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List Hepatitis on NHIS …Okyeame Kwame advocates
• Okyeame Kwame
Multiple award winning musician, Kwame Nsiah-Apau, affectionately called Okyeame Kwame has advocated for the need to list Hepatitis on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
According to him, if this is done it would enable more patients to access medication.
“It is my wish that NHIS will list Hepatitis treatment as well so that more patients can have access to medication,” he noted.
As part of the campaign, Okyeame Kwame Foundation in collaboration with MDS-Lancet will today, July 23, 2022 embark on Hepatitis campaign walk under the theme; ‘Bringing treatment closer to the patient.’
After the walk, there would be aerobics session coupled with Hepatitis B screening and vaccination to mark world Hepatitis Day which is observed on July 28.
The walk will commence at the Silver Star Towers at 6am today, through airport, aviation enclave, and return to Silver Star for other activities.
The Okyeame Kwame Foundation has been organising a nationwide free Hepatitis Screening and vaccination for about 12 years now.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Prophet Atarah opens new studio, launches Atarah Praise 2025
Prophet Joseph Atarah has launched his annual event aimed at bringing believers together in an atmosphere of worship and praise.
The theme for this edition is ‘Restoration’ with the belief that patrons would be restored in the face of their challenges.
The programme will be in two parts, with the first scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom at 5pm on May 11, at Pleasant Place Church.
The Ghana edition will take place at the forecourt of Believer’s Grace Crown Ministry International, Bond Square, Adenta Barrier, at 4pm on May 25.
Prophet Atarah has paraded Piesie Esther, Kofi Owusu Peprah, Nana Yaw Asare and Mavis Asante among others for the Ghana edition.
For the UK edition, patrons will enjoy performances from Kofi Owusu Peprah, Kobby Mantey, Emmanuel Smith, and Ern Ruthy.
Speaking at the launch, Prophet Atarah said, God has been good throughout last year, and 2025 has started on a positive note.
Against this backdrop, he wants to bring believers together and, in unity, to praise God.
He said, like what happened last year, a lot of miracles will take place.
In a related development, Prophet Atarah also commissioned a new studio for rehearsals and live recordings.
This, he said, was not limited to him, but open to every musician across all genres.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Empress Gifty to thrill patrons at MTN Stands In Worship on Easter Sunday
Ghanaian gospel heavyweight, Empress Gifty is set to thrill thousands at this year’s MTN Stands In Worship event.
The programme brings believers together annually to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ.
This year’s edition, slated for the Grand Arena on Sunday, April 20, will feature Empress Gifty.
Against this backdrop, the anointed gospel musician has urged all patrons to come with a heart of worship and praise.
She is optimistic that a lot of miracles will happen through the ministration.
“Through our ministrations instant miracles will happen and you are going to have an encounter with God,” she told The Spectator.
Empress Gifty again appealed to patrons not to come alone, but with their families and friends to receive blessings.
Empress Gifty, who had a big song dubbed Watch Me, has been nominated in the Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year and Gospel Artiste of the Year categories at this year’s 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
