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Gov’t urged to accelerate efforts to decentralise health delivery services

• Charles Nnamdi Ihekire
• Charles Nnamdi Ihekire

 The Chief Executive Officer of Cassona Global Imaging Limit­ed, a leading distributor of advanced medical imaging technologies in Ghana and across Africa, Charles Nnamdi Ihekire, has urged the govern­ment to accelerate efforts at decentralising health delivery services across the country to meet the health needs of the populace.

He expressed concern about long travel distanc­es particularly among rural folks to access healthcare, a situation which remains a major setback to Ghana’s attainment of universal health coverage (UHC).

“The centralised health services and equipment often at regional and tertiary levels of care is unsustainable and costly and Ghana must adopt ways to improving the current situation,” he urged.

Mr Ihekire was addressing a forum by his company to discuss ways to improve Gha­na’s healthcare system as part of activities to commemorate Ghana’s 68th independence anniversary.

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He emphasised the crit­ical need for Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to drive development in the health­care system.

“No man is an island. We all have to come together to build the healthcare system in Ghana and that is the ap­proach of Cassona to partner government to make health­care affordable,” he stated.

The CEO further called for attention to be paid to the primary level of healthcare, particularly for women and children, for a healthier popu­lation.

He underscored the need for infrastructural develop­ment, citing transportation networks as a crucial example to ensure sustainable health­care development.

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“The government must build the infrastructural de­velopment particularly invest in diagnostic equipment which is essential in healthcare de­livery and that is why PPP is the way to go,” he noted.

Meanwhile, Mr Ihekire an­nounced that an operational headquarters of the company was currently under construc­tion in Labone, Accra and expected to be completed in June.

The facility would fea­ture a diagnostic centre with state-of-the-art equipment, including Computed Tomog­raphy (CT), ultrasound, x-ray, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines.

 By Abigail Annoh

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 Heritage Month Ghana trends

From the stables of GTV, the Morning Show team of George Sappor, Thelma Tackie (left) and Clara Mlano (right) added a touch of royalty to the Heritage Month observation with the trio beautifully draped in the rich Kent
From the stables of GTV, the Morning Show team of George Sappor, Thelma Tackie (left) and Clara Mlano (right) added a touch of royalty to the Heritage Month observation with the trio beautifully draped in the rich Kent

Since the institution of the Heri­tage Month celebration in Ghana, it has offered citizens opportuni­ties of a lifetime to learn about their cultures and lifestyles.

Ghana’s version is observed in the month of March, coinciding with the country’s Independence Day celebra­tions on March 6.

Heritage Month features festivals, food fairs, arts, crafts, and music events to highlight the economic and social value of preserving national heritage.

Though a brainchild of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), the celebra­tion has been driven to greater heights by local media with the organisation of several events to create the needed euphoria.

Among the events are the Heritage Caravan and Back To Your Village Food Bazaar pow­ered by Accra-based Citi FM and Citi TV, Wear Ghana Festival and the Gɔbɛ festival powered by 3News.

The Heritage Caravan is a road trip which takes patrons across more than half of Ghana’s regions to offer a distinctive road trip that allows participants to explore the various re­gions of Ghana, providing an up-close encounter with the country’s histori­cal and cultural heritage.

In addition to these roles played by the media, news anchors and other presenters appear on screens immac­ulately garbed in locally made outfits, bringing out the beauty of our tradi­tions.

Today, The Spectator news­paper selected a few of the media personalities that are working to give the cel­ebration a global dimension to project the country.  

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 By Andrew Nortey

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 MoMo vendor 24 murdered at Kwadaso

Mobile money shop
Mobile money shop

 A disturbing crime has shaken the Kwadaso Onion market communi­ty in Kumasi, leaving family and friends grieving the loss of a young life.

Identified only as Junior, a 24-year-old mobile money vendor, was found murdered in his room on Saturday, March 8, 2025.

According to eyewitnesses, Junior had returned home the previous day with a substantial amount of money, over Gh¢20,000.

It was suspected that the killers might have been motivated by the large sum of money in Junior’s posses­sion.

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A police source that confirmed this to The Spectator, said investigation has been launched into Junior’s mur­der, but so far, no arrests have been made.

The Kwadaso community is reeling in shock, calling for justice and an end to the atrocity that has claimed the life of a young and promising individ­ual.

Junior, is believed to be a native of Ejisu Onwe, and was known to his col­leagues and friends as a hardworking and diligent individual who worked at the Kumasi Race Course.

His tragic death serves as a stark reminder of the risks and challenges mobile money vendors faced.

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The incident comes barely a month after Patricia Nimako, a 27-year-old Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor, was shot and killed at Krofrom, Kumasi in the Ashanti region by an unknown assail­ants.

The suspected armed robbers fled with the deceased cell phones and an amount of GH¢10,000 on Thursday, February 13, at approximately 3:00 p.m.

The two armed robbers reportedly stormed the kiosk where the deceased was operating and without any provo­cation shot her dead.

There has not been any arrest yet by the police.

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 From Kingsley E. Hope , Kumasi

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