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Livingstone Foundation organises free health screening on cervical cancer
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The Livingstone Foundation (TLF) has embarked on a free cervical cancer and screening to combat the disease, as well as mark the annual World Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.
The exercise was aimed to lessen the incidence of cervical cancer in the country. The foundation is a non-profit & non-governmental organisation founded by celebrated musical artiste, Stonebwoy.The programme was organised in collaboration with the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Health Directorate and La Polyclinic in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly on Monday, January 16.
Hundreds of residents of the La Dade-Kotopon Municipality benefitted from the free screening exercise that was carried out by qualified health professionals in the country.
The beneficiaries were screened for various cervical cancer disorders, received free medications, some hygiene products, and received nutrition and healthy living advice.
The activity formed part of the foundation’s plans to ensure that beneficiary residents were abreast of their health conditions, and sought recommended medical treatment based on the results of the screening.
This year, TLF and its partners seek to end cervical cancer within a few generations on the theme “Get informed Get Screened Get Vaccinated”.
This year’s exercise included a variety of activities, such as health education, VIA screening and PAP smear to raise awareness on cervical cancer, which is the second most common cancer in women but one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in Ghana and Africa, according to statistics.
Some beneficiaries of the exercise commended Stonebwoy and management of TLF for the exercise and called on other organisations and corporate institutions to emulate.
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
