Former head of the anti-galamsey taskforce, Brigadier General Daniel K. Mishio, wants the government to name and shame all politicians who are directly or indirectly sponsoring illegal small scale mining. While lauding the commitment by the Akufo-Addo government to fighting galamsey, he said adopting a naming and shaming approach will further help in the fight. … Read more
Heard of perinatal depression before? Well, it’s a very common disorder amongst women yet very little is known about it. Perinatal depression, like any other depression, is a mental health disorder that occurs in women during or around childbirth. Every pregnant woman stands the risk of perinatal depression; some have suffered it in silence and … Read more
Some pupils of the Kanda Cluster of Schools in Accra have been screened and sensitized on scoliosis, a three-dimensional abnormality that occurs when a person’s spine becomes rotated and curved sideways. A total number of 221 pupils were screened and one suspected scoliosis case recorded in the exercise, which was held Saturday to mark the International … Read more
A UNAIDS report on HIV prevalence in women shows that Ghana is among countries with the highest prevalence rate in West Africa. As many as 160,000 women and girls in Ghana are living with the virus, the report said. The 2017 report titled “When women lead, change happens – women advancing the end of AIDS” … Read more
A board member and spokesperson of the Vodafofone Ghana Music Awards, Nii Ayittey Hammond, has rubbished circulating reportage that two popular Ghanaian artistes Joe Mettle and MzVee had been nominated for Artiste of the Year but none of their songs nominated in other categories. There has been a lot of speculation that gospel musician Joe … Read more
Members of the Coalition of Unemployed Diploma Nurses and Midwives want to be posted before any contract is discussed as regards finances. Most of the members have been without stations since August, 2016 when they completed their national service. This batch of nurses and midwives completed their training in February, 2015. Leadership of the Coalition … Read more
The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) has awarded TV3’s broadcast journalist, Wendy Laryea, for her mentorship role of empowering girls and women. She played a key role in the PPAG’s Sisters Mentorship Programme, which ultimately helped in reducing teenage pregnancy and early marriage among women in and out of school. This is the second … Read more