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La-Nkwantanang MCE warns residents over illegal refuse sites
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly, Mrs Jennifer Dede Adjabeng, has advised residents to refrain from indiscriminate dumping and littering in the area or have themselves to blame.
According to her, despite the arrest and prosecution of several offenders, the practice still persists, especially at the Zongo Junction area, thus making it difficult for the sanitation companies to meet their targets.
The MCE made these remarks after a clean-up exercise was conducted as part of the monthly campaign to get rid of filth in the area.
The five-hour exercise, which started at 5am and ended around 11am, had teams comprising the environmental staff of the assembly, Zoom Lion, traders, the security agencies and property owners who weeded the bushy surroundings and desilted chocked drains along the principal streets in the municipality.
She indicated that in order to achieve that noble objective of maintaining a clean and healthy environment, it behoves the citizenry to abide by their social routines and responsibilities by ensuring that the waste they generate were properly disposed of in order to avoid conflict with the law.
Mrs Adjabeng warned that the assembly would not take kindly to anyone caught dumping refuse in any part of the municipality, and urged the unit committees to increase their watchdog roles to prevent the highway from becoming dumping sites.
She said the assembly was also carrying out the sweeping and collection of sand along the N4 to prevent the waste being washed back into the drains along the highway.
So far, the exercise has been carried out from Ayi-Mensah to UPSA junction of the N4 Highway and some streets in the Central Business District, especially Chief Babaa Seidu Street has been cleaned.
The MCE charged all residents to be environmentally –conscious, particularly in this times of incoming rains in order not to create a fertile ground for any alarming incidents, adding that “there was the need to break any unhelpful cycle”.
By Lawrence Vomafa-Akpalu
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Minister of Health appeals to Tamale Teaching Hospital striking doctors
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has appealed to the striking doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to calll off the suspension and come to the negotiation table.
However, he refused to apologise as demanded by the striking doctors.
The doctors after a meeting yesterday have withdrawn emergency services following the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital.
This follows an unannounced visit to the hospital by the Minister on Tuesday.
The Minister made the appeal when addressing the media in Accra on Today, April 24 2025.
According to him, dialogue is the only way out to resolve the issue, adding that he was ready collaborate with them.
“I am prepared for us to come around the table and discuss whatever we need to discuss,” Mr Akandoh said.
“My humble appeal to my wonderful medical doctors and health professionals at Tamale Teaching Hospital is that I am the first person to take care of your interests. Therefore, let’s call off the strike and let’s all regroup and strategise going forward,” he concluded.
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Health Minister donates medical equipment to Tamale Teaching Hospital, pledges commitment to reforms
The Minister for Health Kwabena Miintah Akandoh has reiterated government’s commitment to address long-standing challenges in the health sector, describing the health system as one that requires urgent reform and collective responsibility.
He made these remarks during a donation of some essential medical equipment and supplies to the Tamale Teaching Hospital on behalf of the Ministry of Health.
The donation included a wide range of equipment such as ECG machines, ICU ventilators, cardiac monitors, anesthesia machines, infant incubators, and essential
Consumables amounting to about 35 items.
Among the items highlighted were
Emergency Health Equipment (EHE) sets, nebulizer sets, and medical-grade towels.
The Health Minister acknowledged the difficult working conditions health professionals continue to endure and emphasized that government efforts alone would not be enough to resolve systemic issues.
He called for unity across the health sector and urged all stakeholders, including medical doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, to work together to ensure that the country’s limited resources are used efficiently.
He noted that the wellbeing of the ordinary Ghanaian should be central to healthcare delivery, cautioning against practices that marginalize the underprivileged due to resource scarcity. According to him, every Ghanaian life is valuable, and the system must reflect that belief in both policy and practice.
Mr.Akandoh stressed that his leadership approach is rooted in humility, collaboration, and respect for all health workers. While acknowledging that change may come with challenges, he maintained that cooperation is key to achieving lasting improvements in the sector.
The Minister pleaded with health professionals in the Tamale Teaching Hospital to call off the strike and regroup to strategize on more effective ways to address their concerns through dialogue and collaboration with relevant authorities.
The donation to the Tamale Teaching Hospital forms part of a broader national initiative to modernize medical infrastructure and enhance service delivery in Ghana’s healthcare.
