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Dr Bawumia begins registration of healed lepers for Ghana Card

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Dr Bawumia begins registration of healed lepers for Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority has initiated the process of registering healed lepers on the national identification register.

The project, sponsored by Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, began yesterday at the Weija Leprosarium in the Greater Accra Region and is scheduled to reach 20 to 50 persons.

Following that, the exercise would be expanded to the Ankaful Leprosarium in the Central Region and Kokofu in the Ashanti Region.

Other healed lepers in the Volta Region’s Ho, the Northern Region’s Nkanchina, and the Upper West Region’s Wa will be registered in due order.

The verification will catch the lepers’ faces, eyes, and ears, as some have lost their fingers to leprosy.

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Dr Bawumia defined the Ghana Card as a necessary document for all residents to get in order to conduct business and engage in other activities.

Dr. Bawumia begins the registration of healed lepers for the Ghana Card

“We do not want anybody to be left out so we are talking about inclusion of everybody.

“We want to make sure that cured lepers as a group are also included, and this is taking place in Weija,” he said.

Dr Bawumia, who is also the Patron of the Lepers Aid Committee, went on to say that lepers were among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals in society, emphasising the need to include them.

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Concerning the legislation controlling the use of the Ghana Card, the Vice-President stated that the law defined 17 uses for the card and that it was the basis for why every person must have it.

According to the available statistics, there have been 120 million card verifications thus far.

Social inclusion

Prof. Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, the NIA’s Executive Secretary, described the effort as an exercise in social, economic, and political inclusiveness.

He stated that the NIA has already enrolled 17.4 million persons on the national identification registry, representing those aged 15 and up.

“We have just about 2.5 million citizens, aged 15 and above out of the 31 million who have not been registered.

“With the support of the staff of NIA, we can register the 2.5 million people in a period of two to three months if we have blank cards, that is our most burning desire at the moment,” Prof. Attafuah said.

He also stated that his organisation has finished plans with the Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service, and the Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry to register children between the ages of zero and six.

Prof. Attafuah also stated that the authority would register Ghanaians in the diaspora if funds were available.

Appreciation

Rev. Father Andrew Campbell, Chairman of the Lepers Aid Committee, thanked Dr Bawumia for his unwavering support for healing lepers around the country.

He did, however, call for a raise in the feeding allowance for recovered lepers, claiming that they are entitled to more than GH 30 per month to live dignified lives.

Source: adomonline.com

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Power interruptions damage our enterprises; release dumsor schedule – GUTA

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GUTA is asking answers from ECG about the true reasons of the unpredictable power outages, measures to resolve the issue, and a deadline for resolution. They also requested ECG to publish a timeframe for load-shedding so that companies may organise their activities appropriately. Because of the unpredictability of power outages, many shop owners have turned to generators, which has resulted in rising fuel costs to keep them operating during outages.

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has joined demands for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to produce a load-shedding schedule, citing the persistent power outages that are badly impacting companies and livelihoods across the nation.

GUTA issued a statement emphasising the considerable impact of the power outages on many sectors, including agriculture, trade, and industry.

According to them, firms are struggling to meet production schedules and prepare for their personnel as a result of the irregular power supply, which raises production costs and degrades living conditions.

Traders, store owners, wholesalers, tailors, dressmakers, electricians, and other artists are also suffering business losses as a result of the “Dumsor phenomenon.”

GUTA is asking for answers from ECG about the true reasons of the unpredictable power outages, measures to resolve the issue, and a deadline for resolution.

They also requested ECG to publish a timeframe for load-shedding so that companies may organise their activities appropriately.

Because of the unpredictability of power outages, many shop owners have turned to generators, which has resulted in rising fuel costs to keep them operating during outages.

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The Foreign Affairs Ministry cautions against travelling to Northern Mali

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"The Ministry remains committed to the safety of Ghanaians and will provide updates on the security situation in the region under reference in due course," the statement went on to say. The Foreign Affairs Ministry reminded the people to always prioritise their safety when travelling.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has advised Ghanaians not to travel to certain areas of Northern Mali.

In an official statement, the Ministry underlined recent security concerns along critical routes connecting Mali and Niger, notably in the Gao and Ansongo regions of Northern Mali.

The Ministry mentioned incidents of terrorist activity targeting travellers along these routes.

“The Ministry remains committed to the safety of Ghanaians and will provide updates on the security situation in the region under reference in due course,” the statement went on to say.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry reminded the people to always prioritise their safety when travelling.

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Gov’t settles on blue and white as new paint for basic schools

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He also announced the replacement of the brown and yellow outfits. "We are modifying the uniforms of public elementary schools across the country. The yellow and brown that you see now will go. Reformation is coming to a community near you, and you will witness it." The education minister expanded, saying that this project is part of the government's attempts to demonstrate to critics that its concentration is not exclusively on secondary education.

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, has declared that the government intends to repaint all public basic schools in blue and white, replacing the present brown and yellow.

This programme is part of a rebranding campaign to improve the appearance of the institutions.

Dr Adutwum went on to say that this is only one of several initiatives targeted at revitalising and improving basic education in the country.

“We’re moving to blue and white. We are painting all of the schools to give them an appealing appearance. This is the revolution Ghana deserves, and it is on its way,” the minister said at a “The free SHS tale” discussion in Accra on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

He also announced the replacement of the brown and yellow outfits.

“We are modifying the uniforms of public elementary schools across the country. The yellow and brown that you see now will go. Reformation is coming to a community near you, and you will witness it.”

The education minister expanded, saying that this project is part of the government’s attempts to demonstrate to critics that its concentration is not exclusively on secondary education.

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