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Communities urged to adopt handwashing practices beyond protection against COVID-19

Members of the MTN/Sentuo community in the Kpone-Katamanso municipality in the Greater Accra region, have been advised to adopt the healthy practice of frequent handwashing as a lifestyle to ensure...
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Op-ed: Where is the economic stimulus for women?

The pandemic has been especially crushing for women and, if no action is taken soon, the progress made over the past twenty-five years towards gender equality will be lost. This...
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The way forward in managing mistreatment during childbirth

The way forward in managing mistreatment during childbirth A complex range of systemic challenges at both the health facility and health system levels contribute to the mistreatment of women, including...
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Governments Need To Halt The Disproportionate Impact Of COVID-19 On Rural Women–IFAD President On International Day Of Rural Women

Rome, 15 October 2020 – Our food supply is at risk if we don’t start prioritizing rural women during this pandemic, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN’s International...
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The National Movement Of Rural Women Celebrates International Day Of Rural Women On 15 October 2020

The National Movement of Rural Women invites members of the press to celebrate International Day of Rural Women (IDoRW) on the 15th of October 2020. Observed since 2008, IDoRW – established by the United...
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Ministry Urges Support For Development Of Girl-Child Programmes

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has urged Ghanaians to actively participate in this year’s International Day of the Girl Child celebration, focused on providing better education on...
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Gender Department organises debate to celebrate Girl-Child Day

A thrilling debate to highlight challenges and prospects of the empowerment of girls in the country has been held as part of activities to celebrate this year’s International Day of...
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International Day of the Girl Child

International Day of the Girl celebrates the importance, power, and potential of girls around the world. It is also a day to highlight girls’ needs and the particular problems they can face, and drive efforts that meet these needs...
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The impact of mistreatment during childbirth

The impact of mistreatment during childbirth Mistreatment during childbirth may have both direct and indirect impacts on the woman and her baby. For example, a WHO qualitative study in Nigeria...
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