The Young mental health Nurse, Bismark Kpobi, have sighted a comment made by the Hon. Minister for Roads and Highways in circulations where he stated that all TOLLBOOTHs across the country will soon be converted into Public Urinals.
However, He must say on authority that that is retrogressive decision and it will be suicidal and homicidal if not halted now.
Below are some questions we should be asking the minister ;
1. Will the urinal be used by cars plying the roads ? If yes, do we have spacious areas where all hundreds of cars passing by can stop ,park and the drivers and passengers use the Urinals? Per my assessment across the country, we don’t have such spacious areas where many cars can park for passengers to line up there to ease themselves.
2. Will the place be used by those passing by on foot, those living by the TOLLBOOTHs,or for the general public? If yes, will the running cars passing stop for people to cross the road to use the Urinals since Weija , Motorway TOLLBOOTHs have many in the middle of the roads?
Per the above questions, it is clear the intentions and decision of the Hon Minister, Kwasi Amoako- Attah, will be dangerous and disastrous and hence should not be tolerated and given the necessary consideration. If we want to provide public Urinals and toilets for the passengers and drivers, then we have many places along the roads that can be utilised other than setting death traps for innocent souls who will be trooping to the roads to ease themselves.
Also, that decision will cause huge traffics the abolishment of the TOLLBOOTHs previously sorted to prevent.Having expatiate my points,
He calls on all discerning citizens and media to add their voices before inevitable accidents start visiting the country.
Prahgia Riders in Techiman cautioned to stay away from girls
It is public knowledge that Tricycles popularly known as Prahgia have become a major way of transportation in our towns despite their operations being illegal and most of the riders are Youths who are sexually active.
In view of this, a Non-Governmental Organization that targets adolescent sexual reproductive health “Purim African Youth Development Platform” (PAYDP) together with the Ghana Police Service, Department of Social Welfare, and other Stakeholders have trained Prahgia Riders on Sexual & Gender-based violence and teenage pregnancies as well as force or early marriages.
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent Nana Kwadwo Adu in Techiman during the training workshop, Madam Millicent Ocloo Bono East regional programs Officer for PAYDP cautioned Prahgia Riders to stay away from girls in order not to face the rigors of the laws.
Millicent Ocloo, Bono East regional programs Officer for PAYDP.
For his part, Mr. Ameyaw Nicholas Regional Director of Non-Formal Education Division in charge of Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo urged Prahgia Riders who might have dropped out of school to take advantage of the government’s functional literacy program to update their knowledge.
At the training, the Prahgia Riders also enjoyed free medical or health screening from PAYDP in which Mrs. Eunice Acheampomaa Siaw a Senior Nurse at Abrafi Women and Children’s Hospital in Techiman also gave this piece of advice….
Mrs. Eunice Acheampomaa Siaw, a Senior Nurse at Abrafi Women and Children’s Hospital in Techiman
Finally, Gyan Abdul Rauf General Secretary of Techiman Prahgia Association, and some Riders who benefited from the program also shared their views….
Gyan Abdul Rauf General Secretary of Techiman Prahgia Association and some Riders
Universities urged to train entrepreneurship oriented graduates than academicians who complete and look up to government for employment
A former Minister for Education Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi who has been appointed as Board Chairman for Public Procurement Authority has urged Universities in Ghana to give more attention to entrepreneurship programs or courses than producing graduates who only complete schools and come to look up to the government or former sector for employment.
According to the NPP National Chairman hopeful, time has come for University students to come to the realization that hundreds of thousands of graduates are produced yearly but the job opportunities are limited therefore one should be able to do something with the knowledge acquired in school after completion instead of expecting employment.
Professor Ameyaw Akumfi gave this advice when he spoke in an interview with Peace News correspondent Nana Kwadwo Adu in Techiman during the SRC Week celebration of the Valley View University (VVU) under the theme, “the role of universities in fostering entrepreneurship to mitigate unemployment”.
Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi, Board Chairman for Public Procurement Authority and an NPP National Chairman hopeful.
For his part, Master Kingsley Kwarteng SRC President of Valley View University Techiman campus was grateful to school administration for preparing them towards entrepreneurship and pledged not to become burden to the government in terms of employment but will put whatever they have learnt to use.
Master Kingsley Kwarteng, SRC President of Valley View University (VVU) Techiman campus.
TECHIMAN MUNICIPAL GIRL CHILD OFFICER MEETS ABOUT 20 NURSING JHS MOTHERS AND PARENTS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL RE-ENTRY POLICY Madam Ellen White; Techiman Municipal Girl Child Officer has a matter of urgency called on Parents to support their wards who get pregnant in the course of schooling to be able to complete and without dropping -out from school.
Speaking at a programme at Gyarko JHS to donate some diapers, foodstuffs and some amount of money to about some 20 Girls who got pregnant during the covid 19 breaks after a successful Government Re-entry policy, Madam White opined that getting pregnant while in school is shouldn’t be encouraged but in case of any misfortune, Parents should not compel their wards to about their unborn babies or withdraw them from school but rather support them since the Government Re-Entry policy has come to stay.
She added that she would do her possible best to uplift the image of Girl Child Education in the Techiman Municipality, Bono East, and Ghana as a while and appealed to Philanthropists to help the Student Nursing mothers and also charged parents to always provide the needs of their wards to curb any future misfortune.
On his part, Mr. George Yaw Ankamah; Director in charge of Children at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social protection for Bono Region also promise their readiness to support the children to achieve their aim for a brighter future. Some of the beneficiaries bemoan the unfortunate incident and thanked the officials for coming to their aid and promised to learn hard to soar higher in the future.
REPORT CASES OF ABUSE AND DEATH THREATS – GH GIRL’S GUIDE URGES WOMEN
The chief commissioner of the Ghana Girl’s Guide Association, Mrs. Abdul Zakiya Wahab has advised victims of domestic violence and death threats especially women and young girls in their various homes, to report all forms of abuse to her outfit or the Ghana Police service for redress.
She said most often, victims failed to report such issues due to societal norms and threats.
Mrs. Zakiya gave the advice in a press conference today in Accra following the recent spike of domestic violence against women and series of murder cases on women in the country.
She indicated that most often, victims of domestic violence or all forms of abuse were not reported to DOVVSU for fear that the perpetrators, particularly men, would be prosecuted or jailed.
She explained that it was not so because prosecuting or jailing the wrongdoers who were members of the family would aggravate the matter.
The Chief Commissioner said the unit rather invited the perpetrators to solve the issues through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to bring peace and harmony in the affected family.
When you come to us, tell us what exactly you want us to do for you because we are always there for you, do not be afraid”, she stated.
“We are still at home miserably”.. unemployed registered Nurse assistants, 2019 Batch reminding the Government about their posting
The Registered Nurse Assistant Preventive (RNAP) & Registered Nurse Assistant Clinical (RNAC) are calling on the government to absorb them for they have stayed in the house unemployed for quite too long.
In an exclusive interview with Listowel Aboagye Dacosta of Sweet FM, the National President of the Registered Nurse Assistant Preventive and Registered Nurse Assistant Clinical 2019 batch Mr. Eric Kwakye explained that, recently, a joint communique was sent to MoH by Rotational Nurses Leadership about their financial clearance. Surprisingly, a few days after, YEA and GHS signed a Memorandum of Understanding to train 3000 SHS graduates for six months on “Zoom Nurse Module” for the same work there are already trained and licensed professionals numbering over 20,000 in the house unemployed
Mr. Eric Kwakye disclosed that they have severally met with the Director HR of MoH on their posting, but nothing fruitful seems to manifest out of the engagements.
“DROP the Zoom Nurse Module which seeks to train & recruit 3,000 SHS graduates and post us first”
Miss Addo Baffour- Sandra is the secretary of the Registered Nurse Assistant Preventive & Registered Nurse Assistant Clinical also lamented on the economic and social implications that the members have been going through in their various communities of abode.
We should all invest in girl child education and community development – acting Zongo chief
The acting Zongo chief for the Zongo community in New Edubiase in the Adansi South district of the Ashanti Region Nana Abdulai Baaba(Allahday) has expressed his outmost view and advice to Nongovernmental Organisations, philanthropists, Muslim leaders, and the entire Muslim community is to focus and invest in girl child education.
According to him, most of the girls in our communities face a lot of challenges with regard to formal education, although they are very brilliant and can fit into any formal sector when given them the right opportunities.
Also, he added that Muslim communities should help with recruitment of Arabic teachers in our various schools to enhance the teaching and learning of arabic.
He continued that, we should all gear up in providing portable drinking water to rural communities for water is essential for the survival of humans and other co habitants to help solve the struggle for water issues rampant everywhere.
Finally, Nana Abdulai Baaba urged the general public to come together to help improve our Human Resources and involve females in our daily activities.
The Psychiatric Nurse and Concern Citzen if Ghana, Bismarck Kpobi upon research discovered that Drug abuse has become a global phenomenon affecting almost every country though the extent and characteristics vary depending on the country in question.
Drug Abuse by the Youths
In an interview with Dikoder.com, he explained that, marijuana and alcohol have been identified as the major drugs of abuse among the youth in Ghana. These drugs are becoming more and more a public health concern and they represent one of the leading causes of preventable deaths , illnesses and injury.
According to the young Psychiatric Nurse, he said, the age of abuse of marijuana and alcohol is relatively low , 10-15 years and experimentation has been found to be the main reason for the start of the abuse. These two drugs in addition to cigarettes, Cocaine, and many pharmaceutical drugs of high heroine origin, either in one or combine( mixed) usage are really destroying lives and the country’s human resources and economy.
Drug Abuse by the Youth
“The course of the alarming rate of the abuse especially among the youth can be traced to the high unemployment among the youth, the frustration of highly qualified students not having access for further education, and the general economic situations in the country” …
“Ignorance, on the part of the victims, interpersonal relationship with families and peer pressure, Media , availability of the drugs, cost of the drugs, urbanisation, slum communities and some culture factors are the causes” he said.
Pening down notes Bismarck further raised another concern of a disease called aphrodisiac. He said, aphrodisiac works by stimulating nerve centres in the spine , thereby improving the capacity for erection without increasing Sexual excitement. These drugs, some call it herbal Viagra . Unfortunately, there are side effects to taking these herbs which include; anxiety, weakness, overstimulation, paralysis, and hallucinations depending on the type.
“Too much use of these Viagra puts much pressure on the internal organs of the male partner which in long round leads to many Illnesses . Normal Sexual intercourse doesn’t take much time , the emphasis should rather be on the satisfaction to be given the female partner . Overworking ourselves with drugs to impressing women cannot be exclusive of many youthful death among the youth especially the males he stated.
However, Government spending on substance abuse treatment is seen as an extra financial burden on an already strained budget.
Furthermore, drug addictions can threaten Civic safety, given that people under the influence of drugs may have a distorted view of the world around them and are prone to participating in improper behaviors such as armed robbery, domestic violence which is rampant these days on our communities. Such victims of substance abuse can become danger to the families, general public and the environment. Substance Abuse also increases the risks of spreading infectious diseases such as HIV AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, tuberculosis since these victims share blades ,needles and many other sharps .
Drug Abuse by the Youth
“The aforementioned outline should be of utmost priority to the government to saving our future leaders now before the youth die and leave their parents. Government should come out with rehabilitation centres to attending to such victims by reorientating them back to the community for productive works. Appreciable percentage of the MoH budget Should be pushed into Mental Health Psychiatry to taking care of such fast looming time bomb when not control now. All stakeholders who matter in ensuring moral values and proper upbringing of children should add their voices for government to taking needed steps in addressing substance Abuse in the country among the youth” he said.
Ref: WHO Study Substance Abuse,2003, The Pan African Medical Journal, 30th Dec ,2019.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in collaboration with the Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) held a Stakeholder Seminar on Digitized Soil Maps on Tuesday, 30th March 2021 on the theme ” CSIR-Soil Research Institute Web base Application Platform.
This program was basically launched to introduce the New Digital Soil Maps in Ghana which led to the Deputy Director-General of CSIR, Mr. Paul P. Bosu giving the opening remarks on the program. He made it known to the media that the MAG is a development assistant program by the Canadians to support the growth in agriculture in Ghana.
SRI Launched its Web base Application Platform
According to Mr. Bosu, the Ministry for Food and Agriculture is the key implementation agency of this program with the collaboration of CSIR and others as collaborators of partners.
“SRI is one of the thirteen (13) of the CSIR. The institute is mandated to undertake Scientific research to generate technology/ information, commercialized these technologies and build capacity in the sustainable management of Ghana’s Soil resources for increased in Agricultural industry, environmental Quality and improved livelihoods” he hinted.
Prof. Mohammed Moro Buri, Director of CSIR- SRI further came in to give a brief statement on the Soil Maps of Ghana. He pointed out that there has been a website created to aid farmers in knowing what to grow in their various farms respectively. He said that there had been a test which went on years ago on Ghana’s soil in all the sixteen (16) regions which has aid them to develop a website called www.csirsoilinfo.org for farmers.
SRI Launched its Web base Application Platform
Mr. Buri futher said, the agricultural modernisation is an important foundation of every nation if food production is to be increased and food security. He went on to tell the media on the key goal of bringing up the website; he said, this is to increase food production and to enhance food security through effective sustainable use of the soil in the country.
“The main objective is to develop and host information on the soil resources of Ghana online to enhance soil information, accessibility, availability and acquisition in the country and world wide” he said.
Finally, Mr. Eric Asamaoh, Principal technologist of CSIR-SRI also brought his presentation of the digitalised soil Maps. He said, The online platform contains digitized soil maps of specific locations, soil characteristics and appropriate nutrient/mineral requirement for key crops in each agro-ecological zones of Ghana. It also shows information on soil nutrient availability, soil physical properties and fertility limitations, as well as soil suitability for selected crops can be accessed. Soil management recommendations, strategies and limitations, etc. are brought to the door step of farmers (small, medium and large scale).
Acknowled MAG Representation, the MAG Coordinator and Director General of CSIR graced the occasion.
The Ghana Education Service has announced an emergency Easter break for all educational Institutions across the Country from Primary to Tertiary.
In a statement issued by the Abuakwa North Municipal Directorate to all heads of Public and Private Basic School has confirmed the emergency break.
GES Announces Easter Break
According to the notice, all basic schools are expected to be closed down to observe the Easter break from Thursday, 1st April, 2021 to Tuesday, 6th April, 2021. Schools are to resume academic work on Wednesday 7th April, 2021.
On the other hand, Second Cycle Institutions are expected to go on the Easter break on Thursday 1st April, 2021 to Monday 5th April, 2021.
Open Letter To: Parliament, Minister For Gender And Children Affairs, Government And Other Relevant Stakeholders.
The rate of abuse and assault cases in relationships and marriages in Ghana needed holistic approach to reducing the canker. Abuse of drugs; alcohol,marijuana etc are some causes but the major underlying problem is Sexual Sadism And Masochism Disorders.
Sexual Sadism And Masochism Disorders are two separate Psychological Disorders and each are categorised by the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V (DSM-V) as a paraphilia, which is a Sexual disorder characterised by socially unacceptable preoccupations or behaviors.
Sadism And Masochism Disorders are characterised by feelings of Sexual pleasures or gratification when inflicting sufferings on another person,or having suffering inflicted upon one’s self respectively. Sadism And Masochism Disorders are both about enjoyment of pains. Sadomasochism is used to describe either the co-occurrence of Sadism and Masochism in one individual or as a replacement for both. In some extreme cases, Sexual Sadism can lead to serious injury or death for the target of the Sadistic behavior.
The above background of the Sexual disorder is the leading contributing factors since it seems some partners enjoy causing harms to their partners for pleasures and they feel no remorse . Just recently we heard several cases of people beating their partners to death , it will surprise you to know that the beatings weren’t once but several times .
Marriages are suffering from psychological and emotional abuses and it is high time the necessary stakeholders from government resource Mental Health Authority to help in attending to such cases . It is just not a matter of human right issues rather psychological and Sexual disorders that needed experts to handling them through therapies .
If care is not taken, those causing such sufferings and pains(Sadist) on their victims or those enjoying such pains or suffering (masochist) will soon also start agitation for their rights like the LGBTQ nonsense so their assault cases will be termed normal and no fault of theirs since they will argue out their cases by falling on some human right lawyers to helping them.
If our leaders don’t stand up now to giving priority to Mental Health Authority, we risked be doomed as a nation in some 5-10 years time. America, UK and some developed countries put Mental Health Health First before government appointees emoluments and it is helping fighting the canker they created for themselves as in human rights stuffs.
I am looking forward to hearing government and like-minded stakeholders to giving necessary attention to Mental Health Authority Empowerment. Thank you.
Today, on the 9th March, 2021 President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo has delivered his long awaited state of the nation address in his second term of office.
The impact of covid-19 on our countries economy, has caused a lot of harm to Ghanaian’s. At the outbreak of covid-19 Ghanaian’s lost their jobs due to this pandemic. The government has done a lot to put the lives of Ghanaian’s into a good shape during and before the outbreak of covid-19.
This has lead to the President to impress and give hope to Ghanaian’s and that is being done through the President’s address to the nation. Below are the down break of the President’s address to the nation:
1.Government to link National ID to sim card’s.
2. Government to link National ID to all other identification documents.
3. Ghana’s GDP is expected to grow by 5% in 2021 despite the outbreak of covid-19.
4. Government to establish 14 medical waste treatment facilities, to ensure a better disposal of our medical waste.
5. Government to start the construction of 100 bed regional hospital.
6. Government to build two psychiatric hospitals in Ghana starting from 2021.
7. Over 100,000 nurses are recruited in my first term of Governance.
8. 14,600,000 piece’s of PPE’s has been distributed to Ghanaian’s.
9. Under the 1D1F 232 projects almost complete.
10. Thousands of vehicles assembled in Ghana by VW, and 400 vehicles produced by Kantanka.
11. Ghana has experienced no food shortage in the country despite the outbreak of covid-19.
12. Government to increase tertiary enrollment from 18% to 40% in this year.
13. 32 TVET institutions to be built across the country.
14. I congratulate the Black Satellites on their victory.
This address of the nation, to Ghanaian’s has given Ghanaian’s a reason to Jubilate because it entails everything that would promote and create jobs for Ghanaian’s.
Many people have heard the benefits the body gets intimate relationships, but do you know that you can cure some aliments by making love often.
The heart
By keeping intimacy often, it will help you in the good functioning of the heart. According to the experts, it shows that it reduces the chance of heart attack and other heart problems.
Headache
To calm the headache, this practice is very effective as it releases oxytocin and increases endorphin. Even this hormones helps body and mind to relax naturally.
Anti depressant
Improves self esteem as it is truly effective antidepressant.
Insomnia
When you’re in the state of relaxation to the maximum, tensions are released and sleep is Favored.
Urinary Incontinence
Also, having intimacy with normal, helps to combat urinary incontinence as it strengthens the pelvic and prevent hated urine leakage.
Influenza
Believe it or not, it also works for the flu, so if You have flu, it’s better to make love, being a natural remedy. This is because antibody production is discharged during pleasure, and because of this it becomes a potent antiviral.
Muscle overload
If you want a perfect relaxing, having intimacy is the solution since it is the best exercise to combat muscle and joint overload.
Shiny skin
It serves also as a shiny skin, as it releases toxins which is reflected directly in the appearance of the skin
Prostate
It can also help You reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer. It becomes a barrier of protection against the appearance of possible tumors.
Breast cancer
It is a protective barrier against breast cancer, in the same way against prostate. The stimulation of the breast causes the woman to release oxytocin, a hormone that protects the appearance of this kind of cancer.
Coronavirus is still plaguing the world. Ghana hasn’t been spared the blushes of the virus with many cases reported since the first outbreak in March last year. Currently, Ghana has an active case of 5,480.
This is some improvement seeing that the country was getting to 8,000 active cases few weeks ago. New cases as at February 24 was 626 and the death toll at 599. In total Ghana has recorded about 83,212 cases.
The President Akufo-Addo tonight addressed the nation on the 24th update on measures taken against the spread Coronavirus. Below are some of the excepts of the address tonight.
Vaccines were promised to arrive in March but due to hard work the vaccines have come in earlier than expected. The AstraZeneca vaccines is tried and tested.
Twenty million Ghanaians will be vaccinated by the end of the year; persons most at risk, frontline workers and persons with health conditions. Group 2 will consist of security personnel, farmers, telecommunications services, Meteorological services, media, transport services, army etc. Group 3 consists of all persons above 18 years, except pregnant women. Group 4 include pregnant women and others above 18 of by then vaccines are available for them.
From March 2nd to 15th vaccinations will start in 43 districts across the hotspots.
The President assured the Ghanaian populace that the vaccine is not dangerous. He noted that the FDA have certified the use of the virus.
The President and his wife and the vice president and wife will tomorrow take the first shots of the vaccine. This will be followed by council of state members, prominent personnel, Asantehene, Ga Mantse, Speaker of Parliament will take the vaccine on Tuesday.
A committee has been set up to create and manufacture vaccines locally.
The president also called on continuous abidance to the safety protocols. He noted that the vaccines should cause people to put their guards down.
Currently Ghana’s active cases stand at 5,444 and 77, 972 recoveries. Death toll stands at 607.
207 schools have reported cases since reopening. 282 cases from schools have been reported.
Government Should Consider Changing Single Sex Schools Into Both Sex Schools To Curbing LGBTQ Fast Rising Menace
Open Letter To Education Minister And Director of GES.
As we still deliberating on how best to reducing and orienting LGBTQ victims in our sociocultural settings, I consider the followings :
° That our single Sex Schools be gradually changed into mix schools ; that will help in full orientation of the young ones as they grow into late adolescent and adulthood.
° Psychological Counseling In All Schools ; this will encourage those with issues to that effect to seek redress taking into consideration their confidentiality won’t be broken.
° Empower Mental Health Authority to periodically give intensive Mental Health education in all the schools; this will give insight to the students to appreciating the problems and seeking for solution.
Information available suggested that the induction of LGBTQ victims has their basis from the single Sex Schools. When you take ten 10 victims, probability of eight 8 being introduced to this abominable act started from school or better still, the one who championing this evil course have their second cycle schools in single Sex Schools.
The affinity /attraction starts when same sex students jokingly plays with each others sexual parts and then move into actions. Those who boldly confirmed the disorder testified to that.
I therefore call on all the stakeholders from parliament, ministry of education, GES, PTA , government and like-minded NGOs to get involved in reducing this rising social disorder among our future leaders.
Our religions are against it, social and moral values against it too. It is time we go into action without fear or favor.