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WFP donates food to GHS towards COVID-19 combat
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The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has donated 10,800 bags of specialised nutritious food worth GH¢300,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to complement their efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 in the country.
The food was meant for supply to 4,000 patients at various isolation facilities in the country.
The WFP Representative and Country Director in Ghana, Ms Rukia Yacoub making the presentation in Accra yesterday said, one of WFP’s prioritised interventions under the COVID-19 pandemic was the nutrition programme it supported the GHS to implement in the Northern and Ashanti regions.
“The intervention is helping to prevent stunting among children and micronutrient deficiencies such as anaemia among pregnant, nursing mothers and adolescent girls” she added.
The Country Director said WFP had also provided hand washing stations in all the participating health centers and retailers shops among others.
She indicated the food were made of blended cereals and soy flour, mixed with mineral and vitamins, formulated to meet the body’s protein, energy and micro nutrient requirement for growth.
“We are pleased we can provide some support to government during these challenging times by donating this specialised nutritious food Maizoya which has excellent quality, highly nutritious made in Ghana product which the WFP has helped to developed and market”, she added.
Ms Yacoub commended the frontliners in the fight against the fight against the COVID-19 in the country and assured of their continuous support to help them achieve their goals.
The Director General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye in receiving the items said currently there were 500 patients at the isolation centers in Accra who needed to be fed, adding that the donation would go a long way to assist in boosting their immune system.
He said the GHS was wrapping up their tests to ensure there were more recoveries, adding that their focus was on the active cases.
Dr Kuma-Aboagye commended the WFP for the support and assured that they would be used for its intended purpose.
BY ANITA NYARKO-YIRENKYI
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
