Editorial
Good personal hygiene is important
Personal hygiene is a health issue that cannot be taken for granted so all people, adults and children included, must keep to pleasant personal care.
When the body is kept clean, we are able to prevent diseases from coming our way. This means that we need to take our bath regularly in the morning and evening.
If this is not done, sickness will set in and the result will be going to the hospital for medical care. When this happens, precious time will be spent on avoidable activities such as hospital attendance.
In addition, some money will also be spent on medicine and this goes to show that we need to be careful with our personal hygiene.
Personal hygiene is not just regular bathing, both morning and evening. It also includes regular washing and ironing of clothes before wearing them.
Again, various parts of the body ought to be kept clean. When people carry bad odour on their bodies, they drive away their friends and neighbours. Apart from that, people may find it difficult to come close to such people.
In the case of married couples, one of the partners may be driven away because of unpleasant scent. This can bring problems in the marriage.
One of such problems may be unfaithfulness on the part of one of the partners. The partner who is not happy may go out to seek companionship with another person outside the marriage.
Similarly, all people, both young and old or married and unmarried should ensure that they brush their teeth regularly both morning and evening to ensure good breath. These are little things that are often overlooked but very important in ensuring quality friendship and relationships.
It is for this reason that personal hygiene must be considered very important by all people, whether young or old. If every person keeps to this attitude and behaviour, it will help us develop good relationship as well as quality friendship with people around us.
Yesterday was the International Day of Families (IDF), a global celebration of families and their significance that aims to increase awareness of social and economic challenges.
Every year on May 15, the United Nations observes IDF, a day that emphasises the value of families in social development and advocates for family-friendly legislation.
The UN General Assembly created the Day in 1993 to bring attention to economic, demographic, and social issues that impact families, such as urbanization, digital transformation, and climate change.
Because of this, the government, local communities, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) utilise this day to advocate for family-oriented policies like childcare and financial assistance to strengthen communities and advance health and education.
Children must live in a positive home setting that offers affection, love, care, support, pleasant relationships, discipline, and fairness since they are vulnerable and require assistance in a variety of ways.
In support of this year’s theme, “Families, Inequalities and Child Wellbeing,” The Spectator thinks that providing this supportive atmosphere for children will help advance their wellbeing.
In the meantime, today, May 16, is the “International Day of Living Together in Peace,” which aims to uphold the desire to live and act together, united in variety and differences, in order to create a sustainable world of harmony, solidarity, and peace.
This year’s theme, “Living Together in Peace: Building Trust through Dialogue, Inclusion and Reconciliation,” is appropriate since the day serves as a reminder of how crucial it is to promote compassion, understanding, and connection despite differences.
“Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognise, respect, and appreciate others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way,” according to UNESCO.
In order for peace to prevail, individuals must choose to listen to and uphold the dignity of those whose experiences, opinions, and histories may differ from their own. We must recognize that coexisting peacefully is a practical endeavour rather than an abstract one. And in order for peace to prevail, individuals must decide to pay attention and uphold the dignity of those whose backgrounds, experiences, and opinions may differ from their own.
Respecting people’s opinions is important because it fosters trust and improves relationships. After a quarrel, most people find it hard to make amends, but The Spectator encourages people to talk, which is one approach to mend broken relationships. Tensions are reduced and the circumstances for peace are established through dialogue.
Each of us has a part to play in creating peaceful environments therefore as the theme draws attention to the daily work of peace in diplomacy, in institutions, families, schools, workplaces, communities, places of worship, and public life, let us uphold peace in high regard.
Dear Editor,
I write to express concern about the uncertainty facing many National Service personnel after completing their mandatory service.
Every year thousands of young graduates are posted to various institutions across the country where they contribute significantly to productivity and service delivery.
Unfortunately, after their service period, many are left unemployed despite demonstrating competence, dedication, and commitment to duty.
In many offices, National Service personnel perform the same responsibilities as permanent staff and in some cases help reduce workload pressures.
It is therefore discouraging that after gaining practical experience and contributing to national development, they are often asked to leave without any opportunity for permanent employment.
This situation has contributed to rising unemployment and frustration among the youth.
I would like to appeal to the government, public institutions, and private organisations to consider retaining hardworking National Service personnel whenever vacancies arise.
Creating a clear pathway for permanent employment after service would motivate young graduates to give off their best and also help reduce graduate unemployment in the country.
Eugene Ampiaw
Mamprobi-Camara.
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