When the average urban Ghanaian hears the words ‘Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS)’ compound, one of two things may most likely come into their minds. The first being confusion because they may not be familiar with the word CHPS, and the second being that they do know what it is, but they attribute it...
Ghana is leading the advancement of gender equality in the West and Central Africa region. Women in Ghana have made progress in human endowment in health and education at rates significantly higher than their Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) peers . While this picture is optimistic, improvements in human endowment outcomes have not translated into improved earnings, access to...
Journalists reporting on health issues have been advised to desist from sensationalising health stories but focus on providing facts to draw the attention of policy makers. They have also been urged to protect the privacy and dignity of individuals they report on to avoid victimising them. The Executive Director of Women, Media and Change (WOMEC),...
Media practitioners have been charged to lead advocacy through consistent programmes, interviews, news broadcasts, and support for other campaigners to create massive cervical cancer awareness across the country to reduce the mortality rate. Dr. Mrs. Anita Owusu-Afriyie, a Medical Officer in the Oncology Unit of the International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) made the call appealed to...
Ms. Annabel Quansah, a 14-year-old, Kpone Methodist Basic ‘A’ JHS three pupil emerged as the overall winner for the essay writing competition out of 74 entries Women, Media, and Change (WOMEC), a non-governmental group, has completed its Gender Transformative Programming (GTP), Turning Point Project for adolescent females in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality. Several programmes under the...
Most agree that there is inequality between men and women – but differ on whether men benefit from gender equality Looking at respondents across all generations globally, the majority agree that inequality between men and women persists, and that improvements will require efforts from both men and women. A global country average of 68% agree there is...
The low representation of women in high leadership positions is not big news. As a male-dominated industry, shipping has been a representative example of businesses lacking gender equality. Women’s empowerment is a key sustainable development goal officially recognized by the United Nations. But what is the role of business in promoting gender equality and helping...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said that the government was committed to tackling issues of adolescent pregnancy, maternal mortality and youth empowerment in the country. She indicated that the government will therefore continue to collaborate with the United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA) to realise sexual and reproductive health...
The government of Ghana has been urged to develop a comprehensive strategy to address issues of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and to prioritise issues affecting women and girls’ growth in decision-making processes. Mr Ore Ayoola Akanji, Advocacy and Learning Manager, GH SRHR Alliance, explained that the fight against SGBV required multi-sectorial support with the...
