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KUMACA alumni in USA builds ultramodern toilet facility for school
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Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) Old Students Association of USA has constructed an ultra-modern toilet facility for the school at Asokore Mampong in Kumasi.
Speaking on behalf of the president of the association, Mr. Kwame Boafo, communications director of the association said, the toilet facility was part of the old students’ commitment towards addressing the sanitation problem at the school.
“I am hopeful that this project will go a long way to improve sanitation and add value to your educational lives in this reputable school,” he told the school, adding that, “education is a mutual responsibility and the government alone can’t carry it out, so we’ll do our best to help the school achieve its glories.”
Inset: Students accessing the facility
He said: “We all have a role to play and presenting this project to the school is the right thing to do, so I am urging all the old students in this school to come together to improve the standard of teaching and learning in this school.”
The facility includes 12 toilet cubicles, three wall-mount flush-valve urinals and six hand wash sinks with cabinet.
Mr. Boafo thanked members of the association whose contribution made it possible for the project to be undertaken, particularly Dr. Kwame Bawuah Edusei, an old student and former Ghana’s ambassador to the USA “who was our highest contributor”, calling on members to contribute more towards other projects that were yet to be executed.
The headmaster, Mr. Samuel Gato commended the association for the kind gesture and promised to take good care of the project.
“We are pleading with the government to assist the school with furniture although we have written to the Free SHS Secretariat and the Ghana Education Service, they are yet to come to the rescue of the school.
“Our internal roads are really in a bad state and we are, again, calling on the government to fix our roads for us,” he added.
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Vice President Opoku-Agyemang meets Ghanaian community in Rwanda, shares updates on reset agenda
Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has met with members of the Ghanaian community in Kigali, Rwanda, to discuss their experiences abroad and developments back home.
The meeting, held while she was in Kigali for the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, saw the Vice President encouraging Ghanaians living abroad to register with Ghana’s diplomatic missions to stay connected and access support when needed.
She and her team shared updates on government’s Reset Agenda, highlighting progress in stabilising the economy and government’s commitment to prudent spending and responsible resource management.
“Our approach is to build from the ground up so that national development reaches communities,” Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said.
She noted that this includes major investments in road infrastructure, explaining that good roads support virtually every aspect of development. Government is also deepening decentralisation and directing more resources to local development through the District Assemblies Common Fund, with guidelines to ensure the funds translate into tangible improvements across districts.
On health, the Vice President said government’s broad objective remains universal healthcare.
She pointed to Free Primary Healthcare as a measure to strengthen preventive care and access at the community level, while the Ghana Medical Trust Fund supports treatment for costly non-communicable diseases. Together with the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Scheme, she said, these interventions aim to progressively close gaps in healthcare access.
She added that government continues to strengthen secondary schooling through dedicated and sustainable funding, while addressing some of the challenges that affected performance.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang thanked the Ghanaian community for the warm reception and for upholding Ghana’s good reputation in Rwanda, and encouraged them to continue looking out for one another and to remain worthy ambassadors of the country.
A delegation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister for Health, Prof.Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, to explore areas of collaboration in support of Ghana’s efforts to reduce maternal mortality.
The delegation was led by the Country Director of KOICA, Mr. Dong Wan Woo.
The meeting focused on Ghana’s Maternal Mortality Action and Response Programme (MMARP) and how KOICA can support the country’s push to end preventable maternal deaths.
The engagement provided an opportunity for both parties to discuss strategies to strengthen maternal healthcare services.
Also, they looked at how to address gaps in care delivery, and improve health outcomes for mothers across the country.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
