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TOR Foundation screens inmates of New Life Nungua Children’s Home
A child (right) being screened by a healthcare professional
The Touch of Royalty Foundation (TOR), a nonprofit organisation over the weekend organised a health screening for the inmates of the New Life Nungua Children’s Home.
In all, over 180 children and staff on the Home were screened for free.
The exercise was carried out by a team of medical volunteers from TOR to commemorate the birthday celebration of the Founder of the foundation, Dr Lady Eunice Andoh Williams.
The children were screened for malaria, vision, blood pressure, cholesterol, hepatitis B, weight among others.
In an interview with the media, Dr Williams said the exercise was a form of reaching out to the Home to help improve their lives.
She stated that, it has always been her dream to help the less privileged and needy in society, which was the reason she chose to celebrate her day with the orphans.
“I decided to do something which every less privileged child would benefit from. I want them to have that sense of belonging and feel loved. Being a medical doctor, I know the best way I can do this is to use my profession to bless others,” she noted.
The Founder of the New Life Nungua Children’s Home, Dr Nii Afotey Botwe II expressed gratitude to the TOR foundation for the kind gesture, adding that it would go a long way to help the home.
He noted that supports to the Home had mostly come in the form of food and other items donation but was the health needs of the children and staff ware equally important.
“We hope others would develop the interest to also come and offer similar offer to screen the children for disease; it is not a bad idea. It is my hope that this can happen in every three or six months to help us know their status,” he said.
A Retired Minister of the Church of Pentecost, Reverend Peter Godson Andoh, the Father of Dr Williams urged parents to be supportive of their children in anything they do to impact society positively.
The foundation also donated some food items to support the feeding of the children and 70 bags of cement to support the renovation of the orphanage.
By Cecilia Lagba Yada
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Traders, ‘Okada’ riders take over Circle pavement
• Korle-Bu CEO with staff of Nivaansh MediQas
Activities of traders and drug addicts are contributing to make the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle) area very uncomfortable and unsafe for commuters.
Day in and out, pedestrians are ‘ejected’ from the pavement created for their safety as traders preferred to sell their wares on that space.
That hinders the free movement of the pedestrians.
The small space left for the pedestrians are also shared with ‘Okada’ riders.
As if these woes are not enough for a commuter on a single day, they also have to navigate carefully to avoid clashes with drug addicts and the mentally challenged.
These people have turned the pavements into their places of abode, covering every inch of space with their wares.
Our photographer, Lizzy Okai, captures some of the unfriendly scenes the authorities must try and deal with to restore sanity to the area.
By Lizzy Okai
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NDC outlines demands before committing to Peace Pact
The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has set forth specific conditions that the party insists must be met before considering signing the Peace Pact advocated by the National Peace Council in anticipation of the December 7 elections.
Mr. Nketia expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of past Peace Pacts, highlighting that they had not achieved their intended outcomes, particularly referencing the 2020 elections, during which eight NDC members were allegedly killed by national security operatives without accountability.
During an August 20 meeting with the National Peace Council at the NDC headquarters, Mr. Nketia detailed the certain conditions for the NDC’s participation in the Peace Pact.
The NDC is demanding that the recommendations from the investigation into the violence during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election be fully implemented.
They also want those responsible for election-related violence in the last election to be prosecuted, stressing the importance of justice and prevention.
The party is calling for accountability regarding irregularities in the printing of ballot papers and insists that visible measures be taken to prevent such issues from happening again.
They are also pushing for a thorough investigation into the missing IT equipment from the Electoral Commission’s (EC) warehouse, expressing concerns about the integrity of the EC’s systems and the potential bias of its staff.
Furthermore, the NDC is urging the President to publicly commit to respecting the results of the 2024 elections. Lastly, the party insists that the Peace Pact should be signed by key figures, including the Inspector General of Police, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and the National Security Coordinator, before they will consider signing it themselves.
Source: Citinewsroom.com
