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  Three suspects and their three accomplices have been arrested in connection with armed robberies at the Koforidua Medical Village where many health officials of the Eastern Regional Hospital live. The suspects are also alleged to be responsible for most of the armed robberies in other parts of the New Juaben municipality.  They are Samuel Akwetey, alias Kwame Agbeko, 35, said to be the ring leader; Godwin Ametoyo, 38, and Isaac Agomor, 22. Their accomplices are Gideon Boateng, 28, said to be the carrier of the stolen goods, Charles Awuku, 47, and Mohamadu Zebu, 32, who allegedly receive the booty. Another member of the gang whose name has been given as Harrison is currently on the run. Items retrieved Items retrieved from them include one plasma television set, a laptop and a foreign made pistol, all of which, according to the police, were stolen from the Medical Village. A number of house-breaking implements and knives were also found on the gang. The arrest of the gang, according to DCOP Akuriba Yaagy, the Eastern Regional Police Commander, was a significant breakthrough by the police in the fight against crime. Media briefing At a press briefing at his office last Friday, DCOP Yaagy said, “We have made a significant breakthrough by arresting Akwetey, who has been on the police wanted list for some time now.” Giving details of the arrests, he said a ‘Good Samaritan’  who spotted Akwetey in the Koforidua business area last Thursday raised an alarm. The ‘Good Samaritan’ single-handedly struggled to get hold of Akwetey, he said, while a taxi driver joined him to overpower the suspected robber. According to the Eastern Regional Police Commander, after Akwetey had been handed over to the police, he mentioned the names of his accomplices, leading to their arrest at different locations. He indicated that the police were on the trail of Harrison and that investigations were being conducted into the case, after which the suspects would be put before court. Background      From September 2012 to November 2013, the Medical Village recorded a number of armed robbery attacks, during which some of the doctors werebeaten and their belongings stolen. That forced many of the doctors at the Eastern Regional Hospital who resided at the Medical Village to decide not to attend to emergency night calls to duty due to the persistent attacks by robbers.    

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  Residents of Adjei Kojo whose structures were demolished last week are to benefit from relief items presented to the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) by the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO). Initial assessment by NADMO indicates that more than 800 people from 167 households, mostly women, children and the aged, were displaced after a team of military and police personnel had demolished houses on lands acquired by the TDC for the expansion of Tema. The National Coordinator of NADMO, Mr Kofi Portuphy, handed over the items, made up of 10 tents (each with the capacity to shelter between 10 and 18 people), 300 mats, 400 blankets, 1,000 plastic bowls, three bales of used clothing, mosquito nets and packets of mosquito coil, to the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mr  Isaac Ashai Odamtten, for distribution to the affected persons. Mr Odamtten expressed appreciation to NADMO for the swift response which, he said, would help ameliorate the pain and anguish of the displace persons. He admitted that there had been some lapses in the work of some of the members of the task force and pledged to convene a meeting with all stakeholders, including the TDC, to streamline and promote the development of the metropolis. Present were the Tema Coordinator of NADMO, Hajia Zeinab Abdulai, and a former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Samuel Ofosu- Ampofo, who was the NDC's parliamentary candidate for the affected area in the 2012 general election. Presenting the items, Mr Portuphy explained that the donation was just the initial consignment mobilised in the heat of the moment and indicated that as and when resources became available, more items would be given to the displaced persons, some of whom had been compelled to sleep in the open. Lack of consultation He bemoaned the manner in which the exercise had been carried out, stressing that although the TDC might have the right to carry out such an exercise, NADMO should have been consulted to handle the plight of the internally displaced persons well. Mr  Portuphy said while the legalities must be pursued, there was also the need for the application of a human face to the exercise, adding that the TDC could not be absolved of complicity in the sale of lands to individuals in the affected area. He said there was evidence that occupants of the land had paid various sums of money to the TDC and Tema Metropolitan Assembly and wondered what might have prevented the TDC from dialoguing with the occupants and the allodial owners of the land in order to resolve the problem amicably. Mr Ofosu-Ampofo also expressed discontent at  the lack of consultation among the TDC, the TMA and agencies such as NADMO when the TDC decided to carry out the demolition exercise. Writer's email: benjamin.glover@ graphic.com.gh  

[Ghana Govt.]In commemoration of the National Blood Donors Day, which fell on December 2, 2013, the National Blood Bank has honoured the MTN Ghana Foundation for the significant contributions it has made to the Blood Bank.

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  Identical twin girls were last Friday killed when the building in which they slept collapsed on them at Abenabo, a village in the Suhum municipality in the Eastern Region. The twins, identified as Akweley and Akorkor, aged four, were killed instantly when the bricks of the weak thatched structure fell on them following a heavy downpour. Six others who were also sleeping in the same structure, including the twins’ parents, sustained minor injuries and were rushed to the Suhum Government Hospital, where they were treated and discharged.   Bodies under debris Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Suhum Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Anane Appiah, stated that the bodies of the twins had been deposited at the Suhum Government Hospital. He said the police received a report last Friday that twin girls had been killed by a collapsing building at Abenabo near Suhum. When the police rushed to the scene, they found the bodies of the little girls under the debris of the collapsed building, he said. Too late to save According to him, the mother of the children, Akweley Madzi, told the police that she was sleeping in the same room with the kids when she heard cracking sounds in the building. She, therefore, woke up to check what could be the cause of the cracking. “But before she could open the door, the building caved in and the bricks fell on the kids, killing them instantly,” the police commander stated.  

  SavaNna Signatures, a non-governmental organisation in the Northern Region, is making effective use of information and communication tools to aid pregnant women access important information related to their welfare. The technology, being piloted in four districts of the region, is to help improve maternal health. The NGO is using information and communication tools to implement the Technology for Maternal Health (TMH) project, which started in September 2013 in the Tamale Metropolis, Savelugu/Nanton, Kumbungu districts and the Yendi Municipality. Miss Elizabeth Hariba Jakalia,  the  Project Officer for TMH, said under the project, some computers and software had been donated to four hospitals for nurses and midwives to educate pregnant women, especially on safe delivery. She said SMS messages were sent to the pregnant women who had been registered with the system and that some 1,735 pregnant women received periodic information on nutrition, hygiene, tips on antenatal care, dangerous signs and preparations towards delivery. At the King’s Medical Centre at Bontanga in the Kumbungu District, Mr Nii Otu Ankrah, the Director of Administration, commended the Savanna Signatures for implementing the innovative project but suggested the need for a projector to showcase video documentaries to the pregnant women at antenatal clinics. He said such a documentary would better inform the pregnant women, especially those who could not read and write, stressing that the facility had upgraded the ICT knowledge of the staffMadam Amina Mumuni, a Matron at the King’s Medical Centre said the project would serve as a complementary education about pregnancy to the expectant mothers in addition to what was being provided by nurses and midwives. She said 200 pregnant women in the hospital had so far been registered on the system and received periodic information on their mobile phones. Madam Vida Molah, a pregnant woman, said the technology had helped her to receive timely information which enabled her to understand her pregnancy.  — GNA  

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      Some female porters (kayayei) interviewed in a study conducted by ABANTU for Development, a non-governmental organisation, on their access to health care under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have expressed dissatisfaction about the services they receive in some health centres. According to the study, they complained of being discriminated against anytime they visited health facilities, leading to unnecessary delay in accessing health care, and called for improved services at health facilities. The research, which was conducted in three metropolises, namely Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi, revealed that the ‘kayayei’ complained of discrimination from the hospital staff, particularly nurses whenever they visited the facilities to seek  health care. The research, a STAR-Ghana funded project, was on the topic, “Enhancing Gender and Social Responsiveness of the NHIS: The case of the female porter and senior citizens.” At a stakeholders forum organised by ABANTU for Development, in collaboration with Window of Hope, a local NGO, to disseminate the research report, it also came to light that majority of the respondents expressed their unhappiness about the fact that despite the operation of the NHIS, they sometimes paid for the cost of some drugs  and medical tests, which, according to health officials, are not covered under the scheme. Out of the 303 interviewed in the three metropolises, 71.6 per cent had registered with the scheme with 50.8 per cent having valid NHIS cards, that is, unexpired cards. The study, however, established that female senior citizens who reported at the hospitals were given fair treatment by the hospital staff. Majority of those with valid NHIS cards were found to be female senior citizens and this was because most of them were pensioners, while others fell under the exempt group and as such paid lower than the average subscription premium. The research, therefore, recommended the need for the scheme to do sex disaggregated data to enable it to respond to the specific needs of different groups of women and men. It further suggested that the scheme should collect the mobile numbers of members during registration and find ways of tracking the expiration and renewal dates. That, according to the research, would allow the scheme to partner with the telecommunication companies  operating in the country to send text messages or voice messages to prompt card holders to renew them. According to Ms Afua Gyapomaa of ABANTU for Development, who presented the report, “there is the perception among our respondents that the NHIS covers only the less expensive medicines.” This was confirmed by some of the health officials who attended the programme and claimed it was becoming very difficult to run the facilities due to unavailability of funds and as result, health facilities had to charge the patients for their services. The study established that most of the respondents had a fair knowledge of the NHIS, despite  some few misconceptions and misunderstandings, particularly with regards to renewal.      

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