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keep reminding people what was going on in Ukraine
US actor Ben Stiller
has described the
scenes in war-torn
Ukraine as "distressing",
"shocking" and
on a bigger scale than any movie.
Stiller met President Volodymyr
Zelensky in Ukraine's capital
Kyiv, in his role as goodwill ambassador
for the United Nations
refugee agency (UNHCR).
The Hollywood star told
Zelensky that he was his hero,
and complimented his previous
acting career.
"It's my first time coming
to an area that's in conflict," he
told the BBC.
"But it's really strange because
when you drive into the
country, really in the west of
the country, you don't feel the
conflict, except for the curfew
at night where it gets very quiet
and a little bit eerie.
"[In] Lviv, people seem to be
DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022
going back to life as normal, trying
to as much as possible.
"And then as you get closer
and closer to Kyiv, into the east of
the country, you start to see the
roadblocks and see the destruction,
which is really shocking
when you haven't seen anything
like that up close."
In the interview with BBC
Breakfast on Tuesday, Stiller, who
is known for films like There's
Something About Mary and
Dodgeball, added: "I'm an actor,
so the first thing I go to is like,
'Oh, it looks like a movie'. But the
scale of it is even bigger and it's
real, so that's really distressing."
Heavy fighting continues in
east Ukraine, with key locations
under intense bombardment
from Russian forces.
Nato's secretary general
warned this week that the West
must prepare to continue supporting
Ukraine in a war lasting
Global News
Ben Stiller describes
'distressing' Ukraine visit
for years.
Stiller has been an ambassador
for the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees since
2016.
He said people in Kyiv were
trying to go about their business
as normally as possible, going
out for dinner, for example. But
the reality, he said, was that they
knew the war could return their
way.
'Nobody wants to flee their
home'
"The thing that gets me is
these are just people like you and
I who have been caught in a circumstance
totally beyond their
control," he continued.
"And nobody wants to flee
from their home, nobody wants
to have to go out into the world
and have to start afresh, or even
just trying to find a way to survive.
"These people are just living
their lives: mothers, fathers, families,
friends."
The actor and director said
he had heard from mothers who,
when the shelling and rocket
attacks started at the beginning
of the war, had been forced to flee
their homes with their young
families.
"One mother of two twins,
who had to grab her kids and run
for shelter, not even knowing
where to go for shelter, they went
to the basement and had to wait
till the sound of the rockets had
gone away and take a chance
to come back up and grab their
clothes and then not know where
to even go for safety," he said.
"I mean, these kinds of stories,
where you just try to place
yourself in that situation, [and]
think, 'What would happen if a
rocket came screaming by my
apartment?'"
The Russian editor-in-chief
of the
independent newspaper
Novaya Gazeta has
auctioned off his Nobel
Peace Prize medal for $103.5m
(£84m).
Dmitry Muratov said all the
money from the sale would go
to help refugees from the war in
Ukraine.
Muratov was co-awarded the
peace prize in 2021 for defending
freedom of expression in Russia.
Novaya Gazeta suspended its
operations in March, shortly after
Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
This came after Moscow
said anyone who described
Russia's actions in Ukraine as
a "war" would face heavy fines
or closures. The Kremlin calls
the conflict a "special military
operation".
Heritage Auctions, which conducted
the sale, has not revealed
who the winning bidder was.
Campaigners persuaded Grenoble's city authority to allow
burkinis in public pools last month
Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov
auctions Nobel medal for $103m
In April, Muratov was attacked
with red paint laced with "The most important message
statement.
the solvent acetone aboard a today is for people to understand
train in Russia. The male attacker
shouted, "Muratov, this is for we need to help people who are
that there's a war going on and
our boys," he said.
suffering the most," Muratov said
He was among a group of in a video released by Heritage
journalists who founded Novaya Auctions.
Gazeta in 1993 after the fall of
He won the Nobel Peace Prize
the Soviet Union.
last year along with journalist
Since 2000, six journalists
from the newspaper and online news site Rappler in the
Maria Ressa who co-founded the
collaborators have been killed Philippines.
in connection with their work, Ressa and Muratov are both
including investigative reporter known for publishing investigations
that have angered the
Anna Politkovskaya.
The sale of the gold medal in leaders of their countries, and
New York will benefit Unicef's have become symbols of the fight
Applause as Nobel Peace Prize medal
humanitarian response for
for press freedom.
Ukraine's displaced children,
Heritage Auctions said in a
rised all swimwear, including
burkinis, sparking a legal battle
with the government.
Burkinis are worn largely by
Muslim women as a way of preserving
modesty and upholding
their faith.
French burkini ban upheld as
Grenoble loses legal challenge
But the court said it could
not allow "selective exceptions
to the rules to satisfy religious
demands".
The dispute went all the way
to the Council of State after a local
court in Grenoble suspended
the ban on the grounds that it seriously
undermined the principle
of neutrality in public services.
Interior Minister Gérald
Darmanin also weighed in, describing
the policy as an "unacceptable
provocation" that was
contrary to French secular values.
France has strict laws on
which swimming costumes can
be worn and the issue of religious
expression in public places is
divisive.
The ban on burkinis in state-
France's highest administrative
court has upheld
a ban on full-body
"burkini" swimsuits in
public pools, rejecting an
appeal by the city of Grenoble.
Last month, Grenoble authorun
pools is also advocated for
reasons of hygiene. Men are normally
obliged to wear tight-fitting
swimming trunks - another
rule that Grenoble unsuccessfully
attempted to overturn by permitting
longer swimming shorts.
French opposition to the
burkini stretches as far back as
2016, when several local municipalities
attempted to outlaw it on
beaches for violating the country's
strict separation between
religion and the state.
State officials are not allowed
to wear religious emblems at
work, but the mayor of Grenoble,
Eric Piolle, argued that this
should not stop users of public
services, such as swimming
pools, from dressing as they wish.
His administration's moves
to relax the swimwear rules
were opposed by the national
government, which invoked a
law passed last year to combat
"Islamist separatism".
Critics of the burkini see it
as offering a separatist vision of
French society and argue that
allowing it also puts pressure on
Muslim women to wear it. Farright
leader Marine Le Pen has
condemned the burkini as "clothing
of Islamist propaganda".
However, those in favour of
allowing it say women should
have the choice to keep their bodies
covered if they want to and
that this does not imply religious
extremism.

DAILY ANALYST
Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022 Page 3
Help Africa recover from
impacts of COVID-19,
Russia-Ukraine war
President Akufo-
Addo has appealed
to the international
community to increase
its efforts to help
developing countries withstand
the devastations caused by the
deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking at the 15th edition
of the European Development
Days (EDD) in Brussels, Belgium,
on Tuesday (21 June), Akufo-Addo
emphasized the need for the
global community to increase
efforts to help developing
countries to safeguard their
economies from the dire effects
of COVID-19.
The President also pointed
out that developing economies
have had their plights further
worsened by the raging
Russian/Ukrainian conflict, a
development, he said, is having a
toll on only Ghana and Africa in
Judges debunk
ex-gratia claims
Judges and magistrates in
the country have denied
being beneficiaries of the
controversial ex-gratia
which is paid to so-called
Article 71 officeholders after their
end of service.
A section of Ghanaians
directed their anger at all Article
71 office holders after reports
indicated that they all take exgratia
including members of the
Council of State.
However, the Association of
Magistrates and Judges of Ghana
(AMJG) has rubbished the claims
in a statement signed by its
president Justice Henry Anthony
Kwofie
“The Association of
Magistrates and Judges of
Ghana (AMJG) has followed the
discussions on the payment
of Ex-Gratia to some Article 71
office holders and has noted with
dismay the false and malicious
allegation that judges of the
Superior Courts (Supreme Court,
Court of Appeal and High Court
Judges) are paid ex-gratia at the
end of every four (4) years.
particular but also many of the
developing countries.
He further revealed the deadly
effects of the ongoing Russian
invasion of Ukraine on African
economies and what lies in stock
for developing countries, citing
a recent United Nations report
estimates that seventy percent
(70%) of Africa’s economies are at
severe risk from the Russian war
in Ukraine.
“The World Bank also tells us
that, subsequent to the conflict,
the number of poor people in
sub-Saharan African countries
would rise from four hundred
and thirteen million (413 million)
to four hundred and sixty-three
million (463 million) this year,
an increase of fifty million (50
million) persons,” he stressed.
“In the midst of this, eighteen
(18) African economies have
experienced credit downgrades,
“The AMJG would like to
state without any equivocation,
whatsoever that, that allegation
is false and baseless,” he said.
“ That, the salaries of
Superior Court Judges ie.
(Supreme Court Judges, Court
of Appeal Judges and High
Court Judges) are determined
once every four (4) years by His
Excellency the President on the
recommendation of a Committee
appointed by the President under
Article 71(1) of the Constitution
1992,” he explained.
“That, if increases are
effected in the salary as a result
of the recommendations of the
Committee, the judges are then
paid arrears of salary commonly
called Back pay arising from the
back-dating of the salary increase.
“ This arrears of salary or
back pay are accordingly paid in
a lump sum or installment. This
has been the situation since 1996.
The Association maintained
that no Superior Court Judge is
or has ever been paid ex-gratia
every four years as being wrongly
stated in the media.”
even when all economies are
suffering adverse fallouts from
last year’s pandemic, and we, in
Africa, are also facing the risk
of so-called “taper-tantrums”,
as investors exit our markets,
thereby exacerbating the
increasing cost of borrowing,” he
said
Ḣe said that at the moment,
support for non-IMF programme
countries to alleviate the debt
burden is limited, as the initial
facility designed by the G20
countries to offer respite to
economies with elevated debt
challenges – the Debt Service
Suspension Initiative (DSSI) – has
expired since December 2021, and
has not been renewed.
In these trying times,
President Akufo-Addo observed
that an amount of six hundred
and fifty billion (650 billion)
Special Drawing Rights (SDR),
approved for the IMF in August
2021, which was meant to provide
significant relief, has seen Africa
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receive a total of only US$33
billion (about 5 percent).
Moreover, the promise to
reallocate some US$100 billion
of the SDR allocations to African
economies, agreed to at the Paris
Summit in May 2019, has so
far yielded about US$36 billion
in pledges as of April 2022, he
indicated.
“Then, there is the matter
of the “African Risk Premium”,
when African entities are
borrowing from the market,
which increases the cost of
capital, and which must be
addressed, especially as Africa
Dwumfour’s ‘welfare’
message captures delegates
The frontrunner in
the upcoming Ghana
Journalists Association
(GJA) elections, Albert
Kwabena Dwumfour’s
promise to promote the welfare
of journalists, is really capturing
the minds of delegates across the
country.
Candidate Dwumfour recently
outlined a 12-point agenda to
transform the association and also
make it more attractive.
He says if wins power, he
will work towards affordable
accommodation for members
and has already initiated
discussions on the project with
some estate developers and some
banks. Beneficiary journalists
will be required to pay monthly
installments while the banks pay
upfront.
Dwumfour also intends to
finalize the unionization agenda
to fight for better remuneration
for journalists - public and private.
He has also promised to
organize regular refresher courses
and training for journalists
adding that local and abroadarrangements
have already been
made with some top universities
across the globe.
Some delegates told the Daily
Analyst that, journalists deserve
better and that any candidate that
puts the welfare of journalists at
the top will get their votes
According to them, candidate
Dwumfour tops them all when
it comes to the welfare of
journalists.
After touring the Tema and the
Eastern Region on Monday, many
delegates bought into Dwumfour’s
welfare message and promised to
vote for him on Friday.
Meanwhile, Albert Kwabena
Dwumfour picked the number 3
spot on the ballot paper ahead of
the upcoming elections slated for
June 24, 2022.
The balloting was done on
Monday at the International
Press Center with all the three
candidates in attendance.
Dave Agbenu picked number
1 whilst Gayheart Mensah, was
number 2 in that order.
The Director of Elections at
EC, Dr Siriboe Quarcoo who is the
supervisor of the GJA elections
noted that with the balloting
done, all is set for the GJA
elections slated for Friday (June
24, 2022).
According to him, the EC will
work on printing the ballot papers
provides the highest return
on investments obtainable
anywhere, and has a good record
of debt repayment,” the President
said
Ṫhe combined effects
of the debt situation, rising
interest rates, and rising cost
of living are resulting in severe
macroeconomic and financial
instability, the President stated,
adding that “what is clear, he
pointed out, is that the ensuing
damage cannot be cured so easily
with the limited fiscal tools at
our disposal and national policy
adjustments,” he added.
and make them ready ahead of the
elections.
He later advised all the
candidates to intensify their
campaigns stressing that “it is a
campaign that wins elections, EC
doesn’t make any candidate win
elections”.
Mr. Albert Dwumfour told
journalists that ballot number 3
represents God the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
“God has already fought
the battle for us. My campaign
team has always been saying the
battle is the Lord’s and this is a
testimony that God’s miracle is at
work”, Mr. Dwumfour emphasized.
Mr. Dwumfour later entreated
all his supporters to remain
resolute and stand firm as they
campaign rigorously until sweet
victory is delivered on Friday.

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DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022
Afram Plains
Area hit by
Premix Fuel
Shortage
9-member OSP
Board sworn in
Story: Freeman Koryekpor Awlesu
Boat operators in various fishing communities along
the Afram River who usually ply the Kwahu -Kotoso
market in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern
Region have bemoaned the shortage of premix fuel
in their communities which has resulted in untold
economic hardship for the people.
Speaking in an interview with DAILY Analyst yesterday on
behalf of the boat operators in Kwahu Kotoso, the members of
the Afram Boats Union of the Kwahu East District of the Eastern
Region stressed that they were even at the Kwahu Kotoso
market on the morning of Tuesday, June 21, 2022, and that after
combing all the landing sites of the premix fuel in Kotoso,
they never got fuel to buy to power their outboard motors.
The Chairman of the Afram Boats Union, Mr. Doh Tsegah,
noted that Kwaku Kotoso and its surrounding fishing communities
have been hit by premix fuel shortage.
For some days now, he disclosed that the fisherfolks and
boat operators in Kwahu Kotoso and its environs have not
received premix fuel for their operations.
This is affecting their operations as traveling on the Afram
River is the major means of transportation in the area, he
added. The Kwahu Kotoso is a major market hub in the Eastern
Region.
“We have a shortage of premix fuel here and it is really
affecting business and movement here, Boat owners are not
getting it as well as fishermen and the situation has become
unbearable," Mr. Doh stressed.
According to him, fishermen were unable to go about their
daily business activities due to the shortage of fuel.
Other residents were also unable to move within the
towns for various purposes due to the unavailability of the
fuel to power the canoes.
Mr. Doh told this reporter that they have held a meeting
with the District Chief Executive of Kwahu East Assembly, Mr.
Isaac Agyapong, to intervene in solving the issues that have
resulted in the shortage of fuel.
The DCE, he said, had assured the fisherfolks that all those
bottlenecks that led to the shortage would be dealt with immediately
to bring relief to the people.
“In the communities, almost everywhere we go we have to
cross a river, and, so, if there is no fuel to power the boats just
imagine what will happen.
“Already, the situation is creating serious economic hardships
for the people; they cannot sell and buy, and businesses
are collapsing,” he said.
He added: “Patients over the bank of Afram River are unable
to go to pharmacies to purchase drugs to treat their conditions,
and, so, the shortage has resulted in serious economic
hardships for the people.”
Writer's email is koryekporfreeman@yahoo.com
A
nine-member Board
for the Office of the
Special Prosecutor
(OSP) has been sworn
in by the Attorney
General, Godfred Odame.
The new members sworn
in include; Special Prosecutor,
Kissi Agyebeng, Deputy Special
Prosecutor, Cynthia Jane
Lamptey, Rep from Audit Service,
Lawrence Ayagba, Rep of Ghana
Police, DCOP, Wilfred Boahen
Frimpong and Rep of EOCO, Aba
Mr. Kojo Oppong
Nkrumah,
Minister of
Information, has
asked judges to
‘punish’ people who attack journalists
severely irrespective of
their social status and political
affiliations.
He also urged them to increase
the pace at which they
delivered justice to journalists in
such circumstances.
The Minister, who is also
the Member of Parliament (MP)
for Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency
in the Eastern Region, said
that those actions were needed
urgently to curb the attacks on
journalists in the country.
He said: “The wheels of
justice may grind slowly, but My
Lord Chief Justice, the feedback
I have from my media colleagues
is that we believe some quick
punitive action targeted at the
perpetrators of infringements
against media practitioners will
be appreciated.”
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah was
speaking at the opening ceremony
of a training programme
for judges on the need to protect
freedom of expression and safety
of journalists at Ho, on Monday.
He said that such a move:
“Will be the strongest message
Jacqueline Opoku.
The rest are; Rep of CHRAJ
Stephen Azantilow, Rep of
Ministry of National Security,
COP George Tuffuor (Rtd), Rep
of Anti-Corruption Civil Society
Linda Ofori-Kwafo and Rep of Financial
Intelligence Centre (FIC)
Kofi Boadi A. Boakye.
Sections 5 and 6 of the Office
of Special Prosecutor Act 2017,
Act 959, say a Board is required to
formulate policies for the objective
of the Office, ensure proper
to the next batch of state and
non-state actors that it is not acceptable
to attack journalists no
matter how much you disagree
with what they say.”
Mr Abdourahmane Diallo,
UNESCO Country Representative,
also called on all duty-bearers,
arbitration authorities, and
the security services to give the
needed attention to the safety
and freedom of expression of
journalists.
He noted that those were
fundamental indices in deter-
and effective performance of the
functions of the Office, advise
the Special Prosecutor on the
recruitment and selection of various
staff among other duties.
The previous board members
included the then CID Boss,
DCOP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah;
EOCO rep, Charles
Nana Antwi; representatives
from civil society, Linda Ofori
Kwafo and Addai Wereko Tawiah;
Kofi Wiredu Boakye, Charles
Ayamadu and Kwaku Domfeh.
Let’s punish people who
attack journalists severely
mining how compliant or negligent
a country was relative to
its constitutional provisions on
those freedoms.
Prof Professor Dominic Dennis
Adjei, who represented the
Chief Justice, called for collaboration
between stakeholders
within the media space to build
a more robust ecosystem that
ensured that infringements on
the safety of journalists were
reduced to the barest minimum
if not eliminated completely.
Source: GNA

DAILY ANALYST
Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022 Page 5
Perspective
Plantain Leaf: Improves upper
respiratory tract, Heart Health
In the olden days at
Suhum-Amrahia,
I used to see my
grandparents wrapping
food, especially
Banku, in Plantain leaves.
Additionally, on the farm,
we had no bowls; as such,
we had no option but to eat
on the plantain leaves. At
the time, however, nothing
prompted me to ask if there
was any science attached to
this tradition of eating on
plantain or banana leaves.
Sometimes, the leaves
were also used in steaming
foods. I didn’t know that
eating on fresh plantain
leaves was both therapeutic
and eco-friendly. I also did
not know that plantain or
banana leaf bath is the best
natural medicine available,
as it can take care of skin
disorders and other health
problems. The plantain leaf
(Plantago major) is a green,
weedy plant native to North
America, Europe, and Asia.
Cultures around the world
have used the plantain leaf
to help relieve health ailments
for millennia.
Margaret L. Ahlborn
(ND) asserts that the plant
is one of nine sacred herbs
mentioned in the ancient
Lacnunga ('Remedies'), a
collection of Anglo-Saxon
medical texts. During the
1500s and 1600s, it was used
by Europeans for everything
from dog bites and boils to
fevers and the flu.
The major components
of plantain are iridoid glycosides
(particularly aucubin),
mucilage, and tannins.
Blument, (1998) agrees that
they are believed to reduce
irritation, quell harmful
organisms, and exhibit expectorant
actions.
Clinical Studies of the
Plantain Leaf
Modern science is just
beginning to study the
effects of plantain leaves,
and studies are confirming
some of these traditional
uses. A recent retrospective
study by Dharmashamvardhini,
(2020) which involved
40 insomnia subjects examining
the effectiveness and
therapeutic effects of the
plantain leaf bath showed
significant improvement in
blood pressure. The postintervention
data showed
significant improvement
in cardiovascular health.
The author concluded that
the incorporation of Naturopathy
mediated therapy
involving plantain leaf
bath significantly improved
cardiovascular and sleep
quality.
According to Wegener
and Kraft, (1999), the German
Commission, which is
similar to the United States’
FDA but regulates herbs and
their medical use, approved
the internal use of plantain
leaves to ease coughs and
irritation of the mucous
membrane which are associated
with upper respiratory
tract infections. They
found that experimental
research confirmed its beneficial
properties, which can
help reduce the irritation of
lung tissues that cause discomfort.
It can also help to
stimulate the immune system.
They recommend the
plantain plant for moderate
chronic irritative cough,
especially for children.
Two previous clinical
trials by Kiochev, (2012) in
Bulgaria documented the
plantain plants’ efficacy for
chronic bronchitis. It acts
as a demulcent, such as
pectin and glycerin, which
are common ingredients
in cough syrups and throat
drops. Demulcents relieve
minor discomfort and irritation
by forming a soothing
film over the affected
mucous membrane. This
property can also make the
plantain leaf an effective
relief for coughs caused by
the flu, cold, and irritation.
Since demulcents can cause
more mucus production in
the lungs, they are more
often used to relieve dry
coughs.
Another study by Chiang
et al., (2003) in Taiwan,
where plantain leaves are
used in folk medicine for
various infectious ailments
related to the respiratory,
urinary, and digestive
tracts, found that hot water
extracts from the plant
showed resistance to harmful
organisms. They also
confirmed the immunostimulatory
effects found by
Commission E.
A previous study by
Zanon et al., (1999) in the
Department of Microbiology
and Immunology at
the Universidad Nacional
Río Cuarto in Argentina
also confirmed plantain
leaf's resistance to harmful
organisms when studying
alcoholic extracts from 8
different plants.
Another study conducted
by Holetz et al., (2002)
in a Brazilian university
found that three plants
from the Asteraceae family,
including the Plantago
major, had some degree of
activity against harmful
organisms, including yeast.
They believe this explains
its use for many infectious
ailments in Brazilian folk
medicine.
Apart from the plantain
leaf, studies have also indicated
the benefits of banana
leaves. A recent study
by Fathima-Jebin et al.,
(2021) found that 30 min of
Banana Leaf Bath might be
effective in reducing heart
rate and in improving heart
rate variability towards
vagal dominance in healthy
individuals.
Usage
Sari-Kundali et al., (2010)
explains that in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, plantain leaf
is found in balms called
mehlems for "urogenital
tract disorders, respiratory
system disorders, gastrointestinal
tract disorders,
skin ailments, blood system
disorders, nervous system
disorders, cardiovascular
system disorders, and rheumatism.
Andrade-Cetto, (2008)
also notes that people in
Colombia use plantain leaf
to promote good health.
The gastrointestinal category
dominates its use in
Mexico. These are just a few
of many examples of how
plantain is used across the
globe. Due to its long history
of use across the globe,
and recent confirmation
of some of its therapeutic
properties, plantain leaf is
now used primarily as an
herbal remedy for upper
respiratory tract health.
Plantain leaf also aids
in facilitating the movement
of green rays present
in the sun, directly into the
body. These rays are found
to serve as a good antiseptic
agent and have excellent
healing properties. This
process is regarded as one of
the detoxification processes
which involves profuse
sweating. The treatment involves
covering the affected
with plantain leaves or banana
leaves. These banana
leaves convert the harmful
ultraviolet sun rays into
healthy rays. It could be due
to the presence of polyphenol,
Epigallocatechin Gallate
(EGCG – a very beneficial
ingredient in the skin
rejuvenation treatment) in
its leaf.
The writer is a Professor
of Naturopathic Healthcare
and the President of Nyarkotey
College of Holistic
Medicine & Technology
(NUCHMT) and the African
Naturopathic Foundation.
E-mail: collegeofholisticmedicine@gmail.com.
Raphael Nyarkotey Obu,
PhD, © 2022

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DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022
The Ministry of Gender,
Children and Social
Protection (MoGCSP)
has held a zonal
consultation workshop
to engage stakeholders on the
draft revised Early Childhood Care
and Development Policy (ECCD).
The workshop was to seek the
input of people, who were directly
involved in the ECCD policy
implementation at the regional
and district levels, to facilitate the
revision of the policy.
It brought together
stakeholders from various
The National Chief
Imam, Sheikh Osman
Nuhu Sharubutu
is confident in the
ability of the Inspector
General of Police to address the
issue of anti-Muslim comments
passed by some police officers
relating to the recent chaos at
the Islamic Senior High School in
the Ashanti Region.
According to the Chief
Imam’s spokesperson, Aremeyaw
Shaibu, they believe that the
police administration will be
able to thoroughly investigate
the issue and apply the necessary
sanctions if anyone is found
guilty.
Speaking on Eyewitness
News on Monday, Aremeyaw
Shaibu said the public, especially
those who have been affected by
the comments, should exercise
restraint and give the IGP the
needed support to properly probe
the issue without hurting social
cohesion in the country.
“We should handle matters of
this nature with caution so that
we don’t give chance to some
other elements to further divide
us. The IGP had informed the
National Chief Imam that certain
comments had been made, and
those police officers associated
with those comments had been
interdicted. We believe in the
capacity and ability of the IGP to
handle this matter, and we want
to assure everybody that let’s give
him the chance to do a proper
investigation,” he added.
Four police officers working
in the police control room
monitoring CCTV cameras in
the Ashanti Region have been
interdicted after they were
captured on a viral tape passing
departments including social
welfare, education, National
Health Insurance Authority and
Non-Governmental Organizations
in children related fields, within
the five regions of the north.
It also served as a platform for
participants to contribute their
knowledge of local conditions
to strengthen the validity of
the emerging ECCD policy, its
applicability in practice and
prospect for successful outcomes.
Mr Terence Beney, Clear
Outcomes Consultant of the ECCD
policy, during a presentation
on the overview of the policy
review process in Tamale, said
an evaluation commissioned
by MoGCSP with support from
UNICEF in 2019 realised that the
ECCD policy needed to be revised.
He said even though there
were notable achievements in
health, nutrition and pre-primary
education, the visibility and
priority given to the policy as an
integrated effort had diminished.
He noted that the
evaluation found the absence
of an organising framework
for integrated ECCD, lack of
coordinated implementation and
inadequate resourcing among
other shortcomings.
Mr Beney said this informed
the decision to revise the
policy with the need to restore
“Momentum to the multi-sectoral
approach.”
The MoGCSP began the
revision of the policy in 2021
with a team to restore a holistic
and coordinated approach to the
policy.
Islamic SHS: We’re confident IGP
will handle anti-Muslim comments
case professionally – Chief Imam
anti-Muslim comments while
running commentary on the
recent Islamic Senior High
School incident.
The officers in the tape are
heard describing the students
as troublemakers, among other
unsavoury comments.
The IGP has already sent
the Director General of Police
Operations, DCOP Mohammed
Suraji to apologize to the Muslim
leadership in the Ashanti Region
over the comments.
According to Aremeyaw
Shaibu, the IGP has also spoken
to the National Chief Imam and
expressed his regret about the
development and promised to
take action on it.
He said that gesture by the
IGP gives them confidence that
he will take firm action on the
matter.
“Let’s wait and see what the
IGP will do with respect to those
Stakeholders meet over
draft revised ECCD policy
who have been found culpable
in making any derogatory
statement or comments…
Whenever incidents like this
happen, one of the things I
find wise to do is quickly touch
base with the leadership of the
affected communities, update
them and assure them of steps
to address the issue so that we
don’t allow the whole situation to
degenerate.”
He further urged the public to
be circumspect in commenting
on the issue, adding that the
country must strive to maintain
its harmonious living in the
country.
“Let’s all contribute to
ensuring that in Ghana, religious
diversity is respected, and we
are able to build on our shared
values to build a foundation of a
harmonious society in Ghana,”
he noted.
The review process involved
five phases, which were the
policy road map, technical
workshops, policy framework
production, validation workshops
and submission of review draft
between November 2021 and July
2022.
These steps formed part of
the agenda to review the ECCD
framework, address its evaluation
findings and recommendation
and to align it with the
aspirations of the citizenry and
the policy environment.
Dr Afisah Zakariah, Chief
Director, MoGCSP said it
was imperative to have a
comprehensive and viable
policy in place to advance ECCD
implementation to specify
national priorities and improve
investment and monitoring
within the sector.
She said: “New developments
in the sector necessitated an
operative policy to effectively
address current ECCD need, hence,
the urgency for developing a
revised policy, which aligns with
global and national priorities.”
She noted that a highly
participatory approach had
been adopted for the policy
Madam Cecilia
Dapaah, Minister
for Sanitation and
Water Resources
says Ghana Water
Company Limited is undertaking
water supply expansion works in
the Yilo Krobo Constituency to
curb the perennial water crisis.
She said the expansion works
would connect Huhunya to Boti,
Agogo, Opesika, Sutapon, Akpo,
Akpamu and the surrounding
communities.
“Mr Speaker, although the
project suffered a major setback
when some aggrieved residents
burnt and destroyed the pipelines
within the constituency, the
Ghana Water Company Limited
has expedited action in replacing
the damaged pipelines,” Madam
Dapaah said on the floor of
Parliament.
Madam Dapaah said this in
response to a question posed by Mr
Albert Tetteh Nyakotey, Member of
Parliament for Yilo Krobo, on what
review process and extensive
consultations were being carried
out at all levels to obtain varied
input.
Mr Sanday Iddrisu, Northern
Regional Director of the
Department of Children urged
religious leaders to harness the
importance of parents to give
children the needed care and
attention at every level to support
efforts to intensify ECCD.
He stated that children at
various stages in life needed
specific attention emphasising
the need to give them care at
every stage as children.
Mr William Anim-Dankwa,
Communications Manager
of Children Believe, said the
organisation would give the
policy the needed support in its
implementation as it had always
done.
Mr Emmanuel Nyarko-Tetteh,
a Child Protection Specialist
at UNICEF Ghana, also pledged
support saying, “As UNICEF,
we remain steadfast in our
commitment to increasing
young children’s access to quality
services that will improve their
health, nutrition and well-being.”
Minister says Yilo-Krobo
water supply project to
be completed in 2023
measures the ministry was putting
in place to curb the perennial
water crisis in the Yilo Krobo
Constituency.
She further told the House
that as part of measures to solve
the perennial water crisis, the
Ghana Water Company Limited
(GWCL) had laid 3.7km of 110 HDPE
pipelines and 8km of 160mm HDPE
pipelines as a distribution line to
serve the listed communities.
The sector minister also
noted that interconnections were
also underway on the existing
transmission mains serving
Koforidua from the Booster Station
at the Kwasidiaka.
“Mr Speaker, it is expected
that work will be completed by the
second quarter of the year, 2023,”
she told Parliament.
“Mr Speaker, when all these
interventions are completed, the
Yilo Krobo Municipality will see
a marked improvement in water
supply,” she said.

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Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022 Page 7
Women/Feminist
Scholars have
been encouraged
to turn their
research into
advocacy tools to influence public
policy to advance efforts toward
achieving inclusion and gender
equality in Ghana.
Speaking at a roundtable
discussion on the theme:
"Academia Meets Policy – The
Role of Feminist Scholars,"
Professor Jarpa Dawuni, a
Fulbright Specialist under the U.S.
Embassy-administered Fulbright
Program and a Democracy and
Development (D&D) Fellow at
discussion was an opportunity for
CDD-Ghana to build partnerships
with women scholars who can
become consultants for future
collaborative work in research,
policy, and advocacy. It also
sought to provide feminist
scholars with opportunities and
a platform to engage in public
scholarship and advocacy through
their research.
Professor Nana Akua
Anyidoho, Director of the Centre
for Social Policy Studies (CSPS)
at the University of Ghana,
attributed the inability of
scholars to be activists to existing
prejudices.
“We have different pressures
and motivations because as
much as feminist researchers
would want our research to have
an impact and to make reallife
differences, we also have
the pressures of responding to
what our academic environment
requires of us,” she said. “I’ve had
colleagues who have almost been
penalized for the fact that they
NECPAD Calls for effective labour
inspection to stop child trafficking
Mr. Paul Asamoah
Kukwaw, the
Executive Director
of Network for
Community
Planning and Development
(NECPAD), has called for effective
labour inspection to curtail child
trafficking.
He called on the labour
Department to go beyond
inspecting only the formal sector
institutions and to monitor the
informal sector organisations,
which were the major scene for
child trafficking.
Mr Asamoah was speaking at
a day’s workshop on Child labour
organised in partnership with the
Labour Department and NECPAD.
The workshop was on the
theme “Sustainable Nets- Building
a sustainable Protection Network
to eliminate Child Labour as a
result of Human Trafficking on
the Volta Lake.”
The partners are
implementing a 30-month
interventions dubbed: ” The
Sustainable Nets Project”,
which seeks to contribute to the
elimination of all worst forms of
child labour, arising from human
trafficking in the fishing sector of
the country.
Mr Asamoah said, “Trafficking
occurs in many areas, but largely
in our economy, trafficking occurs
in the informal sector and so that
is the call for formalizing the
informal sector, ” he said.
He, however, said that the
entire informal sector could not
be legalized because there were
more threshold issues that needed
to be addressed.
“More inspectors are needed
in the labour Department to
conduct series of inspections in
the informal sector,” he added.
He urged government, through
the Ministry of Employment and
the Ghana Center for Democratic
Development (CDD-Ghana),
emphasized the urgent need
for academia and civil society
organizations (CSOs) to work
collaboratively to expand research
into untapped areas within the
gender and human rights space to
awaken interest and shape public
policy.
The event brought together
gender activists, women/feminist
scholars, and media practitioners
to explore opportunities and
avenues for collaboration to
achieve the mutually beneficial
goal of gender equality.
Specifically, the roundtable
Labour Relations, to resource the
labour Department with more
trained and enlightened labour
inspectors, who would go to the
informal sector and conduct these
labour inspections.
“This needs to be done because
the Department complains of a
limited number of staff, and we
need to enhance their capacity,
their numbers in order for them
to do effective inspections,” he
said.
“We are looking at building
a network, eliminating child
labour, which results from human
trafficking and focusing on the
volta lake. Even though we are
focusing on the Volta Lake, we
are also mindful of where these
children are sourced from and
their destination,” he stated.
The Executive Director
emphasised that due to the
prevalence of child labour among
the informal sector such as cocoa,
mining, and fishing, NECPAD
had organised the project in six
regions.
The Regions are Greater
Accra, Oti, Volta, Western, Bono
East, and the Central to provide
interventions to aid in the
eradication of child labor and
trafficking.
He said NECPAD and its
partners had created awareness
about child labour, trafficking,
and advocacy in 30 communities
using community radios and
information centres.
Mr Asamoah noted that one of
the tangible things on the project
had to do with what they called
“sustainable livelihood scheme.”
He said they had identified
over a hundred children who were
into child labour or trafficking
on the volta lake and had offered
them the “sustainable livelihood
scheme” to update themselves in
a skill so they did not go back to
Turning Research Findings Into
Policies On Gender Equality
the Lake.
“We provided them with
counseling, reintegration and sent
them to their families instead
of putting them in shelters or
feeding them, we decided to give
them skills in apprenticeship and
other vocational training,” he
added.
He urged NGOs, who
attempted to rescue victims of
child labour and trafficking to
desist from it as it was the sole
responsibility of law enforcement
agencies and social welfare.
He encouraged them to rather
liaise with law enforcement
agencies because there could be
things that appeared as child
trafficking, but they may not be
one
Ḣe said in the case of human
trafficking, a conduct, means and
goal had to be established, and it
was the law enforcement agencies
who could establish those facts.
He also encouraged them to
take advantage of the impressive
units within the Ghana police,
and anti-human traffic of the
Ministry of Gender and Children,
and Social Protection to work
together and bring perpetrators
to book.
were activists as well as scholars
and researchers. Somehow, there
is this notion that you being
an activist compromises your
objectivity in some way so there
is this prejudice that we have to
deal with.”
On her part, Dr. Wunpini
Fatimata Mohammed,
Assistant Professor at the
College of Journalism and Mass
Communication, University
of Georgia, highlighted the
importance of sharing research
findings with the media. She
noted that although social media
is a widely used medium, women/
feminist scholars should consider
using all forms of media – both
traditional and social media
– to reach those who may be
disadvantaged due to the digital
divide.
Speaking on opportunities for
turning research into policy and
advocacy tools, Dr. Kojo Asante,
Director of Advocacy and Policy
Engagement at CDD-Ghana, noted
there is a lot of data that have
not yet been mined, analyzed,
or utilized. He maintained that
it is essential for advocacy to be
backed by research and stressed
the importance of making
research findings accessible to all.
Ms. Regina Amanfo-Tetteh,
No Covid deaths recorded
in Ghana since March 2022;
active cases cross 1000 mark
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases
have been recording
astronomical rises
within the last few
weeks, crossing the
1000 mark this week.
The active Coronavirus
cases were less than 400 at the
beginning of June 2022.
As of June 2, 2022, the active
case count was 370. It increased
to 401 on June 5 and jumped to
837 on June 9.
At the moment, active
COVID-19 cases in the country
stand at 1,064.
As usual, the Greater Accra
Region leads with 923 active
cases and is distantly followed
by the Ashanti Region with 47
cases.
The last time a COVIDrelated
death was recorded was
Lead for CDD-Ghana's Human
Rights Desk, listed women’s
involvement in inter and intraparty
politics and their influence
on policy decisions; the future
value of work for women postpandemic
recovery; sustainability
of women’s agenda in the face of
dwindling funding for CSOs and
the shrinking of civic spaces as
some research areas CDD-Ghana,
the Centre for Gender Studies
and Advocacy (CEGENSA) at the
University of Ghana and the CSPS
can collaborate on to inform
advocacy.
Dr. Deborah Atoborah,
Director for CEGENSA said the
Centre’s core mandate is to ensure
gender equity features in policy
and democratic governance
and permeates many aspects of
Ghanaian life. She thus pledged
their commitment to bridging the
gap between academia and civil
society; while broadening the
scope of gender research.
“We seem to be experiencing
gender fatigue because we have
focused our work around certain
issues to the neglect of other key
issues. When we broaden the
scope, the element of fatigue will
begin to reduce and we will then
have a whole lot of issues to work
with,” she said.
in March 2022. Since then, the
cumulative death figure has
remained at 1,445.
Cumulatively, 163,332
COVID-19 cases have been
recorded in Ghana since the
virus hit the shores of the
country in March 2020.
There have been 160,823
recoveries since March 2020.
On Covid vaccination,
according to the Ghana Health
Service, 16,396,820 doses have
been administered.
The figure for persons fully
vaccinated is 6,950,095 while
those who have received one
dose stand at 10,223,563.
The Ghana Health Service on
its Covid dashboard notes that
1,006,920 persons have received
their 1st booster dose.

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Men have been
engaged in Sexual
and Reproductive
Health
Rights (SRHR)
training as a form of gender empowerment
by the Department
of Gender, Greater Accra Region
and the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA).
The training programme
organized with support from the
Canadian Government was attended
by over 70 men in Mobole
in the Ningo-Prampram District
forms part of measures to bridge
the gap between gender roles
and masculinities.
It seeks to create awareness,
analysis and visibility to
dialogue sessions on Sexual and
Reproductive Health Rights
Health
(SRHR) and gender equality.
Madam Matilda Banfro, the
Greater Accra Regional Director,
Department of Gender, said the
training was also to broaden the
scope of men and boys to recognize
that gender equality was a
societal issue that required the
efforts of all.
Madam Banfro said it was
important that men also develop
an interest in such issues and
promote gender equality in their
homes and communities.
She noted that gender
equality was a human right and
developmental issue, which
guarantees universal access to
sexual and reproductive health
rights and Ghana’s goal towards
achieving gender equality targets.
DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022
Men undergo training on
Sexual and Reproductive
Health Rights
“The1992 Constitution and
National Development Frameworks
point out that for gender
relations to be transformed, the
structures that underpin them
have to change,” she said.
She said it was time to accelerate
actions to expand the
conversation and look at how to
engage and encourage men and
boys to help push the gender
equality movement forward at
the local level and take action
against gender inequality which
women across the world face.
Mrs Juliana Abbeyquaye,
the Eastern Regional Director
of the Department of Gender,
on her part, said the goal was
to help men and boys advance
gender equality, which socially
determines roles, identities,
opportunities, and constraints
of women and men that differ
across societies.
Mrs Abbeyquaye described
gender norms as standards and
expectations to which women
and men generally conform and
define a particular society, cul-
Africa CDC Deserves Self-Determination
for Public Health Policies, Says AHF
AIDS Healthcare
Foundation (AHF)
objected to efforts
by the World Health
Organization (WHO)
to rein in Africa Centres for
Disease Control and Prevention’s
(CDC) autonomy in declaring
regional health emergencies
and other emergency public
health powers – a move that is
paternalistic and runs counter
to the principles of selfdetermination
enshrined in the
UN system.
According to Devex, the
United Nations, which oversees
the WHO, is attempting to
lobby “on what should be an
African Union process, and if
successful, it would block reform
of Africa CDC and undermine
its ability to respond to health
crises and prevent pandemics.”
This development came after
a meeting of roughly 40 Africa
health ministers last week where
they discussed revisions to the
statutes under which Africa CDC
operates.
“It’s baffling to see the WHO,
which has fumbled the ball on
multiple international health
emergencies, most notably the
COVID-19 pandemic, is now
attempting to block Africa CDC’s
right to self-determination
on matters of public health,”
said AHF President Michael
Weinstein. “Africa CDC had to
prove its resolve after WHO
failed the entire continent by
its bungling of COVID-19 in
Africa, including severe delays
in delivering vaccines and
allowing significant economic
devastation to sweep the
region. We wholeheartedly
support Africa CDC’s right to
determine its own actions on
public health and emergencies.
Through its mismanagement,
WHO has forfeited its chance to
be the arbiter of Africa’s health
systems.”
Africa CDC and ministries of
health must have the regional
capacity to declare health
emergencies based on technical
and evidence-based processes,
which WHO itself does not even
have the power to do under its
International Health Regulations.
Continental emergency health
declarations could mean the
difference between quickly
getting an outbreak under
control or allowing disease to
spread unchecked while waiting
on official decisions thousands of
miles away in Geneva.
“This attempt at control
is a questionable act by the
World Health Organization and
a contradiction to their past
condemnations of the imperialist
mentality with which vaccines
were being given to COVAX. Yet,
this same move seems to have
that same mindset,” said AHF
Africa Bureau Chief Dr. Penninah
Iutung. “We support African
solutions for local problems and
want African governments to
be more accountable and take
more ownership of the health of
their people. Africa CDC can and
should have the power to help
them with that.”
The health ministers are due
to reconvene again tomorrow to
make a final recommendation on
the amendments, which would
then have to be decided on by the
African Union Executive Council.
If approved, Africa CDC would
be able to focus on outbreaks
endemic to Africa – there would
be no change to the WHO’s global
alert system.
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ture and community.
Mrs Vivian A. Okpodjah, the
Principal Nursing Officer at the
Ningo-Prampram District Health
Directorate, educated adolescent
males aged between ten years
and 24 years on the challenges of
the transit age.
She said adolescence was a
transitional stage of physical and
The Ghana Medical
Association (GMA) in
collaboration with
the Ghana Registered
Nurses and Midwives
Association (GRNMA) is training
2,000 health workers to become
vaccination champions.
The six-month training seeks
to build the health workers’
capacity in risk communication
and community engagement to
address issues of disinformation
and misinformation regarding
COVID-19 vaccination.
Dr Frank Serebour, the
President of GMA, at press
conference in Accra, said
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
remained a challenge for the
uptake of vaccines despite the
gains made.
The Partnership for Evidence
Based Response to COVID-19
(EPERC) report puts the overall
vaccine hesitancy in Ghana at an
average of 30 per cent with people
under 25 years leading the score.
Data from the Ghana Health
Service also indicate that 35 per
cent of districts out of the 260
had less than 25 per cent of the
eligible population vaccinated for
COVID-19.
“Among health workers, it is
estimated that 40 per cent have
not received the second doses of
vaccination and less than one per
cent have received booster doses.
“We see these developments
as worrying, especially
concerning health workers.
This is because health workers
particularly doctors, nurses, and
psychological development that
occur at puberty.
The challenges include
infections, Sexually Transmitted
Infections (STI) and unplanned
pregnancy, which calls for mentoring
and empowering adolescents
to properly prepare them
for adulthood.
Health workers
undergo training to
fight vaccine hesitancy
midwives are not only in the
frontline of care but remain
the most trusted sources of
information and access to
vaccination,” Dr Serebour stated.
He said it was against that
background that the GMA and
GRNMA was embarking on
the initiative to fight vaccine
hesitancy among health workers.
The GMA President said the
training exercise would also aid
data collection and address the
concerns and misunderstanding
that existed.
He said the GMA and GRNMA
would also work to mobilise
health workers to be vaccinated
to serve as role models for the
greater population.
That, Dr Serebour said, was
in line with the mandate of the
Ghana Health Service-Health
Promotion Division in its quest
to scale up COVID-19 vaccination
among health workers and the
entire citizens.
He called on the government,
stakeholders, especially
traditional and religious
leaders, youth groups and
the media to help encourage
vaccine acceptance and uptake
particularly at the districts
levels to achieve the target of
vaccinating at least 22.9 million
eligible Ghanaians to stem the
spread of the disease.
Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo,
the President of GRNMA, urged
Ghanaians to go back to the
preventive protocols as COVID-19
cases were on the rise again to
reduce the infection rate.

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Opinion
Ozonated Therapy reduces the
risk of diabetes complications,
improves immunity
Ozone therapy
refers to the process
of administering
ozone
gas into your
body to treat a disease or
wound. Ozone is a colorless
gas made up of three atoms
of oxygen (O3). In 2019, the
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) stated that
ozone is toxic and has no
proven medical applications.
However, a study by Smith
et al., (2017) has indicated
that Ozone may be used to
treat medical conditions by
stimulating the immune
system. It may also be used
for disinfection and to treat
a range of diseases. In the
hospital, ozone therapy gas
is made from medical-grade
oxygen sources.
Mechanism of Action
Manoto et al., (2018)
found that medical ozone
has been used to disinfect
medical supplies and treat
different conditions for
more than 100 years. It may
also help prevent infection
in wounds. A study by
Seyam et al., (2018) agrees
that when ozone comes into
contact with body fluids,
the resulting reactions form
more proteins and red blood
cells. This increases oxygen
supply in your body.
Ozone therapy may also
disrupt unhealthy processes
in your body. Tiwari et
al., (2017) study found that
ozone therapy can inactivate:
• bacteria
• viruses
• fungi
• yeast
• protozoa
Ozone; Scientific Studies
Respiratory illnesses
A 2014 study by Borrelli
examined intravenous
ozone therapy or injecting
ozone mixed with blood, for
treating Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease(COPD). It
found that the therapy improved
the quality of life and
ability to exercise in former
smokers with COPD.
It is important to note
that breathing in ozone may
irritate or damage the lungs,
especially in people with
respiratory diseases.
Though there are many
positive aspects of ozone, it
is also an air pollutant and
shouldn’t be ingested. As a
result, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
advises against using ozone
air purifiers.
Diabetes
Ozone therapy also
shows promise in reducing
the risk of complications
from diabetes. A study by
Braidy et al., (2017) found
that ozone may correct
oxidative stress by activating
the body’s immune and
antioxidant systems and
reducing inflammation. A
retrospective study by Izadi
et al., (2019) Also found that
ozone therapy in people
with diabetic foot ulcers
helped close the wound
and reduced the chances of
infection. Further, a previous
study by Vinnik et al.,
(2015) also found that ozone
therapy could be helpful for
wound healing, a common
side effect of diabetes.
Immunity
A study by Cespedes-Suarez
et al., (2018) found that
ozone mixed with blood and
injected into people with
HIV significantly reduced
their viral load over a 2-year
period. A lower viral load
means less of the virus is
present, which can improve
long-term health. The study
however noted that more
research is needed on the
use of ozone therapy for the
treatment of HIV.
Ozone therapy, Preparation
For Medical purposes,
ozone therapy is prepared
by drawing blood from the
body, mixing it with ozone
gas, and replacing it. In the
case of administering with
patient blood, the patient
needs to prepare for the
blood draw by getting plenty
of sleep the night before and
eating a healthy breakfast
that day. Also, they have to
drink plenty of water.
Administration of Ozone
Therapy
There are many different
ways to receive ozone
therapy. Three main forms
of treatment include administering
ozone:
• Directly to the tissue;
if you undergo ozone
therapy for an extremity
problem or wound, the
ozone gas will most likely be
applied directly to the tissue
of the affected body part.
The gas is administered in a
protective covering.
• Intravenously; to
treat internal disorders,
such as HIV, the ozone gas
is usually dissolved into
blood that was taken from
the patient. Afterwards, the
blood with the dissolved
gas is injected back into the
patient through an IV line.
Intravenous use can carry
the risk of causing an embolism
through the formation
of air bubbles.
• Intramuscularly;
ozone therapy is also available
as an intramuscular
injection. For this injection,
the ozone gas is often mixed
with oxygen before administration.
Efficacy
Seyam et al., ( 2018) found
that ozone therapy may help
with knee osteoarthritis by
improving range of motion
and delaying decline. People
with rheumatoid arthritis
or back pain from herniated
discs may also benefit from
ozone therapy, according to
the research. However, there
aren’t enough studies on
these conditions yet.
Ozone has additionally
been used and studied in
many aspects of dentistry.
Suh et al., (2019) indicated
that ozonated water may be
effective as a disinfectant
during root canals. It may
also help desensitize exposed
dentin, among other
uses.
Many products are available
to purchase that claim
to provide ozone therapy,
but none have been proven
effective. Ozone therapy
should be conducted by a
trained healthcare provider
or naturopathic practitioner.
Currently, there isn’t
enough evidence for the FDA
to support the use of ozone
therapy. More large-scale
human studies are needed
to demonstrate effectiveness
and safety.
Side effects
Ozone gas has an odd
number of atoms, which
makes it unstable. This instability
means it can be unpredictable.
Healthcare providers
should take extreme
caution when using ozone
therapy. Ozone must be used
in the proper amounts and
in the correct place, and it
shouldn’t be ingested.
In 2019, the FDA released
a warning about inhaling
ozone because it can irritate
the lungs and cause fluid
buildup that makes it difficult
to breathe.
There are significant
dangers when using ozone
intravenously, at high
doses, or for a long time.
Talk with your healthcare
provider about all of the
possible risks and weigh
them against the potential
benefits.
Costs and coverage
It can be difficult to estimate
the cost of ozone therapy
because the treatments
are individualized based on
your medical condition and
the duration of your treatment.
Take Home
Ozone therapy is controversial,
but it may show
promise. New clinical trials
for ozone therapy uses are in
the works. The FDA doesn’t
approve the use of ozone
therapy in the treatment of
disease. It has further said
that ozone has “no known
useful medical application.”
There also aren’t enough
large long-term studies to
understand all potential
adverse effects. Talk to your
healthcare provider if you
have questions about this
treatment and whether it is
right for you. If you do want
to try it, be sure to choose a
provider with experience in
ozone therapy.
The writer is a Professor
of Naturopathic Healthcare
and the President of Nyarkotey
College of Holistic
Medicine & Technology
(NUCHMT) and the African
Naturopathic Foundation
E-mail: collegeofholisticmedicine@gmail.com
Raphael Nyarkotey Obu,
PhD, © 2022

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DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022
GOIL Company Limited,
an indigenous Oil
Marketing Company
(OMC), spent GH¢14.5
million in 2021 on
delivering its social responsibility
programmes with a focus on
education, health, and financial
inclusion.
In 2020, it spent GH¢9.27
million.
Mr Kwame Osei-Prempeh,
the GOIL Group Chief Executive
Officer, who disclosed this during
the 53rd Annual General Meeting
in Accra, said over the last 10
years, GOIL had devoted itself
to ensuring the welfare of the
communities within which it
operated.
“This mandate has been
Government has
officially commenced
a nationwide
programme aimed
at preserving and
upgrading the human capital
and skills of the current
cohort of workers who lost
their employment or are
underemployed because of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the auspices of National
Unemployment Insurance
Scheme (NUIS), the project –
which is a key component of
the GhanaCARES ‘Obaatan Pa’
Programme – government from
next month will see to it that
some workers receive fresh
training; and ensure those who
received some form of training
earlier are properly retrained to
remain relevant in these times.
At the launch of the
programme, Finance Minister Ken
Ofori-Atta said the training and
retraining programme is focused
on skills upgrading, work ethics,
productivity and attitudinal
change.
“To preserve and upgrade
the human capital of Ghanaian
workers – particularly those that
were affected by the pandemic
– and to facilitate their re-entry
into productive employment at
higher levels of performance,
government together with social
partners decided to frontload
the Training and Retraining
Programme,” Mr. Ofori-Atta said.
The programme will be
implemented in two phases. The
first phase will cover workers
in the sectors that were mostly
affected by the pandemic, namely
the private education and tourism
and hospitality sectors.
The training and retraining
programme’s second phase
will cover other sectors of the
executed through sustained
involvement in environmentally
friendly policies and procedures
intended to positively impact
society as contained in the
company’s Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) strategy,” he
said.
Mr Osei-Prempeh said
in accordance with the
company’s Community and
External Relations policy,
GOIL remained committed to
identifying the needs of deprived
communities and organizations
by providing them with potable
water, health, and sanitation
facilities to improve the wellbeing
and quality of life of the
disadvantaged.
He said GOIL was also
committed to the improvement
of educational outcomes by
supporting inclusive and quality
education, specifically the
promotion of Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Maths (STEM)
education.
He said support was
also extended to sports and
the enhancement of Youth
Development.
“GOIL’s commitment to
these lofty goals is anchored on
the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals Three, Four,
and Six”.
He said the SDGs focus on
Inclusive and Quality Education;
Good Health and well-being;
Clean Water and Sanitation for all.
On Water and Sanitation,
Mr Osei-Prempeh said GOIL’s
corporate social responsibility
in the sector focused on the
provision of boreholes.
Nationwide upgrade of human
capital and skills begin – Ofori-Atta
economy, with emphasis on
vocational and technical training.
The COVID-19 pandemic
impacted negatively on all sectors
of the economy, but more so on
the tourism and hospitality sector
and private education sector.
According to the first round
of the COVID-19 Business Tracker
Survey undertaken by the Ghana
Statistical Service (GSS), about
65.4 percent of institutions in
the education sector closed down
during the lockdown; and several
schools remained closed even
after the lockdown was lifted.
Similarly, the Ghana Tourism
Authority (GTA) estimated that at
the end of April 2020, 23 percent
of workers in the hospitality
industry had lost their jobs;
with a quarter of this estimate
(25 percent) emanating from the
restaurants and hotels sub-sector.
Since the first round of
the Business Tracker Survey
conducted in June 2020, two more
surveys have been conducted: in
September 2020 and September
2021.
Though results from the two
surveys showed reduced impact
of the pandemic on business
closures and employment, the
private education and tourism
and hospitality sectors were
still heavily impacted by the
pandemic.
Highlighting funding under
the programme, the minster
revealed that government
is funding the training and
retraining programme’s cost.
“Government will therefore pay
the fees of workers who enrol in
the programme.”
The NUIS, which is currently
in the design phase, is a social
insurance scheme conceived
primarily as a contributory
scheme with defined benefit for
GOIL sets aside
GH¢14.5M for
CSR Projects
the sole purpose of providing
income support and reemployment
services to workers
who involuntarily become
unemployed due to unexpected
future events – such as the
COVID-19 pandemic – and meet
specified eligibility criteria.
The NUIS is housed under
the GH¢100billion ‘Obaatan
Pa’ GhanaCARES Programme
designed to mitigate impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic, return
the economy to a sustained path
of robust growth, and create a
more resilient and transformed
economy.
“In meeting our obligations
to workers and Ghanaians
in general, we continue to
implement programmes that seek
to enhance the skills and welfare
of workers. We are ensuring skills
development that meets demands
of the Ghanaian labour market
and promotes decent work,” the
minister said.
The Training and Retraining
Programme was developed
through extensive consultations
between government and
key stakeholders comprising
representatives from the Ministry
Finance, Ministry of Employment
& Labour Relations, Organised
Labour and Ghana Employers
Association.
Other stakeholders include the
Ministry of Education, Ministry
of Tourism, Arts and Culture,
Ghana Education Service, Ghana
Tourism Authority (GTA), Council
for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (COTVET),
Ghana National Association of
Private Schools (GNAPS), Ghana
National Council of Private
Schools (GNACOPS) and Ghana
Tourism Federation (GHATOF)
among others.
“In pursuit of the company’s
Social Investment Strategy and
in line with SDG Goal 3, which
emphasizes the need for clean
water and good sanitation, GOIL
continued with the construction
of at least six mechanized
boreholes in under-deprived
communities in the country,” he
said
Ṫhe Company constructed
five more mechanized boreholes
in the Oti region for the
communities of Kparikpari,
Yariga, Fosu and Njari Kutsa all
of the Dambai Municipality as
well as Nkwanta Highway in the
Nkwanta Township.
About 50,000 persons were
Chief Operations Officer
at Dalex Finance,
Joe Jackson, has
said it is about time
government runs to
the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) for financial assistance.
He explained that the IMF
bailout will help stabilize the local
economy, as well as, bridge the
country's huge deficit.
Speaking in an interview with
TV3 on Tuesday, June 21, 2022,
inasmuch as government has
resorted to the use of homegrown
solutions to rake in revenue for
the country, the support of IMF
will help the economy bounce
back on track.
Joe Jackson said, “I think
the IMF is the most option to
check the excesses we face...Our
budget deficit is huge, there is
no fiscal space, we need the IMF
to support us so that the foreign
markets and the flow of funds will
be maintained. I honestly don’t
see how we will get round this
without going to the IMF.”
Meanwhile, Finance Minister,
Ken Ofori-Atta, on May 12, 2022,
reiterated government's stance
on going to the International
expected to access the potable
water.
In addition, another borehole
was installed at Fotobi in the
Akuapem South District of the
Eastern region.
Mr Osei-Prempeh said the
Board of Directors made an
assessment of the Company’s
ability to continue with its
activities and was satisfied that
it had the resources to continue
in business for the foreseeable
future.
He said the Directors were
not aware of any material
uncertainties that may cast
significant doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern.
In the year ahead, Mr Osei-
Prempeh explained that the Board
had a very positive view and is
“confident that the bold initiatives
we have outlined especially
our LPG and Bitumen plants,
alongside our determination to
find a suitable partner to replace
Exxon Mobil in our upstream
endeavour are game-changers
that will definitely propel GOIL to
the next level.”
Ghana needs IMF
now – Joe Jackson
Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial
aid.
According to him,
interventions and policies have
been put in place to ensure
sufficient macroeconomic gains
for the local economy.
Ken Ofori-Atta indicated
that the IMF is aware that the
Ghanaian economy is heading in
the right direction.
He however called on
Ghanaians to help government
find alternative ways of financing
the country's growing debt.
Government has instituted
some home-grown solutions
including the introduction of the
E-Levy to stop the economy from
wobbling.
The E-Levy imposes a 1.5%
charge on all electronic transfers
above GH¢100.
The tax policy is a move by the
goverment to widen the country's
tax net.
Meanwhile, the charging
entities for the E-Levy are
telecommunications companies,
commercial banks, special
deposit-taking institutions and
Payment Service Providers (PSPs).

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Wednesday, 22nd June, 2022 Page 11
Loris Karius has been
reflecting on the “ups
and downs” of a stint at
Liverpool that saw him
take in 49 appearances
for the Reds, with one of those
being a nightmare outing in the
2018 Champions League final.
The German goalkeeper has
hit free agency this summer, after
reaching the end of his contract
at Anfield, and is currently
on the lookout for a new club.
He is not rushing that
process, with all options being
considered by the 28-year-old,
but he is eager to get going again
after tumbling out of favour on
Merseyside on the back of an error-strewn
performance against
Real Madrid in 2018.
How will Karius be remembered
at Liverpool?
Unfortunately for Karius,
who was loaned out to Besiktas
and Union Berlin after slipping
down the pecking order
at Liverpool, he will always be
remembered on Merseyside for
his mistakes that allowed a continental
crown to slip through
the Reds’ grasp.
He admits to leaving the
Premier League heavyweights
with mixed emotions, telling
Sky Deutschland of his experience
in England and plans for
the future: “There were ups and
downs. It’s part of the game,
that’s football, but I’ve developed
as a person.
“The level at which we
worked every day and the professionalism
that everyone exemplifies
was unique.
“I’ve never experienced it
Loris Karius
Liverpool nightmare
& congratulates
Bayern for Mane
transfer
before and that’s why we’ve celebrated
a lot of successes there.
I’ll take my determination and
this determination with me to
my next job.
“I’m free and I can make my
own decisions. This is a new situation
that I’m looking forward
to. A new challenge is coming up,
but that’s always a good thing.
I’m ready, mentally and physically.”
Is Mane following Karius out
of Liverpool?
While Karius has already severed
ties with the Reds, he could
be followed out of the exits this
summer by Senegalese forward
Sadio Mane.
A talismanic presence for
Liverpool is being heavily linked
with a move to Bundesliga
champions Bayern Munich, and
a former team-mate believes
that transfer could prove beneficial
to all concerned.
Karius added on Mane's situation:
“It would be a crazy transfer
for Bayern because he’s one
of the top players at Liverpool.
“If Bayern Munich manages
to sign someone like him, then
you can only congratulate them
and the Bundesliga too. It would
be another star in the league,
so I would be very happy for the
Bundesliga.
“Sadio Mane is very reserved,
very down to earth. He also
speaks a bit of German from his
time in Salzburg.
“I’ve always got along very
well with him. Should he come
to Germany, he won’t have any
problems adapting.”
Ghana international
Andre Ayew and his
compatriot Felix
Afena-Gyan were
among the players
recognised for their exemplary
displays in the just concluded
seasons by winning Calcio Trade
Ball 2022 awards on Sunday
night.
First, it was the Black Stars
captain Ayew, who was handed
the Order of the Star Award in
the ceremony held at Kempinski
Hotel in Ghana.
Then the 19-year-old,
Afena-Gyan, who capped the
just-concluded season after
helping AS Roma win the Europa
Conference League trophy after
defeating Feyenoord 1-0 in the
final, was also voted the Most
Promising Player of the Year
award.
The other award winners
for the night include AC Milan’s
Franck Kessie, who was named
the Serie A Player of the Year
after helping the Italian giants
clinch the top-flight title.
Former Ghana player Sulley
Muntari, who currently turns
out for Hearts of Oak in the
Ghanian Premier League, was
recognised with the Lifetime
Achievement Award while
Edmund Addom, who features
for FC Sheriff in Moldova picked
the Arthur Legacy of the Year
Paris Saint-Germain star
Neymar was unharmed
after his private jet
was forced into an
emergency landing in
his native Brazil.
The forward was returning
from a close-season holiday
when the craft suffered
mechanical problems.
And despite his fright,
he was happy to pose with
airport officials following the
unexpected detour.
What happened to Neymar's
plane?
According to reports, the
aircraft had taken off from
Barbados and was on its way to
Sao Paulo when a problem was
detected with its windscreen.
Neymar instead landed in
Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima
state near the northern border
with Venezuela and Guyana.
The PSG ace spent two hours
at the regional airport while the
problem was attended to, and
was greeted warmly by workers.
Who was Neymar travelling
with?
The player spent his summer
holiday with his sister, Rafaella
Santos, and partner Bruna
Biancardi.
The group spent time in
Las Vegas and Miami last week,
Sports
Ghana's Ayew and
Afena-Gyan win awards
laurel.
The Calcio Trade Ball is
an annual event organised by
ArthurLegacy Sports that brings
together Ghanaian footballers
based primarily in Italy with
the business and diplomatic
community.
The 32-year-old Ayew, who
features for Al Sadd in the Qatar
Stars League, finished last season
with the top-flight trophy after
they topped the table with 60
points from 22 matches.
Ayew, who joined Sadd from
EFL Championship side Swansea
City, managed 15 goals from 21
appearances, to finish second
Neymar unharmed after
emergency jet landing
while there was also time to
visit close friend Cris Guedes
and Bianca Coimbra, who have
named Neymar godfather to their
unborn daughter Antonella.
behind eventual top scorer,
Kenya’s Michael Olunga, who
scored 24.
Ayew has taken to his social
media pages to celebrate his
latest achievement.
“Thank you for this honour,
the highest at the CTB awards,”
Ayew wrote. “It has been an
eventful season of football for me.
Club and international football
have given me a lot. This award
should be extra fuel. Thank you.”
The event was graced by the
Italian Ambassador to Ghana,
Daniela d’Orlandi and Ghana
Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif.
Rafaella shared a photo of
the siblings on the runway with
the plane in the background,
declaring that "It is great sharing
my life with you!"