Some residents of Bawiesibelle, a community in the Sissala East Municipality, have stressed the need for parents to ensure regular eye screening for their children for early detection of possible eye defects for intervention. They said good eye condition was paramount for the proper education of children as any eye defect of a child.
People with down syndrome can be educated and trained to contribute to societal development, “they can be trained to be independent,” Dr. Amma Benin, Head of the Pediatric Department at the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) has stated. She said although they experienced learning and developmental delay as well as some health problems “.
The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation, in conjunction with Jamerson Strategic Consulting, a Non-Governmental Organisation in the United States of America, has presented maternity kits to mothers on maternity admissions at three hospitals in Kumasi. The hospitals are Suntreso Government Hospital, Kwadaso Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Hospital and Tafo Government Hospital.
Mr. Samuel Atuahene Antwi, Nutrition Officer, Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate has urged mothers to introduce family foods to children after six months of breastfeeding. He said mothers, however, needed to moderate the content of pepper, salt, and spices and after six months of exclusive breastfeeding, babies could eat foods including banku with soup.
The Bono East Regional Health Directorate has encouraged pregnant women and girls, to actively subscribe to the daily intake of iron-folate supplement tablets to boost their blood levels. This, it said, would also help address anemia in girls, especially between the ages of 10 to 19 years, and correct spina bifida in pregnant mothers.
Mr. Felix Appertey, Blood Donor Recruitment Officer of the Ghana National Blood Service, has said the country’s blood demand is estimated to be 350,000 units per year. He indicated that due to insufficient blood, many health procedures that required blood transfusions were either halted or postponed in various health facilities.
Apex Community Aid (ACAiD) and Compassion International, child protection Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have trained 300 teenagers on adolescent reproductive health to build their self-confidence. According to Mr. Dennis Owusu, the Project Director of, the Compassion International Project Committee at the Dormaa Akwamu Methodist Child Development Centre in the Dormaa Municipality the beneficiaries were selected from different churches.
Dr. Stephen Ayisi-Addo, Programme Manager, the National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP), said “HIV/AIDS continues to be a major health and economic problem which requires a comprehensive public education to help address the menace. “It is, therefore, paramount for Ghanaians to join a comprehensive public education initiative to control the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, GNA, The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocesan Development Organisation (NABOCADO), a faith-based organisation, has launched a project to complement the government’s efforts to fight COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Ghanaians. Dubbed, “COVID-19 Emergency Response Project” (CERP), it is aimed at working with various stakeholders and community structures through a behavior change communication approach within the Diocese to demystify misconception.
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