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New Covenant Assemblies of God encourages healthy lifestyle among members
• Some church members at the forum
Members of the New Covenant Assemblies of God at Nyamekye-Accra were recently schooled on healthy lifestyles that would boost their immunity and prevent some diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
The talk show was under the auspices of the Men’s Fellowship.
Dr Courage Asare, a Medical Practitioner with Mamprobi Polyclinic, Accra sensitised the congregants to some healthy behaviours that would help an individual to maintain a healthy physique.
The Health and Wellness Expert said that, a healthy body was a catalyst to improving an individual’s agility in all aspects of a day-to-day encounter including economic, social and spiritual well-being.
He pointed out that, eating late at night was very risky because most of the foods being consumed in our parts of the regions are full of carbohydrates and may slow digestion when taken at very late hours.
According to Dr Asare, excessive intake of sugary products was very risky to the aged because metabolism slows with age and sugar must be taken in moderation in meals that needed inclusion of sugar to taste sweet.
“Exercise is very crucial to our health in order to burn fats which are not needed in our bodies because excessive fats in the human system can lead to developing some health complications including high blood pressure and diabetes,” he said.
Emphasising on the need for regular exercise, Dr Asare cautioned the congregants to exercise regularly in order to keep the heart functioning at all times because exercise was a necessity for the heart to circulate blood in the human system, and a lack of it would interrupt the efficient function of the heart.
He said persons with high body mass index (BMI) should constantly exercise to burn the excess fats since putting on too much weight could lead to some health complications that may endanger the body.
He advised persons living with hypertension to constantly check their blood pressure levels in order to always maintain a healthy living to avoid health complications, adding that they should never discard their blood pressure medications prescribed by their doctors.
This, he said, would normalise their blood pressure levels and keep the heart functioning as it was supposed to.
Pastor Michael Annan Nzeh, President of the New Covenant Assemblies of God Men’s Ministry commended the medical doctor for educating members of the church to live a healthy lifestyle as a priority, because a healthy body was linked to the mind, spirit and soul to serve God.
According to him, the talk show was a strategic objective of influencing healthy behavioural practices and increasing awareness of some diseases including hypertension and diabetes.
By Alfred Nii Arday Ankrah
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NTC staff demonstrate prowess in fire fighting
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) on Tuesday held a sensitisation workshop on fire safety for staff of the New Times Corporation (NTC), publishers of The Ghanaian Times and The Spectator.
It created awareness on fire prevention and safety measures to prevent fire in the home or office.
During the practical session, a section of the staff were taken through fire outbreaks drills steps to take in fire .
tries his hands on
one of the traditional
way to combat fire
Nortey led the demonstration exercise
to staff before the demonstration exercise
of staff Herty Nortey to put off a fire
Can-Tamakloe trying to
extinguish the fire
Led by Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO 1) Isaac Tengfaa, the staff were taught how to use the different types of fire extinguishers to combat fire.
He said it was important for home owners and office workers to put off every electrical gadget at work before leaving for their respective home because more fires in offices occur at closing hours.
He said fire incidence often resulted from carelessness, ignorance or natural occurrence.
Supported by ADO I Richard Mensah, ADO I Eunice Ceasar and Fire woman Anita Amponsah, some of the staff tried their hands on the fire extinguishers and other modes of combatting fire.
By Linda Abrefie Wadie
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GJA commits to fighting ‘galamsey’
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Mr Kwabena Dwumfour, has expressed the association’s commitment to the fight against illegal mining, known in the local parlance as ‘galamsey.’
According to him, the association was worried that forest reserves, water bodies and farm lands were being destroyed and degraded, all in the name of gold mining.
He said this when he addressed a press conference on issues affecting the nation and welfare of Journalists.
The GJA president indicated that in the mining communities, law and order were crumbling with impunity, with associated human right abuses, adverse and forced possessions of individual lands and farms while the decentralised administrative arms of government and traditional authorities seem to be helpless.
Turning his attention to assurances given by President John Dramani Mahama to fight illegal mining, the GJA President stressed that those assurances were welcomed, but urged the President to honour them.
“We welcome the assurances and commitment of President Mahama towards the fight against galamsey and it is our prayer that he will not relent or give up but honour his promise of stopping illegal mining in the country,” Mr Dwumfour emphasised.
He pledged the GJA’s support for the government in curbing the menace.
“We reiterate our condemnation of all illegal mining activities and demand urgent steps to be taken to tackle the issues head-on. There should be strict enforcement of all mining laws and regulations without any concessions, as well as the imposition of maximum sentences on offenders. This is a reliable approach to addressing this issue,” Mr Dwumfour added.
“The GJA urges the media to maintain the galamsey issue at the forefront until the menace was eliminated. As indicated in previous press conferences, we will not stop highlighting the issues until Galamsey stops,” he urged.
