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Anglogold Obuasi donates sanitary pads to Obuasi Basic School
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Five Junior High Schools(JHS) in the Obuasi Municipality have received large quantities of sanitary pads for distribution among girls in the schools.
Each of the girls,numbering about 1,000, was given five packs of the sanitary pads to cater for the rest of the months of the year.
The beneficiary schools were Sanso M/A JHS, Apitikoko, Nyieaso A and B and Anyinam JHS.
The gesture falls under the Education Improvement Programme of the 10-year Socio-Economic Development Plan (SEDP) of the AngloGold Ashanti, Obuasi Mines.
Under the project, 10,000 sanitary pads would be distributed to schools in tbe Obuasi Municipal and Obuasi East, this year.
Lack of access to sanitary products, clean water and appropriate facilities poses significant health risks and hampers girls ability to participate fully in education, work and social activities.
Speaking on behalf of the Senior Manager, Sustainability of the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, Emmanuel Baidoo, Ms. Mavis Nana Yaa Kyei, Social and Gender Superintendent, said as part of intiatives under the health pillar of the SEDP, the mining company, since 2022, partnered witg GIZ to commit to donating sanitary pads to JHS in the Obuasi Municipality and Obuasi East.
With the support of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and Ghana Health Service (GHS), the Company, he said, would contribute to ending period poverty by providing girls with the necessary resources to manage their menstruation effectively.
“By addressing period poverty, we can ensure that girls can attend school regularly,without fear or shame. Education is a powerful tool for empowerment and social change and every girl deserves the opportunity to pursue her dreams without being held back by something as natural as menstruation,” he said.
According to the Sustainability Manager,together with the GES and GHS, they had begun a sensitisation campaign to raise awareness of menstrual hygiene in schools such that male students were being educated to become supportive of their female colleagues by taking them through menstruation process and the effects it has on their female classmates.
Under water and sanitation programme, he said, the SEDP has been providing for the construction of water systems to address the challenges of accessing potable water across communities in which the mining company operated.
This, he said, “helps to mitigate many of the challenges our women and girls go through during menstrual period”.
Mrs.Cecilia Salifu, Assistant Director in-charge of girls education, Obuasi Municipality, said providing them with free sanitary pads “is a wake-up call of the importance of such to girls.
And, she commended AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine for the gesture.
From Kingsley E. Hope, Obuasi
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NHIA set to boost its cybersecurity and IT Infrastructure
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with a leading private cybersecurity solutions provider in Ghana, CyberHawk Limited, is advancing the Authority’s digital infrastructure to ensure seamless operations.
This is to safeguard the Authority’s digital technologies and maintain the trust of active members of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
In this context, the NHIA Management Information System (MIS) Directorate in the Head Office, on February 11, 2024, launched a three-day brainstorming session on the organization’s cybersecurity enhancement agenda.
The MIS Directorate Ag. Director, Mr. Daniel Blankson explained that the collaborative meeting aimed to scrutinize the NHIA’s Information Technology architecture, identifying potential risks and gapsto enhance its cybersecurity posture.
“By leveraging CyberHawk Limited’s expertise, the NHIA seeks to fortify its defenses against cyber threats, protecting sensitive information and maintaining the trust of its members.”
Mr. Blankson applauded the synergy between the two organizations and underscored the Authority’s commitment to embracing cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions to drive its mission forward.
The Head of Information Security and Standards Unit, in the MIS Directorate, Mr. Ebenezer Hooper, highlighted the Authority’s significant milestone on the digital transformation journey.
According to him, the NHIA is actively engaged in fully adopting and implementing modern digital systems to improve its operations.
He said, “The three-day brainstorming meeting will culminate in the development of a robust IT infrastructure, as well as strategic plans to translate security implementations into tangible IT cost savings for the organization.”
“There is the need to form a steering committee or IT advisory committee, operated under the Board, so that they can pay more attention in protecting the huge IT investment while ensuring cyber security-related policies are well protected,” he added.
The Project Manager of CyberHawk Limited, Mr. Chetan Narayana Murthy, lauded the collaboration and anticipated that it would empower the NHIA to implement comprehensive cybersecurity measures.
According to him, “This is a huge project that will greatly benefit the NHIA by implementing robust cybersecurity measures, safeguarding their systems, and ultimately protecting the sensitive information of NHIA members and healthcare providers.”
A Senior Manager of IT infrastructure, Mr. David Asare Addo, and his colleague, a Senior Manager of Applications, Mr. Enock Afanyi, with the MIS Directorate, gave an overview of the NHIA’s current technological landscape.
Present at the meeting were representatives from the Claims, Membership and Regional Operations (MRO), Research, Policy, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RPME), Corporate Affairs, the Audit, Administration, and Human Resource Directorates.
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Swedru All Blacks back to winning ways, Roshan humble King Faisal
Sekondi Rospak FC made it eight wins in eight successive home games after three second-half goals from John Amoah, Joseph Ntow and Stephen Anthony Kofi. John Amoah opened the scoring in the 55th minute after a barren first half. Joseph Ntow added to the tally in the 56th minute before Stephen Anthony Kofi rounded things up in the 74th minute to give Rospak a 3-0 win over former Premier League side King Faisal.
Elsewhere at Swedru – leaders Swedru All Blacks humbled PAC Academy in an emphatic 2-0 win. Zayat Bubakari scored first for Swedru All Blacks in the 27th minute before Rudolf Junior Nana Kwasi Mensah made it 2-0 in the 34th minute. Swedru All Blacks are top of the table with 36 points – 4 points ahead of second placed Rospak FC.
Meanwhile, Former Premier League side Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs recorded their fourth successive home victory after beaten New Edubiase United 2-1 at the Robert Mensah Park. Enoch Odoom struck first for Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs in the 19th minute but Steven Asante equalized for New Edubiase United before halftime. After the interval, Godfred Eshun scored from distance in the 65th minute to help Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs secure all the points.
Here are the results in Zone Two
