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HER SPACE with Bridget MENSAH: The quiet revolution: Ghana's digital feminists are changing the conversation
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (1313+ words) There is a generation of Ghanaian women using social media not for vanity metrics but for sustained advocacy. Their platforms have become classrooms. Their posts are policy critiques. And their followers are learning to question systems that have gone unchallenged…...
CRS, LDS donate US$500,000 medical supplies to strengthen maternal care
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (405+ words) Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), has donated essential medical supplies worth US$500,000 to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to boost maternal, newborn and child healthcare across northern Ghana. The…...
CRS donates motorcycles to boost maternal health emergency response in northern Ghana
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (301+ words) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has handed over 10 motorcycles to the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to strengthen maternal and child health emergency response in northern Ghana. Ghana continues to face significant maternal and neonatal health challenges, particularly in remote areas. Studies…...
Reflo’s, Florence Mensah Foundation mark Menstrual Hygiene Day with pad distribution in Ashaiman, Nima, Ochiso
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (223+ words) To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, Reflo Company Ltd. partnered with The Florence Mensah Foundation to distribute free sanitary pads to students of Ashaiman, Nima cluster and Ochiso Basic Schools, rounding off the impactful 1000 Girls Project. The initiative, aimed at addressing…...
Yinson Production combats period poverty in Ahanta West Municipality with Menstrual Hygiene training
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (582+ words) For the third consecutive year, Yinson Production has partnered with the Ghana Education Service and the Ghana Health Service to provide essential menstrual hygiene training to 500 basic schoolgirls in the Ahanta West Municipality to mark World Menstrual Hygiene Day. This…...
Dignity for girls across Africa: How Kodu Technology is promoting menstrual hygiene through agricultural innovation
8+ mon, 12+ hour ago (585+ words) In many parts of Africa, female menstrual health poses significant barriers for millions of young girls. For most girls, the lack of access to affordable and hygienic sanitary products means missing school, withdrawing from social activities and losing confidence. But…...
A new dawn for maternal and newborn health: How the UAE’s $600m “Beginnings Fund” is set to transform healthcare across 10 African countries
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (1235+ words) By Seade CAESAR In April 2025, a significant stride was made in global health with the launch of the Beginnings Fund, a $600 million initiative aimed at enhancing maternal and newborn health across ten African nations. This collaborative effort, spearheaded by the…...