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Jirapa District in the Upper West Region has not recorded a single maternal death in the district for three years now.
Madam Florence Ansungmni, Municipal Health Director of Jirapa disclosed this during the Country Director of UNICEF, Ms Anne-Claire’s visit to the district to observe health facilities and health system of the area.
Madam Ansungmni revealed that hospital delivery was almost 100 per cent since every woman in the district gave birth in the health facilities.
This, she said, was due to the assistance received from UNICEF, stressing that some equipment and drugs had been supplied to the hospitals and clinics in the district.
The district director mentioned that, essential maternal, new born, child health and nutrition services were being rendered at the health facilities in the area.
Madam Ansunggmni indicated that UNICEF assisted in organising regular capacity building for nurses and midwives in the area which had gone a long way to enhance their performance.
The Country Director of UNICEF, Ms Anne-Claire assured health administrators of her commitment to continue extending help to them in order to improve lives of mothers and babies.
She said the future of every community depended on today’s children hence the urgent need to address the challenges facing mothers and new born babies.
Ms Dufay commended the nurses and midwives for their dedication to duty and urged them to continue with it.
She thanked the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council for partnering UNICEF to improve health status of children and women.
From: Yakubu Abdul-Majeed, Jirapa
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government has accepted the recommendation to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment as part of the constitutional review process.
He said the proposed amendment would affect Articles 3, 13, 19 and 72 of the 1992 Constitution, with offences that previously attracted the death penalty instead carrying life imprisonment.
Dr. Ayine made the announcement on July 30, 2026, at the Jubilee House in Accra during the Government Accountability Series while outlining the government’s position on the final recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee.
According to him, the government believes the death penalty is inconsistent with the constitutional right to life and Ghana’s international human rights obligations.
He explained that the recommendation forms part of broader proposals aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental human rights under the Constitution.
Dr. Ayine said the government had also accepted the spirit of several recommendations to expand rights relating to women, children, persons with disabilities, older persons and the youth.
He added that a comprehensive Human Rights Act would be introduced to protect these rights and provide detailed enforcement mechanisms instead of amending the entrenched provisions of the Constitution through a national referendum.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called on both local and international investors to tap into opportunities in Ghana’s tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
Speaking in an interview yesterday with World Media USA Today, the Minister said government is committed to creating a conducive investment environment to support growth in the sector.
She highlighted key investment areas including hotels, fashion, music, film production, and tourism infrastructure.
Dzifa Gomashie also encouraged Ghanaians to invest in domestic tourism to help boost the local economy.
According to her, strategic investment in tourism and the creative economy will drive economic transformation, create jobs, and position Ghana as Africa’s gateway for heritage, culture, business and investment.
“Ghana has vast opportunities across tourism, hospitality and the creative industries. We are ready and open for business,” she stated.
The Minister’s remarks come as government intensifies efforts to leverage culture and tourism as drivers of economic growth and job creation.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
