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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
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Abronye remanded in police custody for one week
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been remanded into prison custody for one week.
He was brought before an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, September 12, 2025, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news, which are classified as misdemeanours under Ghanaian law.
After hearing the case, the court ordered that he be kept in custody while investigations continue.
He is expected to reappear before the court on Thursday, September 19, 2025.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Mahama promises more jobs and support for Zongo communities
President of the republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has assured Muslim leaders that his government will continue to do everything possible to improve the economy and create jobs for the youth.
Speaking to a gathering of imams, Mr. Mahama emphasised the government’s main focus in education was to expand technical and vocational training so that young people could gain the skills they need to work and support themselves.
He added that special attention would be given to Muslim communities to ensure they benefit from the rollout of new training centres.
He mentioned that programmes such as Ajumawura, which offers small loans to start businesses, and the National Apprenticeship Programme, which helps especially young women to learn trades like dressmaking, would also help the youth to build a future for themselves.
On support for Zongo communities, Mr. Mahama said a coordinator and deputy had been appointed to lead the Zongo Development Fund.
He announced that they would soon begin work on a microcredit scheme called the Soya Fund.
The fund, he explained, would provide small loans to poor households in Zongo communities, especially women engaged in small-scale businesses such as selling waakye, cocoa, or running small shops.
He said artisans like dressmakers would also benefit.
The president thanked the imams for their continuous prayers for Ghana, saying their intercession had helped the country remain one of the most peaceful nations in Africa.
By: Jacob Aggrey
