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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
Over 20 structures built within the 50-metre buffer zone of the Kpeshie Lagoon at the Laboma Beach Resort in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality were on Sunday demolished by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC).
Buildings such as single-unit semi-detached under construction and completed chalets at the resort were pulled down while portions of a newly constructed perimeter wall were also demolished. Read More
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About 120 golfers from clubs across Ghana participated in an 18-hole competition, dubbed ‘MTN 30th Anniversary CEO Invitational Golf Tournament’ held at the Achimota Golf Club on Saturday.
At the end of the hectic day, Frederick Semenu Duvor won the Men’s Group A event with 39 points, while Julienne Afi claimed the Ladies’ Group A title with the same score.
Yaw Mireku Jnr. won the Men’s Group B with an impressive 45 points, while Kous Louanges Mang took the Ladies’ Group B title with 38 points.
Kofi Mangesi won Men’s Group C with 40 points while Elorm R. Akuash Bonney claimed the Ladies’ version with 42 points.
In the Seniors Division, Jan Vogel emerged winner of the men’s category with 39 gross, while Helen Appah topped the ladies’ category with 44 gross.
Addressing participants, the company’s Board Chairman, Mr Ishmael Yamson, urged the company to approach its next phase with the same resilience, discipline and determination that have defined its success over the past three decades.
He drew a striking parallel between the game of golf and MTN Ghana’s three-decade journey, describing both as long games in which success depends less on one spectacular moment than on consistency, patience, judgment and the ability to recover from setbacks.
He said, golf had taught him a lesson that extended far beyond the fairways, thus, a round cannot be won on the first hole.
In golfing terms, he said, MTN Ghana had encountered its share of regulatory bunkers, competitive hazards and unexpected storms that had forced the company to pause, reassess and change its approach.
But those challenges, he suggested, were part of the journey rather than reasons to abandon it.
By Andrew Nortey
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