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Gov’t urged to accelerate efforts to decentralise health delivery services
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.
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.
“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
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.
Show host, George Sappor in full
regalia as a traditional leader
outfit to mark Independence Day and
Heritage Month. She usually does it with
husband and best friend, Kofi Aduonum
but in his absence, she maintained the
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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.
at Original TV gave
culture a touch of ‘old
school’ in her presentation
last Tuesday to wow
her audience as part of
the station’s Heritage
Month celebration
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.
By Andrew Nortey
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MoMo vendor 24 murdered at Kwadaso
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.
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.
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.
From Kingsley E. Hope , Kumasi
