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In Ghana, teenage pregnancy is a major cause of maternal mortality, as the bodies of most teenage girls are not well developed and matured to accommodate a baby. Teenage pregnancy also results in most affected girls dropping out of school, becoming unskilled and unfit for the labour market, even as they prepare to become mothers. However, as part of efforts ...

In Ghana, records show that a new born baby dies every 15 minutes, and 29% of these deaths are due to premature birth complications. To overturn this trend, hospitals and healthcare facilities need to be equipped with Infant incubators to help improve the newborn survival rate. Against this background, Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (Akyem Mine) employees and contractors launched a ...

Dr Steve Manteaw, Campaigns Coordinator for the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC), has expressed worry about the inability of stakeholders to validate the findings of the 2010 Socio-economic baseline assessment on the impact of the oil extraction in the Western Region. The baseline data, was key to determine the extent to which the oil and gas industry had impacted the ...

The Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection has embarked on processes of developing input for social  protection bill to among others things provide legal backing to protect the right of the vulnerable as well as guide operations of  Social Protection in the country. The sector Minister, Hon. Otiko Afisah Djaba, while speaking at a meeting with Faith -Based Organizations ...

The trend of drug abuse among the youths as has become rampant on the streets of Ghana. Recently, the abuse of tramadol has been widely publicized with the result that the youth is now inclining towards a more sophisticated means of consuming nicotine. The tobacco industry has replaced traditional cigarettes with electronic cigarettes, or E Cigarettes as they are known, ...

The Ministry of Education has been advised to remove educational barriers and limitations to aid citizens with no level of education. The proponent, Professor Olivia Kwapong, Head of Department, Adult Education and Human Resource at the University of Ghana said developing countries need to see education as a right and use it to build the capacity of the average citizen. ...

The African Union Commission is rallying support from civil society organization in Africa to enable it fast track and achieve the objectives of the African Continental free Trade Area (AfCFTA). According to the Commission, the Participation of the civil society is critical at all stages in making sure the process as well as the outcome of negotiations are beneficial to ...

A Civil Society Organization, 350 Ghana reducing our Carbon {G-ROC} is demanding the commitment of the government in implementing the Renewable Energy Act and fulfilling its campaign promises on developing the sector. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra, the group said Ghana is capable of meeting its 10% Renewable Energy contribution to the Energy mix if the necessary governance ...

Mrs Eva Ananglie Amaaro Amoaning, queen of Builsa community in Kumasi, has made a passionate appeal to NGOs and other development oriented organisations to support zongo communities with basic socio-economic amenities to help improve the living conditions of the people there. She said lack of basic social infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, sanitary facilities among others were contributing to increased ...

A national action plan for the implementation of initiatives to restore degraded forests and improve cocoa production has been launched in Accra. Dubbed the Ghana Cocoa and Forest Initiative, the 45-page document highlights commitments between the government and industry players to take specific steps towards sustainable cocoa production while preserving forest resources. The plan thrives on three thematic areas – ...