THIS IS AN ABODE OF SOME PEOPLE IN THE UPPER WEST REGION WHO CAST TED THEIR VOTE AND SENT SOMEONE TO PALIAMENT. OH MY GOD. 

THE PERIL OF GHANA

Health on earth is a very sensitive aspect of life that every human should consider. When one mentions health others may ask what it's all about. Yes, health in the broader sense casts across all activities of life: in the vehicle, in the market, on the farm, in the house and counting on.

Please excuse me to query you a little, when was the last time you considered the vicinity of the bus stop where you alight or when you get to any of them along the way?

Right, this will be the subject matter for today’s edition. It has been my worry that in Ghana we usually wait for the worse to happen before action is taken.

The figure featuring this story is a perfect example to buttress my argument in paragraph three of this article. It is a fully erected electricity pole very closed to a bus stop posing danger to passengers on board the commercial vehicle popularly known as “trosxi”.

You might be wondering where this death trap is located. It is not hidden depending on your location on this planet earth. It is on the 10th avenue between the Round About and Ako Adjei Interchange in Accra.  

One may be wondering why am so concerned with this “trivial” issue. The reason is not farfetched. How will you feel if one day it falls in front the “trosxi” which you are on board, let much better falls on it?

I have been wondering if “trosxi” drivers and even passengers take closer look at some of these things they spot on streets. What Ghanaian journalists, who I term as information vans, nose for as news to inform the public. Are they waiting for the worse to happen before they make their noise about it?

Those were some of the questions that trooped through my mind when I first spotted it. Well, perhaps, that is their “house style”, as they say.                 

However, the question is, who is responsible for replacing it

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Hepatitis B Soars in Nadowli District

As part of effort to reduce Hepatitis B, The Nadowli Student Union (NADSU) during the celebration of their 11th annual congress organised a health screening exercise to raise more awareness on the spate of the disease in the Upper West Region.

 

Speaking at the program, the National President of NADSU, James Ziemah indicated: “In 2011 alone, 240 and 158 people were diagnosed with hepatitis “B” and “C” respectively”, he lamented that despite all efforts these figures soar to 379 and 258 respectively in 2012.

 

The Union, as part of activities to mark this year’s congress celebration, undertook a general health screening exercise, laying emphasis on Hepatitis B. 

 

In a speech delivered, Mr Ziemah indicated that the union begun in the 1980s and has since recorded numerous achievements.

 

He mentioned that NADSU had launched a five year development project to improve upon ICT education within the district and indicated that 10 computers had been donated to some selected basic schools in the Nadowli district. He added that voluntary teaching has also been organized to facilitate learning in the district.

 

In connection with the theme of this year’s congress: “Projecting the Nadowli District into a Healthy World”, Mr Ziemah described the union’s blood donation exercise to the Nadowli and the Jirapa Hospitals as a success.

 

He however stated that there is more room for improvement, since the union is yet to accomplish more objectives, and therefore called on all well-wishers to come to their aid.

 

The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Hon. Abu K. Kasangbata commended the union for its achievements and pledged his support for its growth.

 

Hon Kasangbata who doubles as the patron of the union called on the general public to respect the nation’s peace in connection with the Supreme Court’s verdict.

 

He charged the members of the union to carry out public education to sensitize the people on the dangers of political instabilities and the need for them to respect the Supreme Court’s verdict. He also urged the youth to resist any persuasion to violence, stating that Ghana has gained international recognition as the most peaceful country in the sub-Sahara.

 

On his part, John A.Waalo, the Nadowli District Director of NCCE, noted that “the Supreme Court Judges are equally Ghanaians and would not like disorder to befall this nation.

 

He called on the youth not to take the peace and tranquillity of the country for granted, particularly, after the court’s ruling on the election petition.

 

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Philip B. Tengzu

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