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Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, CIMG Marketing Practitioner of the Year, 2021.
Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, (middle) displaying her awards
and flanked by some staff of Hollard Ghana
Madam Cynthia Ofori-Dwumfuo, Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Hollard Insurance-Ghana was adjudged the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana’s (CIMG) Marketing Practitioner of the Year, 2021.
She was honoured at the just-ended 33rd Annual National Marketing Performance Awards ceremony held in Accra which celebrated and acknowledged distinguished marketing practitioners.
Themed, “Creative Marketing and Innovation in a Volatile Global Economy”, the CIMG recognised Cynthia for leading Hollard Ghana’s innovative brand-building efforts and her enormous work throughout the year.
Also, the CIMG 2021 Marketing Practitioner of the Year was cited for her excellence in marketing insights, people, corporate and reputation management, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sound marketing strategies.
According to the institute, the above qualities set Cynthia and Hollard apart as corporate achievers for 2021 for their tremendous marketing strategies.
Cynthia expressed gratitude to the Governing Council of CIMG for the honour and recognition adding that, “it is fulfilling to be acknowledged by the prestigious CIMG for our quest to create and secure a better future through inventive marketing”.
She said that, “impactful marketing happens at the confluence of visionary leadership, an enabling environment, purpose, hardwork, a fantastic team, and a great brand style.”
“I thank Hollard, my family, and the extended community for their supportive advocacy, and “Akpe na wo,” to Group CEO Patience Akyianu, Managing Director’s Daniel Addo and Nashiru Iddrisu, and the larger purple team, especially Elorm Senah and Aviel Benni Derry,” she said.
Hollard Insurance management commended Cynthia for her “remarkable strategies in promoting the company’s vibrancy and business purpose, and her impactful work with her team had resulted in our group’s exceptional brand growth.”
Patience Akyianu said that, Cynthia’s collaborative work with the Hollard team had seen increased staff engagement and the company’s pride.
“We are proud of her CIMG achievement and dedicate the win to our customers, partners, and stakeholders for being receptive audiences.
“As a marketing-oriented company, we will continue to serve them better through our original products, distinctive distribution channels, and customised policies curated for every need,” Patience added.
In 2021, Cynthia was named a top 25 innovator in Europe, the Middle East & Africa in the prestigious SABRE (Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation, and Engagement) Innovator 25 list by globally respected PRovoke Media.
She is one of the Top 10 Women in PR by Women in PR Ghana and listed by Avance Media among the 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians in Leadership and Civil Society.
Cynthia is currently the Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Hollard Ghana. Previously, she held senior position at top advertising and communications agencies and worked in the USA, UK and Pan-Africa. Consulting, she coordinated local and international projects, some of which were funded by Rockefeller Foundation and CGAP/World Bank.
She is the Board Chair of the Springboard Roadshow Foundation and serves on several boards, including the Executive Council of the Institute of Public Relations Ghana.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will undertake a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination exercise in schools from October to December 2026 to protect eligible girls against cervical cancer and other HPV related diseases.
The exercise, organised in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and its partners through the School Health Education Programme (SHEP), will be conducted in two rounds.
The first round is scheduled for October 19 to 23, 2026, while the second will take place from November 30 to December 4, 2026.
In a press release dated October 19, the GHS explained that health workers would visit schools across the country to vaccinate eligible girls aged 9 to 14 who have not yet received the HPV vaccine.
The exercise forms part of efforts to raise awareness about the routine HPV vaccine, increase vaccination uptake and strengthen the country’s routine immunisation programme.
The GHS has called on school authorities, parents, guardians, teachers and community leaders to cooperate with health teams to ensure the successful implementation of the exercise.
The Service reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the health and well-being of Ghanaians, particularly children, through vaccination and other public health interventions.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has held high-level discussions with organisers of the 2026 Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, seeking to draw lessons from China’s acclaimed rural revitalisation and poverty reduction drive.
The meeting, led by the Forum Chair, Professor Lu Xinyu, explored practical areas of cooperation and knowledge exchange between Ghana and China, with focus on community-driven development, fisheries and aquaculture, local governance, sports initiatives, and infrastructure development.
According to officials, the engagement is part of a broader effort by the Ghanaian government to study tested development models that can be adapted to the local context to promote inclusive growth, empower local communities, and improve livelihoods across the country.
China’s success in lifting over 800 million people out of poverty through targeted rural policies, investment in agriculture and local infrastructure has become a global reference point for developing nations.
The Vice President’s team says insights from the Forum will help inform policy direction, particularly in strengthening decentralised governance, boosting the fisheries and aquaculture sector, and investing in community-level infrastructure and youth sports development.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang is expected to continue engagements with academic and development institutions while in China.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
