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We have made significant impact through our partnership with Merck Foundation – Rebecca Akufo-Addo
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The First Lady of Ghana & Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has expressed her appreciation to Merck Foundation for their strategic partnership.
According to her, the partnership between The Rebecca Foundation and Merck Foundation has positively impacted healthcare delivery in Ghana.
She made these remarks during the opening ceremony of 10th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary held in India on October 18, 2023.
“Our partnership with Merck Foundation and my role as Ambassador of Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” started in 2018, and since then, we have been making a significant impact and continuously progressing towards our objectives and realizing our vision, She said.
Mrs.Akufo-Addo added “I am also very proud to be working closely with Merck Foundation, as the Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” Ambassador and I wholeheartedly support and appreciate their historic campaign which is very critical for my country and for Africa at large.”
She noted that the Rebecca Foundation is now recognised as a strategic partner for the health sector in Ghana, a feat which she said has been possible through the support of strategic partners like Merck Foundation.
The First Lady added that today, the Rebecca Foundation is no longer restricted to building, renovating, and resourcing health facilities, but providing access to new resources, knowledge and networks that enhance the work of health professionals.
She further revealed that Merck Foundation has helped train more than 130 public health providers in 39 diverse disciplines in Ghana.
“Ghana can now boast of more specialists in very critical areas in medicine because of Merck Foundation and I truly thank Merck Foundation for the significant intervention in the country’s healthcare,” she said.
This notwithstanding, she made a special appeal, saying
Ghana lacks radiologists, and currently has only one active and two retired cardiac anaesthesiologists, adding that the country urgently needs to train some, cardiac anaesthesiologists, and interventional radiologists
She disclosed that the candidates are ready, and all needed is the opportunity
She expressed her dedication saying, “We are committed to working closely with our long-term partner Merck Foundation. I’d like to thank the Merck Foundation for hosting this important conference, I am sure that we all will, yet again, benefit from it.”
Rebecca Akufo-Addo commended Merck Foundation for its robust role in creating awareness about infertility, diabetes and using arts to tell stories about health.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all aspirants campaigning in the Greater Accra Region to suspend their campaign activities on August 5 and 6 and instead mobilise supporters for the party’s planned “Democracy Under Attack” demonstration.
The directive was issued by the party’s National Steering Committee in a statement signed by the NPP General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the decision forms part of efforts to ensure a strong turnout for the demonstration, which is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026.
The party said the protest would begin at 5:00 a.m., with participants expected to gather at the Supreme Court in Accra.
It further directed Regional, Constituency and Polling Station Executives in Greater Accra to work closely to mobilise members and supporters for the event.
“The National Steering Committee is calling on all aspirants currently campaigning across the Greater Accra Region to temporarily suspend their campaign activities on the 5th and 6th of August and join in mobilising support for the upcoming demonstration,” the statement noted.
The NPP appealed to party members and supporters to remain peaceful, disciplined and orderly throughout the protest.
The demonstration forms part of the party’s response to concerns it has raised over issues relating to Ghana’s democratic governance and the justice system.
The NPP leadership expressed confidence that party members would cooperate fully to ensure a successful and peaceful event.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
