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Minister Designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection pledges to champion maternity leave policies
The Minister Designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey has promised to champion maternity leave policies in Ghana.
She also emphasized the importance of extending the current three month maternity leave period to support the well-being of both mother and child.
Madam Lartey said this on Wednesday during her vetting by the Parliamentary Appointments Committee on Wednesday in Accra.
“It is important for women to have a prolonged leave period, not only to take care of the children but also to properly heal,” Dr Lartey said
In an attempt to promote gender equality, she pledged to support parental leave to benefits fathers.
Also, Dr Lartey said there was the need for collaboration with key stakeholdrers, including Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and gender advocates, to achieve these policies.
“I will sit with all stakeholders, CSOs who are deep into it, and I will join the many advocates to look at what is best and ensure that we push it,” the Krowor Member of Parliament said.
Also, she indicated that, the Ministry will explore ways of providing affordable sanitary pads vulnerable girls.
This, she said will ensure girls do not fall victim tomen who offer to buy them sanitary pads in exchange for sex, leading to teenage pregnancy.
“There must be a way to provide affordable sanitary pads for vulnerable girls so they don’t fall prey to the men who buy it for them,” she said.
The Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Designate also mentioned that she will set up a Child support scheme to provide support for vulnerable children rescued from trafficking.
By Jemima Esinam Kuatsinu
FORTY cows are stranded in Virginia after a livestock hauler crashed in Frederick County.
A livestock hauler, carrying cows near Winchester, Va., crashed, leaving 40 cows loose in Frederick County.
The livestock hauler was moving 110 cows when he overturned his vehicle near Route 37 and Tasker Road on Monday night.
The cows scattered following the crash, with the sheriff’s office and animal control working together to recover the cattle. The road was shut down for close to seven hours.
Some of the cows went west towards Interstate 81 and east into a wooded area.
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to look out for the cows if they are driving near the crash.
“Loose cattle may be crossing roadways as they water. These animals will be difficult to see once night falls,” Capt. Warren W. Gosnell of the Frederick County Patrol Division said to Fox 5.
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All 6 US crew members on refueling aircraft that crashed mid-air are confirmed dead, bringing total US killed in action to 13 during Operation Epic Fury.
Earlier report from the US Central Command(CENTCOM) noted that four out of the six had passed on.
However, in an update, they have confirmed that all 6 crew members have died.
The crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq.
The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during Operation Epic Fury.
The circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, CENTCOM noted that the loss of the aircraft was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.
They added that identities of the service members are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.
