Kofi Ahovi

  The Ghana National Egg Campaign Secretariat (GNECS) with support from its stakeholders have trained nutrition officers in the Western Region on the benefits of egg consumption. The nutrition officers are expected to also train other nutrition officers in the region to ensure that they are well informed to better advise their clients. The National Coordinator for GNECS, Comfort Kyerewa Acheampong, at the training emphasized that eating eggs, particularly among the aged, has the potential to control cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. She explained that the choline in eggs, among other essential vitamins and minerals, also prevents the risk of strokes as well as controls the rise in blood sugar significantly, since it fights against crave crazy. She noted that taking one egg a day was ideal for all ages to improve upon brain function and smoothen skin whilst fighting malnutrition in children and promoting total wellness. Children after six months of exclusive breastfeeding could ...

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured residents of Appiatse that the government is collaborating with mining companies and the State Housing Corporation to rebuild the farming community which was levelled by a huge explosion on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Speaking after a tour of the community on Friday, January 21, 2022, Vice President Bawumia expressed the condolences of the government to the families of the 13 persons who had died from the blast so far. Dr Bawumia also stressed that the government would do everything on its part to support the families of the deceased and the injured and cater for the medical bills of the 179 injured persons. He further commended the various security agencies and the community members for their swift response to the tragedy. For the houses that have been destroyed, we are already beginning to think about how to rehabilitate and rebuild for the community here," Dr Bawumia said. Read also: Era of fake motor insurance is over – Baw...

  Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Darko-Mensah, has given assurance to the effect that his region was jealously guarding against a surge in COVID-19 cases. As a region with few COVID-19 patients, we are doing everything humanly possible to jealously guard against a surge and even halt the spread,” he stated. He said that explains why the region has never relaxed in ensuring that the citizens religiously comply with all the COVID-19 safety protocols. Darko-Mensah gave the assurance when he launched the phase two of the ministry of local government and rural development (MLGRD) disinfection, fumigation and cleaning exercise in markets, lorry parks and public spaces at the Takoradi Market Circle, Takoradi, Western Region. He was particularly excited that all the markets, lorry parks and public toilets in the Western Region were going to be covered in the exercise. According to him, his region had also set up various isolation centres aimed at containing the spread of the virus. He,...