Sunyani, May 31, GNA - Hand washing, also known as hand hygiene is the act of cleaning one's hands with soap and water to remove viruses, dirt or any other harmful and unwanted substances stuck to the hands. Drying of the washed hands is also part of the process as wet and moist hands could easily be contaminated. This means regular hand washing is undoubtedly the best and safest...

Accra, May 30, GNA - As part of their progressive campaign to support more females to fully develop their potentials to make the world a better place for all of its citizens, CAMFED is implementing their five - year strategic plan (2020-2025). Over the period, CAMFED’s goal is to support five million girls to attend and thrive in school, by leveraging the ‘Multiplier Effect’ –...

Accra, May 27, GNA - The fight against crimes is a task that continues to engage governments and law enforcement agencies across the world. There is no society exempt from crime. The famous Sociologist, Emile Durkheim while writing his treatise on ‘Crime and Deviance’ points to the normality of crime as an inevitable part of society, noting that crimes exist in all society...

Danyame-Kwaem, May 25, GNA – Imagine staying home as a kid until you were 12 years before your parents made any effort to enroll you in school due to distance. How about trekking a round trip of 14 kilometers daily to attend school at that tender age? This may sound ridiculous, but that was the plight of children at Danyame-Kwaem, a settler community near Obenimase...

Accra, May 25, GNA - The sun is up again and the Nkrumah interchange and its peripheries have geared into brisk life. Ten year-old Kwame Apau is awake. He finds a piece of chewing stick and a sachet of water to wash his face and commences in earnest what he knows best; street begging. He says, “Growing up, what I have come to accept is that I have to be on the streets and...

Accra, May 24, GNA - A stream of happiness is running through the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region. It is not the absence of ‘galamseyers’ but the reduction of teenage pregnancies in the regional capital, noted for child marriages. The ecstasy is felt in the voices of some educationists, health workers and traditional rulers who are quietly celebrating reduction...