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School building collapses on pupils
A pupil of the Sumborun Basic School in the Sissala East Municipality suffered a head injury, after a log from their classroom shed fell on them, following the collapse of the building on the children.
Checks by the GNA revealed that the affected pupil, Zaachi Hanawu, a primary one pupil, had since been treated and discharged from the community clinic.
Mr Dangor File, the Assemblyman of the Sumboru electoral area, told the GNA that the school’s structure, which had been under construction by the Northern Development Authority (NDA) had stalled for the last four years.
He said the pupils, aged between six and eight, participated in the re-construction of the classroom sheds, to save them from the harsh weather conditions, because their parents refused to participate in the constant ritual of repairs whenever school resumed from vacation, claiming they were occupied with their farming activities.
Mr Dangor stated that unfortunately, while gathering tree branches and other leaves to cover the uncompleted structure, one of the logs fell on a pupil, injuring her on the head, whilst others sustained minor injuries.
Mr Fuseini Batong Yakubu, the Sisalla East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), confirmed that he had earlier sought NDA’s assistance to complete some abandoned projects in the area, which included the three-unit classroom block in Sumborun, which was yet to be roofed and stocked for the school.
He said the uncompleted projects dotted around the Municipality included a doctor’s bungalow and maternity ward at Welembelle, the Banu Police post, Lilixia Kindergarten block, the Dangi classroom block, a three-unit classroom block at Dolunbizon, the Bujan maternity ward, Kuroboi CHIPs compound and the Challu community centre. –GNA
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‘The Law of Karma’ premieres today at Foxy Event Centre
All roads lead to the Foxy Event Centre at Ablekuma NIC today when Ekab Movies Production premieres its maiden movie titled ‘The Law of Karma.’
The movie features upcoming characters like Pretty Annie (Annie), Mariama Tetteh (Nana Ama), Prophet Boanerge Mireku (Mr Osei), Alice Ghansah (Lucy), Rose Asiedua (Queenzy), Maxwell Buabeng (Skylord), Georgina Leobo (Reggie), John Mensah (John), Williams Appiah (Jerry), Nana Ama Yeblack (Lina) and Kofi Mensah (Mensah).
Directed by Mr Emmanuel Atuahene-Bempong (Osor), ‘The Law of Karma’, tells a true life story of how two friends – Annie and Nana Ama, grew together in the same neigbourhood.
Annie and her parents later travelled outside the country to seek greener pastures and relocated to Ghana after many years.
Annie, the only daughter of her parents convinced them to invite her childhood friend Nana Ama to stay with them.
It was for a good cause but Nana Ama had a totally different plan for the now fabulously rich family of Annie.
Mr Bempong, told The Spectator Agoro last Friday that “this movie will teach Ghanaians the lessons that one must not pay back good with evil.
In the company of some of the actresses, Mr Bempong said preparation for the premiere was far advance and was expecting to have a memorable evening with movie lovers.
He said there would be a 4pm red carpet event to precede the premiere which starts at exactly 6pm.
According to him, various strategies have been employed to sell tickets on different promotional packages.
Tickets for the VIPs are being sold at GHȻ100, a family of five can obtain tickets at a cost of GHȻ150, double for GHȻ80 and regular pegged at GHȻ50.
He urged movie lovers across the country to attend the premiere as a boost for the new faces to hit the screens.
By Andrew Nortey
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‘No meat on Mondays,’ consume plant baised foods… Health expert advises
Replace meat with plant based foods to reduce diseases
“No meat on Mondays,” is the call on Ghanaians by health experts, following a renewed drive to practically reduce the high spate of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the country.
The call is to encourage a gradual adoption of healthy eating habits among the populace to avert the increasing high blood pressure (hypertension) and type 2 diabetes cases among the populace.
These conditions usually build up fatty deposits in the body and decrease organ function.
It is in view of this that the ‘Meatless Monday’ project, a public health initiative to rally as many Ghanaians as possible to reduce meat consumption at least one day in a week for their health and that of the environment, has been rekindled.
Coinciding with World Heart Day and beyond on the theme; ‘Use Heart for Action,’ the campaign is urging Ghanaians to take out meats like beef, pork, mutton, goat as well as fish and poultry from their meals on Mondays and replace them with plant-based foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains and plant-based proteins.
According to the Executive Director of the John Hopkins Centre for Communications, Mr Emmanuel Fiagbey, at the re-launch, stated that simply choosing not to eat meat one day in a week but plant-based food was a deliberate effort to begin making small changes in one’s dietary habits and reduce risks for illnesses like heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, among others.
Mondays, he explained, was strategic to enable people start off the week on a healthy note after possibly indulging in all sorts of unhealthy eating in previous days, particularly weekends where people often let down their guard.
The NCDs Programme Manager of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Efua Commeh, advised Ghanaians to make it a habit to exercise regularly, screen and check their blood pressure often, eat healthy and continue with medication when diagnosed of any NCD in order to promote longevity.
“By virtue of lifestyle changes due to global dynamics, eating of products like meat which used to be part of the family only during festive seasons have now become a norm in households because people are earning more and now able to buy beef, mutton, chicken and fatty foods and drinks on more regular basis.
The consumption of these products, however, comes with increased risk and people should be aware and start eating better, exercise and be more responsible for their health.”
Studies have shown that there is a strong link between eating red meat and heart-related diseases and deaths.
Diets high in red and processed meat have been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, cancers particularly colorectal cancer, among other related ailments.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that a total of 41 million deaths occur annually due to NCDs.
In Ghana, about 95,000 deaths, almost 50 per cent of all mortalities each year results from NCDs such as heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, cancer and respiratory disease which are also common conditions reported in health facilities.
By Abigail Annoh
