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SDA church offers to partnergovernment on Agenda 111 projects
The Ghana Adventist Health Services of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) has pledged to work with government to complete some Agenda 111 hospital projects across the country.
A delegation from the Church, led by Dr. James Antwi, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to present the proposal.
The Church outlined four priority areas it was to support. The areas include, Trauma care, Holistic wellness, Oncology and cancer treatment, Rehabilitation and health services
Dr. Antwi said the proposal positions the SDA Church as a strategic partner in improving healthcare delivery, especially in underserved communities.
Mintah Akandoh welcomed the gesture and stressed that government cannot meet the growing health demands alone.
He urged faith-based organizations, including the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), and the private sector to help complete and operationalize Agenda 111 facilities.
He praised the SDA Church for its long-standing role in healthcare, particularly in deprived areas, and assured partners of government’s guidance.
“Such partnerships will not require financial contributions to government,” the Minister said. Rather, support should go directly toward completing the projects,” he said.
He encouraged CHAG and private investors to identify specific facilities they wish to support, with government providing direction to ensure successful delivery.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Management and staff of Owass FM have announced the passing of media personality, comedian and politician Seth Kwame Dzokoto following a medical emergency during a live morning show discussion at the station earlier today.
According to the station, Dzokoto was participating in a panel discussion on its morning show “Oman Nkoso” when he suddenly took ill and collapsed.
A statement from the station said its team immediately rushed him to the hospital for medical attention, but he was pronounced dead by the attending medical doctor upon arrival.
“We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident, which occurred in the course of our regular programming. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, colleagues, and all those who have been affected by his passing,” the statement said.
Management acknowledged that information about the incident is already circulating in the public domain, but appealed to the public and colleague media houses to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and refrain from circulating unverified information or speculation regarding the circumstances of his death.
Owass FM extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of Seth Kwame Dzokoto.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The State through the Attorney General (AG) has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the suspension of the trial in the case of The Republic v Hanan Aludiba and Faiza Seidu.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal suspended the trial in the case. But the prosecution says it has filed an appeal against the suspension order.
According to the update, the law does not allow a criminal trial to be suspended simply because an accused person has complained about some of the charges on the charge sheet, particularly when those complaints were dismissed as meritless.
It argues that if the Court of Appeal’s decision is allowed to stand, no prosecution will ever be possible, since all it would take for a trial to be suspended is an accused person complaining about anything on the charge sheet.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
