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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
The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate resignation or dismissal of the Attorney General, accusing him of incompetence over the release of GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund for flood relief.
Addressing the media today in Parliament, the Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei alleged that the release of the money breached legal procedures because there were ongoing garnishee proceedings involving the Contingency Fund.
According to her, the Attorney General directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to allow the funds to be released despite the pending court process.
“The Attorney General’s letter speaks for itself. It directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to give effect to the release of funds from the Contingency Fund notwithstanding the pending garnishee proceedings. Yet the Ministry of Finance subsequently announced that the GH¢350 million had been released,” she stated.
Mrs. Appiagyei argued that the Attorney General’s actions showed incompetence and undermined due legal process.
She said the Minority believes the Attorney General should either resign or be dismissed over the matter.
The Minority maintains that public funds must be managed in accordance with the law and has called for accountability over the release of the money.
By: Jacob Aggrey
U.S. Central Command forces have begun a series of powerful strikes against targets in Iran following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the international waterway with civilian crews.
According to U.S. officials, the operation is intended to impose heavy costs on Iran for targeting and attacking commercial shipping in a critical global trade route.
The U.S. military described Iran’s actions as “unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
Officials said the attacks on the civilian-crewed vessels posed a direct threat to freedom of navigation and the safety of international shipping.
The strikes mark an escalation in U.S. military action in the region aimed at deterring further aggression against commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
U.S. Central Command has not provided details on the specific targets or extent of damage from the strikes. Further updates are expected as the operation continues.
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