Strengthening urban health systems through gaps identification is necessary to ensure sustainable health improvements, a lecturer at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana and Country Lead, Dr. Genevieve Aryeetey, has said. That, she explained, involved continuous processes of implementing changes in policy and practice to improve access, coverage, quality and efficiency of the...
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...
The underrepresentation of women in media leadership roles has resulted in a limited perspective on issues that affect women. This does not only perpetuate harmful stereotypes but also contributes to lack of diversityof thought, which hinders innovation and progress in the media space. Dr Charity Binka, Executive Director of Women, Media, and Change (WOMEC), said...
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...
Ghana, like many other countries, has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the government’s efforts have been devoted to curtailing the disease, a major concern has been its potential effects on the delivery and utilisation of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services in the country. Reproductive health issues are essential for...
