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New eye clinic opens at Denu to serve eye health needs
Salaria Eyemed and Optical Suppliers, an eye medical health facility has opened a new branch at Denu in the Volta Region, to cater for the eye health needs of the people of Ketu South Municipality.
The Denu branch is the third of the health facility that has been in operation from 2018, with branches in Ho and Accra.
Dr Abraham Gaitu, the Chief Executive Officer of Salaria Eyemed at the opening ceremony, said the decision to open a branch at Denu was informed by the desire to serve the eye health interests of the people, having embarked on two earlier outreach programmes in the area
He said Salaria Eyemed was committed to the provision of quality eye care services to all social classes and guided by core values of excellence, professionalism, teamwork, people-centred, discipline and integrity.
It was poised to provide services including comprehensive eye examination, treatment of eye conditions, and dispensing spectacles and contact lenses at the new branch.
Dr Gaitu said they would do this through state-of-the-art equipment and highly qualified staff to ensure the best customer experience, announcing their presence in the municipality with some free services to benefit the people.
“To kickstart our services, we are embarking on a free screening programme on March 4-6 at the same venue. We therefore entreat everyone to recommend the eye screening to our family, friends and work colleagues.
“Furthermore, we will be providing free eye consultation for the entire month of March with the possibility of extending same beyond March,” he said.
The purpose of this exercise was to help elicit avoidable blinding conditions such as cataract, adding that it was interesting to note that there were several people living blind because of cataract due to lack of access to eye care services.
He identified another condition worth mentioning to be glaucoma, which he described as ‘the silent thief of sight’ and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.
Mr David Yao Agbokpe, the Municipal Director of Health Services through his representative appreciated the coming of Salaria Eyemed saying, its presence would add to the two other eye health facilities to improve eye health in the municipality.
Mr Jarvis Coffie, the Municipal National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Manager hinted of plans to work to have the facility to become a NHIS credentialed health facility so more subscribers could access its services.
Mr David Eglu, the Assemblyman for Adafienu pledged to work to ensure the facility embarked on outreach programmes to serve people in hard-to-reach areas in the Municipality.
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The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
