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Excessive alcohol intake can cause infertility in men
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Dr Hiadzi (Inset) addressing participants at the event
A Medical Director, Consultant and Fertility Specialist, Dr Edem Hiadzi, has warned that excessive alcohol consumption is a contributory factor of infertility in men.
Dr Hiadzi explained that excessive alcohol intake can affect sperm production and eventually lead to infertility.
He gave the warning during a presentation on male infertility at a media health training at the 11th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary, held in Tanzania last week.
The training was to create a culture shift by raising awareness about social and health issues like breaking infertility stigma, supporting girl education, ending child marriage, stopping Gender Based Violence (GBV) and raising awareness about early detection and prevention of diabetes and hypertension.
Dr Hiadzi advised couples to seek medical help when faced problems related to child-bearing, after a year of regular sexual intercourse.
He then urged men to limit alcohol consumption, maintain a balanced diet, exercise regularly and avoid smoking and substance abuse.
Infertility now affects one in six couples of reproductive age according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Mauritian Medical and Health expert, Dr Janita Neermul Bhujun, encouraged the media to promote self-actualisation and raise awareness on legal matters and mental health issues.
Zimbabwe Editors’ Forum Director, Njabulo Ncube, also challenged journalists to play a lead role in breaking infertility stigma, stopping gender-based violence and end child marriage issues among other social ills through objective reporting.
Presenting the role of the media in community awareness, Ncube elaborated that the media can serve as a creative and honest tool to address sensitive and critical social and health issues, saying, “I want to challenge the African Media to do more in this respect for it to be an effective and honest tool.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
Deputy National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mimi Duah, has openly declared her support for Mavis Hawa Koomson as the next National Women’s Organiser of the party.
In a statement endorsing Hawa Koomson’s candidature, Ms Duah outlined four key reasons why she believes the former MP and Minister of State is best placed to lead the party’s women’s wing.
According to her, Hawa Koomson is a motherly figure who rose from the grassroots and is widely noted for her forgiving nature and ability to foster unity.
“She is a true grassroots mother who easily forgives, fosters unity, provides guidance and arbitrates to ensure all aggrieved party women are brought on board to ensure a unified women’s wing,” she stated.
Ms Duah also pointed to Hawa Koomson’s vast experience, having served as a Constituency Women’s Organiser, Member of Parliament and Minister of State, noting that the experience positions her to provide effective leadership as National Women’s Organiser.
She further described Hawa Koomson as capable of making the women’s wing resourceful, through her extensive network and business contacts, to lobby for logistics, training and financial support for women organisers at all levels.
Lastly, she said the NPP as an opposition party needs fearless, bold and assertive leadership at the women’s front to inspire regional, constituency and polling station women organisers as the party reorganises towards the 2028 elections.
“We need a Women’s Organiser who has been tested, who is bold, who understands grassroots women, and who can lead us to victory in 2028. Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson is that leader,” she stressed.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
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Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister inaugurates Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee
Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has inaugurated the Ghana-Korea Heritage Project Steering Committee to provide strategic oversight for a five-year programme focused on preserving Ghana’s heritage sites and strengthening their resilience to climate change.
The project will support climate-risk mapping, digital surveying and 3D modelling, joint research, capacity building, community engagement and modern monitoring technologies.
Korea is also providing specialised equipment, including drones, 3D scanners, digital microscopes, thermal imaging cameras and GPS survey instruments, to enhance Ghana’s capacity to scientifically assess, document and conserve heritage structures.
The partnership, which will run through 2030 and beyond, is expected to deepen Ghana-Korea cultural ties while promoting sustainable, technology-driven and climate-adaptive heritage management for future generations.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
