Editorial
Intensify Conversations About Teenage Pregnancy
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Dear Editor,
There’s a compound house in my community that has become the talk of the town because of something very worrying.
In this house, teenage girls are giving birth almost at the same time as their mothers. It is as if childbirth has become a race between generations. While one woman is in labour, her teenage daughter is also preparing to deliver. It is not just one case; it has happened again and again.
While some of these girls are still in school, others have dropped out. Their mothers, who should be guiding them, are now sharing maternity stories with them.
What’s even more troubling is how these girls speak about motherhood. When they argue with their fellow teenagers, they brag about having children, asking questions like, “How many chickens do you rear?” — as if babies are trophies or livestock.
It is heartbreaking to see motherhood turned into a competition, not a responsibility.
This situation raises serious questions. What is happening in our homes? Where is the guidance, the protection, the conversation? How can a mother and daughter both be nursing newborns at the same time?
I’m not here to judge, but to call for reflection. We need to talk about teenage pregnancy — not just in statistics, but in real-life stories like this.
We need parents to step up, schools to educate, and communities to care. If we don’t act now, we’ll keep seeing babies raising babies. And the cycle will continue.
Belinda Appiah
Dansoman
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Dear Editor,
I am alarmed by the increasing rate of plastic waste in our communities.
Bottles, sachet water wrappers and food containers have become a common sight on our streets, markets and in our drainage system. This is gradually turning into an environmental and public health risk.
Improper disposal of plastic waste blocks the drains, causing flooding during rainy season and creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
It also pollutes the rivers, lakes and sea, threatening aquatic life and affecting the livelihood of many people especially fishermen.
Although government agencies, environmental organisations and community groups have organised a clean-up exercises, the menace remains a major headache for bodies responsible in tackling the sanitation problems.
There is, therefore, an urgent need for strict enforcement of the sanitation laws, increased investment in recycling facilities and sustained public education on waste management.
Every citizen has a role to play by disposing off waste responsibly, reducing the use of single use plastics and participating in community clean-up exercise.
Protecting the environment is not just a responsibility for the government. It is one for every citizen and our collective actions today will determine the quality life for the future or the next generation.
As a concerned citizen, I hope this issue receive the immediate attention it deserves before plastic waste pollution causes even greater damage to our communities.
Desmond Aidoo,
Sowutuom
Dear Editor,
I am alarmed by the increasing rate of plastic waste in our communities.
Bottles, sachet water wrappers and food containers have become a common sight on our streets, markets and in our drainage system. This is gradually turning into an environmental and public health risk.
Improper disposal of plastic waste blocks the drains, causing flooding during rainy season and creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
It also pollutes the rivers, lakes and sea, threatening aquatic life and affecting the livelihood of many people especially fishermen.
Although government agencies, environmental organisations and community groups have organised a clean-up exercises, the menace remains a major headache for bodies responsible in tackling the sanitation problems.
There is, therefore, an urgent need for strict enforcement of the sanitation laws, increased investment in recycling facilities and sustained public education on waste management.
Every citizen has a role to play by disposing off waste responsibly, reducing the use of single use plastics and participating in community clean-up exercise.
Protecting the environment is not just a responsibility for the government. It is one for every citizen and our collective actions today will determine the quality life for the future or the next generation.
As a concerned citizen, I hope this issue receive the immediate attention it deserves before plastic waste pollution causes even greater damage to our communities.
Desmond Aidoo,
Sowutuom
