ms Waters, from the left-wing ...
Fight Against Teenage Pregnancy Intensified In Ashanti Region
The campaign to bring down teen sex and teen pregnancy has been scaled up in the Ashanti Region with the ...