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Women warned against abuse of emergency contraceptive
Contraceptive pills
Ms Pauline Mensah, a Senior Midwife at the Essikado Government Hospital, has called on the youth and married women, in particular, to avoid making emergency contraceptives an everyday activity.
She explained that emergency contraceptives, which should be taken once or twice a year, had been programmed with lots of chemical compounds to act faster in cases where one had had unprotected sex and knew that the act may result in unwanted pregnancy.
Meanwhile, there are routine birth control models administered in hospitals under proper counselling for birth control and even unprotected sex, which might result in contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
These include the pills, injectables, implants and condoms.
The Senior Midwife who expressed worry over the abuse of emergency contraceptives said such abuses had the tendency to expose many women to cervical and other forms of cancers with scary health consequences.
“The abuse among our girls and married women of late gives concern for more education to avert the trend,” she added.
Educating women on cervical cancer in particular, Ms Mensah advised them to once every year undergo screening and counselling to help in early detection to help save lives.
She mentioned the human papillomavirus, long term use of emergency birth control bills, sexual history, heredity, smoking and weak immune system as predisposing factors.
Ms Mensah, however, called on girls and women to avoid multiple male partners to prevent contracting the disease.
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Seek healthcare at facilities where nursing services are available – Ministry of Health
As a result of the ongoing strike action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and
Midwives Association (GRNMA), it has become imperative for the Ministry of
Health to implement additional measures to mitigate any inconvenience that has been caused.
According to the Ministry, in a statement, it has through all appropriate channels, led negotiations to ensure the smooth approval and implementation of the
new Conditions of Service.
Against this backdrop, the statement added that in line with the Ministry’s policy to ensure healthy population for national development, it has become necessary to make provisions to fill the gaps created as a result of the strike.
Consequently, the Ministry has urged the general public to continue seeking healthcare services at various health facilities, including those where nursing services remain available, to ensure their health needs are met.
They Ministry also attached a link of health facilities across the country in the statement.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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MTN, Telecel & AT to increase value of data bundles effective Tuesday, July 1, 2025
The Minister for Communication and Digital Innovation, Sam George, has announced an increase in the value of data bundles by all telecommunication networks in the country.
Speaking at a Meet The Press held today, he said the new directive will take effect from July 1, 2025.
According to him, the implementation date of July 1, is to allow the telcos to recalibrate and reconfigure their systems to reflect the agreed-upon value increases.
He said The new directive will ensure that “AirtelTigo Ghana (AT Ghana): A 10% increase in all data bundles currently offered by the network, additionally, the GH₵400 bundle, which currently offers 195GB, will now offer 236GB.”
Touching on Telecel Ghana, he said, “A 10% increase in data bundles currently offered by the network, their GH₵400 bundle, which currently offers 90GB, will offer 250GB, effective from July 1.”
On MTN Ghana, the minister said, there would be “a 15% increase in all data bundles currently offered by the network and I am pleased to announce the restoration of GH₵399 bundle, which currently has been changed to GH₵350 that offers 92.88GB, will hence be reinstated to 214GB for GH₵399.”
Sam George has also urged the operators to invest in the quality of their network to ensure customers are better served.
He charged the regulator National Communication Authority (NCA) to strictly monitor the changes.
The minister expressed appreciation to the CEOs of the various companies for close collaboration over the last four months.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
