Wednesday, 29th June, 2022

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Health
DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 29th June, 2022
MTN Ghana Adjudged Health
Environment Safety and
Security Company of the Year
MTN Ghana has
been adjudged
Health, Environment,
Safety
and Security
Company of the Year at the 4th
edition of the Health, Environment,
Safety and Security (HESS)
awards. The ceremony was held
at the Movenpick Ambassador
hotel in Accra. In addition to
being adjudged Company of the
Year, MTN Ghana was also winner
in other categories, bagging
a total of eight awards.
The other awards won are:
• Best Company in
Customer Safety and Security
Management Practices
Dr. Patrick Kuma-
Aboagye, the
Director-General of
the Ghana Health
Service (GHS) has
announced plans by the GHS
Council to establish the GHS
Institute, as a strategy to push
the nation’s efforts to achieve
the Universal Health Coverage
(UHC).
The institute would offer inservice
training to upgrade the
knowledge and skills of health
workers in the country.
According to the World
Health Organisation (WHO),
UHC implied a situation
whereby all individuals and
communities received the
health services they need
without suffering financial
hardship and it included the
full spectrum of essential,
quality health services from
health promotion to prevention,
treatment, rehabilitation, and
palliative care across the life
course.
Dr. Kuma-Aboagye explained
human resource development
remained an essential
component of the GHS and prerequisite
towards achieving the
UHC, saying the Institute would
re-structure health training
curricula and build capacity
of health workers to derive
optimum benefits.
The Director General gave
the announcement when he
inaugurated the Bono Regional
Health Advisory Committee as
part of his two-day working visit
to the region.
Accompanied by some
members of the GHS Council,
Dr. Kuma-Aboagye was in the
region to interact with health
workers, identify and help
• Best Company in Health
and Safety Management Practices
• Employee Empowerment
Excellence Award
• Management of Driving
Safety Excellence Award
• Most Outstanding
Contribution for Sustainable
Development
• Health, Environment,
Safety and Security (HESS) Team
of the Year
• Health, Environment,
Safety and Security (HESS) Manager
of the year– Winifred Setor
Smith
The awards were in recognition
of MTN’s commitment
to Safety and Security standards
which are demonstrated
through the establishment of
various organizational structures
to ensure the delivery of
an effective safety and security
program.
Receiving the awards on
behalf of MTN Ghana, the Acting
Chief Risk and Compliance
Officer for MTN, Mrs. Winifred
Setor Smith expressed gratitude
to the organizers for the awards.
She said, MTN is an organization
that ensures the dissemination
of health and safety tips using
multi-channels. MTN also holds
frequent sessions on health and
safety with its vendors.
Commenting on the awards,
the Chief Executive Officer
of MTN Ghana, Mr. Selorm
Adadevoh congratulated the
Health, Safety and Security Team
at MTN Ghana for
ensuring the compliance
Ghana Health Service Training
Institute To Be Established Soon
tackle pertinent challenges
confronting the health sector in
the region.
Dr. Kuma-Aboagye explained
proper record keeping and
reliable data collection were key
ingredients that promote quality
health care delivery, saying the
GHS was positioning itself well
to operate 24-hour service.
He highlighted the
importance of networking,
stressing that the GHS was also
working tirelessly to link up
with Community-based Health
Planning and Services (CHPS)
Compounds, as well as build a
strong and reliable system in
assessing the health needs of the
people.
Dr. Kuma-Aboagye stated
another key area the GHS had
prioritized was the welfare of
health workers, indicating that
the Service was working hard
to motivate and improve the
condition of service of health
workers.
In that regard, he added
discussions were on-going,
saying very soon the GHS would
set up an award scheme to
motivate the 140,000 employees
of the Service.
Mr William Frimpong Bonsu,
a Member of the GHS Council
said it was the responsibility
of the 10-member committee
to advise the Regional Health
Directorate and facilitate
consultation with stakeholders
and relevant institutions in the
health sector, build partnership
and improve on health
outcomes.
The Committee, comprising
representatives of the GHS,
Traditional Authorities,
Religious Institutions, Regional
Coordinating Council, and
eminent Personalities in the
region is chaired by Mr John
Afrane Boateng, a representative
of Madam Justina Owusu-
Banahene, the Bono Regional
Minister.
It also serves as an
advocacy body and supports
the formulation and
implementation of health
interventions at the regional and
national levels.
of MTN Ghana’s Occupational
Health and Safety Policies, Physical
Security Procedures and the
Safety and Security Operational
Guidelines. He said these guidelines
are constantly followed to
ensure both staff and customers
are safe at all touch points across
the country.
Selorm congratulated Winifred
for coming tops to win the
Health, Environment, Safety and
Security (HESS) Manager of the
year award. He said, “this recognition
is a testament that MTN
indeed natures its talents and
invests in people”.
The HESS awards was organised
by IanMatSun Global
Services Ltd, organizers of the
The number of
confirmed new cases of
COVID-19 has increased
to 203, raising the
country’s active case
count to 1,556, the Ghana Health
Service (GHS) has said.
The latest update on the
COVID-19 portal indicates that
there are six severe cases, one
critical, with the death toll rising
to 1449.
Greater Accra Region has
recorded the highest number
with 1,065 cases, Eastern Region
is the second highest with 108
cases, followed by the Central
Region with 89 cases, Bono
Region with 84 and Ashanti
region with 75 cases.
The rest of the regions
recorded below 50 cases with the
Bono East Region recording 47
cases, followed by Oti and Ahafo
Regions with 21 cases each, 15
cases from the Volta Region and
Western region,13 cases.
The Upper East Region
followed with eight cases, Upper
Sustainability and Social Investment
Awards and publishers of
the Sustainability Report Magazine
in partnership with Firmus
Advisory, a leading Research
Company in Ghana. The awards
identify, publicly recognize and
celebrate outstanding companies
and individuals for their
exceptional performance and
innovations in Occupational
Health, Environment and Employee
and Stakeholder Safety
and Security.
MTN Ghana has won 14 HESS
awards since 2019 and has been
adjudged Best Company in HESS
and Most Outstanding Contribution
for Sustainable Development
for two consecutive years.
Ghana records
more than 200 new
COVID-19 infections
West with five cases and one
case each from Western North,
Northeast and the Northern
Region.
Two cases have been
recorded among international
travelers so far with no cases
recorded in the Savannah
Region.
Coronavirus disease
(COVID-19), according to the
World Health Organization
(WHO), is an infectious disease
caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people infected with
the virus will experience mild
to moderate respiratory illness
and recover without requiring
special treatment.
However, some will become
seriously ill and require medical
attention.
Signs and symptoms of
COVID-19 include fever or chills,
cough, shortness of breath or
difficulty in breathing, fatigue,
muscle or body aches, headache,
loss of taste or smell and sore
throat.