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Aerobics for healthy lifestyle
The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) has held a health walk for senior officers of the service in Accra.
It was aimed at encouraging officers to consciously make the effort to exercise, have a healthy lifestyle and promote wellness.
The 100kilometre walk, under the auspices of the Senior Officers’ Mess Committee, saw the officers walk on the principal streets of Accra as a means of maintaining and boosting cardiovascular health.
Organised for senior officers in Accra, it drew participants from the Senior Correctional Centre, Ghana Prisons Headquarters, James Camp Prisons and Prison Officers Training School.
The senior correctional officers after the walk, converged on the Ghana Prisons Headquarters to engage in aerobic exercises to keep the body in good shape.
Participants also engaged in a series of activities including a basketball tournament after the aerobics session.
In an interview with the Deputy Director of Prisons, Nathaniel Onyinah, President of the Senior Officers Mess Committee, he underscored the need for the health walk which he classified as a necessity to keep fit and promote healthy lifestyles.
He said it was prudent for officers to involve themselves in such activities since they are usually spiced with activities that have the tendency to prevent some lifestyle diseases including blood pressure and diabetes.
According to him, the health walk was an avenue to strengthen the unity among the senior officers to boost the administrative work of the service.
DDP Onyinah said the committee was committed to contribute its quota in creating an enabling environment for officers to have fun-filled activities to boost their health and wellness.
The Director of Prisons in-charge of Services, Mrs Patience Baffoe-Bonnie (Esq.), commended the Mess Committee for organising the event.
“This would reduce stress levels of officers and it would be very important to organise it more often,” she stressed.
Superintendent Sharon Ampomah, who was enthused about the health walk called for more of such fascinating events to maintain unity among senior officers.
The event was interspersed with a dance competition among past cadet course intakes and networking among officers to build a formidable relationship for the efficient running of the service.
By ASP Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
African leaders have been urged to strengthen political commitment and domestic investment to end preventable maternal deaths and AIDS by 2030.
The call comes as African health ministers and policymakers meet in Accra to deliberate on health financing, health security and universal health coverage across the continent.
Mr Edouard Bizimana, Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, made the call on Tuesday at the opening of the African Union’s (AU) 25th Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra.
He said Africa needed increased domestic investment to build resilient health systems as it continued to grapple with infectious diseases and the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Mr Bizimana, who is also Chairperson of the AU Executive Council, said although Africa accounted for nearly 17 per cent of the world’s population, it bore 24 per cent of the global disease burden while having less than three per cent of the global health workforce and only one per cent of global health expenditure.
“Despite maternal mortality declining by nearly 40 per cent since 2000, Africa still accounts for about 70 per cent of maternal deaths globally, while almost two-thirds of people living with HIV reside on the continent,” he said.
Mr Bizimana said the growing burden of NCDs was placing additional pressure on already stretched health systems.
“These figures are not merely statistics. They represent painful human realities, preventable losses and unacceptable inequalities, they remind us that health is not an expense it is a strategic investment and a prerequisite for our sovereignty and development. “he said.
Mr Bizimana said recent global health emergencies had exposed Africa’s vulnerability and underscored the need to expand local production of medicines and vaccines, strengthen the health workforce and improve emergency preparedness.
“Our citizens expect resilient health systems where every mother can give birth safely, every child has access to essential healthcare and every African enjoys quality health services regardless of where they live,” he said.
The two-day summit, being held ahead of the 20th Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government, has brought together health ministers, policymakers and health stakeholders to identify solutions to Africa’s health financing and security challenges.
Madam Florence Samizi, Tanzania’s Deputy Health Minister, called for stronger collaboration among AU Member States to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage.
The summit is being held on the theme: “Advancing Justice, Equality and Universal Health Coverage: Ending AIDS, Tuberculosis, Improving Maternal Health, Addressing Endemic Non-Communicable and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa.”
The meeting is expected to adopt the Accra Declaration, a roadmap to strengthen Africa’s health systems and advance health sovereignty by 2030. -GNA
Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Department of Political Science, Dr. Joshua Jebuntie Zaato says the imprisonment of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, will have little meaning unless it leads to a broader crackdown on illegal mining.
In a post on his Facebook page on the July 21, 2026, Dr. Zaato said the judgment should mark the beginning of efforts to completely eradicate galamsey and hold all those involved accountable, regardless of their political affiliation.
He said the country must work towards restoring polluted rivers, protecting forests and ensuring that people implicated in illegal mining activities are prosecuted.
According to him, those the President has publicly acknowledged to be involved in galamsey should face prosecution.
He called for the prosecution of district chief executives (DCEs), members of Parliament (MPs) and senior political party officials who have been accused of engaging in or supporting illegal mining.
Dr. Zaato further urged the government to take decisive action to end the destruction of the country’s forests caused by galamsey.
He maintained that the imprisonment of Chairman Wontumi would only have a lasting impact if it results in a comprehensive and impartial fight against illegal mining across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
