Kpassa Chief Levies Residents to Construct District Hospital

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Ubor Konja Tassan VI.Kpassa — Ubor Konja Tassan VI

The Paramount Chief of Kpassa Traditional Area, in the Nkwanta North District of the Volta Region, Ubor Konja Tassan VI, has levied residents in the area, Ghc5 each to finance the construction of a health facility.

The project estimated to cost Ghc 4 million, is a self help initiative to save lives in the district, which is without a district hospital.

Residents of the area travel to neighbouring districts in the Volta and Northern Regions to access healthcare.

According to Obrempong Ba K. Owusu of Nkwanta based Beyond FM, Ubor Konja Tassan disclosed that the project which is estimated to cost about 4 million Ghana cedis would also cover the construction of medical quarters for a resident doctor posted to the district.

According to the Paramount Chief, it is nerve-wreckling to know that Nkwanta North attained a district status over decades but does not have a hospital for which thousands of residents travel long distances to Nkwanta South, Bimbila and other districts to seek medical care.

He added that several appeals have been made to successive governments but yielded no result.

Ubor Konja therefore appealed to the government to support the traditional area to construct a befitting district health facility to enhance healthcare delivery to residents in the district.

The Assemblyman for Kpassa West Electoral Area, Mr Tadin Noah and some residents had already made their contributions as a demonstration of their support towards the construction of the hospital.

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Send Special Needs Children to School – Dzifa Gomashie

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Former deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Madam Dzifa Abla Gomashie has pleaded with parents in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region and other parts of Ghana to send their autistic children to school to acquire knowledge.

According to her, some of such individuals that she is familiar with are into beads making, ICT, modeling among others, adding that there are so many other job opportunities for them rather than allowing them to stay at home.

She was speaking at a five-day Autism Aid App Tour held at the Denu Chicago Basic School.

The program, Autism Aid App Tour is a community outreach initiative by the Autism Ambassadors of Ghana and a non- governmental organisation (NGO), Values for Life, VFL- GHANA to support children with special needs at the Denu Chicago Basic School.

The 5-day programme saw activities such as renovation of the classroom building, training of parents and teachers on how to handle the kids in school and at home.

Madam Gomashie observed that her call would motivate parents to send their kids to school. “If the number of students increase, government will see to their needs and make it more attractive since it was the country’s own initiative of putting up the special needs school,” she said.

She added that as an organization, they have renovated the school, provided them with some teaching and learning materials and some number of tables, trained teachers and parents, embarked on raising awareness particularly in churches, as well as on radio shows.

The founder of Autism Ambassadors of Ghana, Alice Akosua Mamaga and her team before handing over, took the students through some classroom activities.

She reiterated their commitment to send volunteers twice every month to assist the staff.

The headmaster of the school, Wisdom Dey Kodorwu urged VFL-Ghana and community members to come to their aid for the betterment of the school.

By: Francis Vorsah/voltaonlinegh.com

Adzodada Wɔnawo de Vɔvɔ Ho ‘Nursing’ Sukuviwo me

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Sukuvi siwo hehe xɔm le Ho Nursing Training College si nye dɔnɔdzikpɔlawo heƒe sukua me le Ho, Amuga Nutoa ƒe toxɔdua mea, le vɔvɔ gã aɖe me ku ɖe adzodalawo ƒe fuɖename si dzi dem le kpoa dzi le ŋkeke siawo me ta.

Le nyatakakawo nua, adzodada wɔna aɖe do mo ɖa le Ablaɖagbe fɔfɔme abe ga ɖeka kple afa ƒoƒo me ene le esime sukuviwo dometɔ ɖeka si le xɔ gbãtɔ me trɔ tso nusrɔƒe heɖo ta enɔƒe.

Nutsotso si ɖo voltaonlinegh.com gbɔa, de dzesie be sukuvi sia kpe fu le amemanyamanya aɖewo sime le eƒe tɔtrɔ yi edɔƒe alo hostel me.

Nu si dzɔe nye be, ameawo bia tso sukuvia si be wòaɖe asi le bagɛ si wòlé ɖe asi le gaƒoƒo ma mea, ŋu na yewo ke esi wògbe ta, woƒoe υuu vade asi na esime υu nɔ dodom le eŋu. Ke le emegbea, wokɔ nenem sukuvi sia yi Amuga nutome Dɔnɔkɔdzi be woatrɔ asi le eŋu.

Ke sukuvi bubu aɖe siwo ƒo nu kple voltaonlinegh.com ɖee gblɔ be adzodalawo ƒe nugbegblewɔwɔ le ŋkeke siawo mea zu taɖui na yewo.

Wodometɔ aɖewo ha gblɔ be tso esime dziɖuɖu trɔ yewo ƒe dzinukukui fetu vivi mawo alo allowance gbɔe na yewo koa, yewo de dzesie be adzodada wɔnawo dze fievododo tso ŋkeke yi ŋkeke.

Emekɔ be zi eneliae nye esi nudzɔdzɔ sia mo dom ɖa alebe, le nuƒo me kple sukua nunɔlawoa, woɖe eme be ɖoɖowo le tome hena kadodo kple kpovitowo le susu sia nu be sukuviwo ƒe nunɔamesiwo kple agbewo nanɔ dedie le sukukpoa dzi.

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Telecommunication Gap in Nkwanta South Affecting Food Marketing

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The absence of mobile telephone network at Chaiso, a heavy agricultural, mountain bottom community in the Nkwanta-South Municipality of the Volta Region is drawing back fluid agro-business linkages.

Trading in tonnes of cassava, cocoyam, plantain, banana, maize, palm products, including akpeteshie, among others, is sluggish and unenticing.

Speaking with voltaonlinegh.com, Mr John Paul Anewaba, former Assembly Member for Chaiso observed that fluid communications between the food producers and marketers should be of mutual benefit to both sides.

He said apart from the setback to agro-business, the telecommunication gap has also made the area unsafe as armed-robbers prowl around occasionally knowing that hints would not get to the police easily.

Mr Anewaba said this security situation is a disincentive to food marketing in the area.

According to him, one tower should be adequate to join Chaiso and surrounding communities such as Kpeve, Duflomkpa, Ahondwo, Salifu and Bontibor to the rest of Ghana.

Mr Anewaba appealed to the Ministry of Communications to actualize the special arrangements with the telcos that requires the state to bridge the gaps in the telephone networks.

To him, the situation is also affecting the management of medical emergencies in the community where people sometimes have to scale trees, mounds, just to reach help on phone, describing it as pathetic.

The Nkwanta area, with varied vegetation zone, is considered a potential food basket of Ghana.

The Volta Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association in conjunction with the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) and the Nkwanta Municipal Assembly marked the 2018 International Press Freedom Day, celebrated every May 3, at Nkwanta.

The programme was part of the Volta-GJA’s running collaboration with Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Volta-Eastern Chapter to promote business development in the region.

By: Sepenyo Dzokoto/voltaonlinegh.com

Ametsitsiwo ƒe Dɔmenyo Habɔbɔ Wɔ Lãmese Dodokpɔ na Amewo le Vakpo

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May 29, 2018

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Shepherd Centre of Ageing si nye dɔmenyo habɔbɔ aɖe le Amuga Nutoa me si menɔla geɖewo nye ametsitsiwo abe ƒe blaenyi mawo lɔƒo ene ƒe alɔdze si le Vakpo, North Dayi nutoa mea, wɔ Lãmese dodokpɔ na dumeviwo abe woƒe ƒe eve zaɖuɖu ƒe akpa aɖe ene.

Habɔbɔmetɔwo le Vakpo kple eƒe golɔguiwo me si Torgbe Atikpli IV tso Ashantime, Adomi, nɔ ŋgɔ na, wɔ wɔna wodze gomekpɔlawo ŋu to nukokoe doname, glitoto, fefewɔwɔ kple biblia me dzodzrowo le wonɔewo domea, me.

Ke le wɔna mea, wokplɔ gomekpɔwo, ametsitsiwo kple ɖeviwo sia, to nufiafia kple nuxlɔmenya siwo woatsɔ atu woƒe agbewo ɖo me.

Le dzeɖoɖo me kple voltaonlinegh.com ƒe nutsotsonala, Torgbe Atikpli IV ɖe eme be habɔbɔa ƒe taɖodzinue nye be wòahe ɖekawɔwɔ kple dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ vɛ na ametsitsi ɖesiaɖe.

Ete gbe ɖe edzi be zi geɖea, amewo bua ametsitsi mawo adzetɔwoe si wɔnɛ be agbenɔnɔ sesẽna nawo yi hea ahedada kple ku vana wodzie. Ke ebia tso amewo si be woagbe nu le ŋkɔ vlowo yɔyɔ ɖe woƒe ametsitsi ŋu kple nuwɔna bubu aɖe siwo medze o la, gbɔ.

Togbui Atikpli be habɔbɔ de lãmese dodokpɔ, lɔlɔnu fã nunana dɔnɔwo kple dume-dzadzraɖo wɔna geɖewo tome kpe ɖe tsaɖiɖi de modzakaɖeƒe vevi aɖewo tso esime habɔbɔa dze te le Vakpo.

Ke ebia tso ametsitsi kata kloe si be woage ɖe Shepherd’s Centre of Ageing habɔbɔa me hena dzidzɔdodo ɖe woƒe agbewo ŋu le woƒe tsitsime ŋkekewo ŋu.

Eɖee gblɔ ha be, habɔbɔa ɖo tame kplikpa be yeatu ŋkuυuυui modzakaɖeƒe aɖe ɖe North Dayi Nutoa me alebe, edoe ɖe amedɔɖulawo gbɔ be woana kpekpeɖeŋu aɖewo habɔbɔa kple susu be, drɔekuku ma nateŋu ava eme na habɔbɔa.

Shepherd’s Centre of Ageing habɔbɔa ƒe alɔdzewo de blaeve kple edzivɔwo le Amuga Nutoa me kpe ɖo alebe, emenɔlawo tso sɔlehawo vovowo me abe, Roman Catholic, RC, Nyanyui hamea alo Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Apostles Revelation Society (ARS) kple bubuawo.

By: Bernice Bubune/voltaonlinegh.com

Volta NDC Inaugurates Committees for Unity Walk at Aflao

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The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has inaugurated sub-committees to herald the party’s unity walk slated for Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Ketu South Municipal capital, Aflao in the Volta Region.

A communique signed by the Regional Secretary of the Party, Simon Amegashie-Viglo divided the 35–member Committee into five Sub-Committees to see to the successful organization of the walk.

The Sub-Committees are: Grounds Committee with Henry Ametefee as Chairman, Publicity Committee, Fifi Kwetey (MP for Ketu South), Chairman, Protocol Committee, Stan Dogbe – Chairman, Transport and Logistics Committee, John Kwadwo Gyapong (Regional Chairman), Chairman and Finance Committee with Emmanuel Bedzrah (MPs Caucus Chairman) as Chairman.

Several hundreds of supporters of the party are expected to converge at the border town clad in party paraphernalia for the Volta Region NDC unity walk.

The walk has been a key feature of the NDC’s plan to reunite members of the party who were left divided, trading blames after suffering a heavy defeat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections.

The expected massive reception at Aflao, the stronghold of the NDC will boost the morale of the party ahead of their bid to recapture power in 2020.

By: Ewoenam Kpodo/voltaonlinegh.com

Fear grips Ho Nursing Training students over Criminal attacks

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May 29, 2018

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Students of the Ho Nursing Training College (NTC) are reportedly living in fear following series of attacks on them by criminals in the recent time.

The latest of such incidents occurred Tuesday dawn, when a first year female student, who was returning from studies was reportedly brutalized by some unidentified persons on her way to the hostel.

A source at the school told Voltaonlinegh.com that, the victim was attacked at about 1:30am and brutalized with blood oozing from her nostrils when she refused to hand over her bag to the criminals who demanded for it. She has since been taken to the Regional Hospital, where she is responding to treatment.

Some students who interacted with Voltaonlinegh.com disclosed that, the attacks have become rampant in recent times, which some have attributed to the restoration of their allowances.

“The attacks have worsened when we started receiving our allowances. This is about the fourth incident and now that our examination is due in few days, we are very scared of staying later in the classrooms to learn.” they narrated.

Management of the School is however said be working with the police to ensure safety of the students.

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HITA donates Medical Equipment to Hasu Polyclinic in Adaklu

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HITA donation (1) — Mr. Erkert (R) handing over the beds to Madam Agbozo of the Hasu Polyclinic

A Non-Governmental Organization base in Germany, Healthcare Information Technology for Africa (HITA) has donated some medical equipment to the Hasu Community Polyclinic at Adaklu in the Volta region.

The items, comprising a sterilizer, baby scale, 8 highly sophisticated beds and three sets of computers were to augment and facilitate work at the polyclinic built by a citizen of the area and run by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

Chief Executive Officer of HITA, Mr. Thomas Erkert speaking at a brief presentation ceremony at the weekend, said six of the eight beds had inbuilt engines that enable them to be adjustable, to suit the position of caregivers.

“These are beds use in intensive care in Germany, and the nurses don’t have to struggle to attend to patients because the mattresses can be adjusted to any position. The mattresses are also unique which prevent pressure wounds,” he stated.

Mr. Erkert indicated that, the three computers which are interconnected were to aid record keeping at the polyclinic, which was a major challenge for most health facilities due to the cumbersome nature of the manual system.

One of the Computers with accessories at the records unit

He also expressed HITA’s readiness to start a vocation training school in the Hasu community to provide skills training for the youth through its partners, the Chances foundation and the School of Nursing and Midwifery of UHAS.

Mr. Emmanuel Chance (L) of Chances Foundation and MR. Kwame Agbodza, Adaklu MP

The Member of Parliament for Adaklu, Mr. Kwame Agbodza, who was overwhelmed by the gesture, commended HITA and its local partner, Chances Foundation for equipping the polyclinic which is a major health facility in the district.

He assured the organizations’ of his support towards any endevour to boost the socio-economic development of the area.

Madam Phillipa Ivy Agbozo, in-charge of the Hasu Polyclinic, said HITA’s donation was timely as it will go a long way to improve health care delivery at the facility.

‘With the computers given, it will greatly reduce the time we spent on record keeping and we can now have more time for our patients. Also the beds will prevent us from bending anytime we want to attend to patients in the wards. We can now raise the beds and adjust them to any level with a press of a button,” she enumerated and assured the donors of periodic maintenance.

Meanwhile, in a move to cement the relationship between HITA and the community, traditional leaders have enstooled Mr. Erkert as a Development Chief with a title Togbe Awumenu I.

By: Voltaonlinegh.com

Vakpo Shepherd’s Centre of Ageing marks Second Anniversary with Health Screening

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Vakpo’s branch of Shepherd’s Centre of Ageing, a group of aged Christians based in the Volta Region, have held free community health screening exercise as part of activities to mark their second anniversary celebration in the North Dayi District.

Members of the Association, most of whom are in their 80s, at Vakpo and its environs led by the branch Manager, Torgbe Atikpli IV of Ashantime, Adomi, made the exercise an exciting one through joke breaking, storytelling, dramas and bible discussions among themselves.

The event attracted both young and old in the area who received teachings on the gospel and words and advice.

Speaking to voltaonlinegh.com at the ceremony, Torgbe Atikpli IV explained that the aim of the group “Shepherd’s Centre of Ageing” is to unite to create a joyful old age for every aged person.

He stressed that, most aged people are usually tagged witches and all other forms of life problems making their old age lives regrettable, thus, exposing them to poor health status and untimely death saying, that has necessitated the forming of the Association to embrace their aged days.

He added that, the Vakpo Branch has engaged in several health screening exercises, voluntary donations to patients and clean up exercises since its establishment in 2016 and has also visited some tourist sites in the region which had transformed their lives and made them stress-free over the years.

Torgbe recommended the group to every aged person and advised people to desist from accusing the elderly as well as other forms of discrimination against them.

He revealed that the Association has plans to construct an ultra-modern park for their members in the North Dayi District and called on charity workers and individuals for support to make the construction of the park a reality.

Shepherd’s Centre of Ageing has over 20 branches across the Volta Region with over hundreds of members from Roman Catholic Church, Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Apostles Revelation Society (ARS) among others.

By: Albert Kuzor/voltaonlinegh.com

UHAS gets IT facility from German NGO

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UHAS (3) — The WLAN connected Computer lab

The School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONAM) of the University of Health and Allied Science (UHAS) has been fitted with a state-of the art Computer laboratory by a German not-for-profit organization; Healthcare Information Technology for Africa (HITA).

The facility also comes with a campus Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) that provides both faculty and students with high-speed online access to educational contents and services.

The system, which is being piloted at the University’s Trafalgar campus in Ho, was designed in collaboration with faculty to manage and control the learning platforms.

Mr. Thomas Erkert, Chief Executive Officer of HITA, speaking at the inauguration of the facility last Thursday, said the project will be replicated in other schools of the university base on the experiences acquired from the pilot.

Prof. Gyapong with Mr. Erkert (extreme left) with other officials opening the Lab

He indicated that, HITA was committed to driving the use of innovative technology in the education and delivery healthcare

The head of Public Health Nursing at UHAS and facilitator for HITA, Dr Robert Kaba Alhassan said the long term goal of the HITA partnership, was to migrate the university’s top and sandwich programmes to distance e-Learning using the WLAN system.

This, he note would eliminate challenges faced by the top-up and sandwich students, as it would afford them the convenience to study anywhere without necessarily being present in the lecture halls.

Professor John Gyapong, UHAS Vice Chancellor, said the University valued its partnership with HITA, which would help position it to deliver on its mandate using technologically driven teaching and learning approaches.

He entreated both staff and students to make good of the facility to enhance their researches and also assured of adequate maintenance of the facility to serve its intended purpose.

HITA together with its local partner, the Chances Foundation also donated some mecicla equipment to selected health facilities.

By: Voltaonlinegh.com