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Deal with devastating conditions of preterm babies – Activist
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The Executive Director and Founder of Jay Foundation, Madam Naa Kuorkor Mayne- Eghan has called on government and stakeholders to prioritise the well-being of premature babies.
Lamenting this heart-wrenching ordeal to The Spectator, Naa Kuorkor indicated that there was struggle to keep preterm babies alive at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where they needed special interventions to help them survive.
Enumerating some of the challenges faced, she identified the inadequate equipment and limited space in NICU as ones that must be addressed to reduce the high infection rate among them.
Using the foundation as the mouthpiece for preterm babies, she encouraged stakeholders and individuals to support the fragile babies delivered before the 37th week of pregnancy.
“These babies would need specialised health personnel in the field of neonatal care at NICU to make them survive the life they’re already battling with,” she added.
Naa Kuorkor called on donors, individuals, stakeholders and government to create an enabling environment for preterm babies to survive by providing the necessary equipment and structures to support their survival.
She urged them to come up with pragmatic policies that would favour neonatal healthcare delivery across the country and be treated as a public health concern.
She also urged the society to stop pointing fingers at women that gave birth prematurely by tagging them as a sign of bad omen.
She explained that, it was a health condition and as such mothers with preterm babies should be given the utmost care and support to help take care of the babies.
“I urge all Ghanaians to help in their own little ways to help create a safer haven for neonates because preterms lives matter and are Ghana’s next future leaders,” she stated.
By Alfred Ankrah
The Police have arrested two suspects, including the alleged gang leader, in connection with the robbery attack on the Berekum Chelsea football team that resulted in the death of one of the players.
According to a Police update, the arrests were made after intelligence-led operations by security personnel.
One of the suspects sustained gunshot wounds during an exchange of fire with the police.
He has since been taken to a hospital where he is receiving medical treatment, while the other suspect remains in police custody assisting with investigations.
The Police indicated that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang linked to the attack.
They assured the public that more details will be provided as investigations progress.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brazzaville to attend the investiture ceremony of Denis Sassou N’Guesso.
The ceremony follows the re-election of President Sassou N’Guesso for another five year term as leader of the Republic of the Congo.
President Mahama travelled to Brazzaville shortly after launching his Free Primary Healthcare Programme in Dodowa.
He is expected to return to Accra after the ceremony scheduled for Thursday morning.
By: Jacob Aggrey
