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26 August 2016
John Dumelo named obstetric fistula ambassador in Ghana
Accra, Ghana -- Ghanaian movie star, director and businessman John Dumelo is the obstetric fistula ambassador in Ghana. The actor was endorsed at an event organized by the…
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12 August 2016
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Statement by Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA Representative at the 2016 International Youth Day
All over the world, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins governments and other partners to celebrate International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central…
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11 August 2016
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Statement by Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA Representative at the endorsement of Mr. John Dumelo as obstetric fistula ambassador in Ghana
Obstetric fistula is almost exclusively a condition of the poorest, most vulnerable and most marginalized women and girls. It afflicts those who lack access to timely, high…
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19 July 2016
Ghanaian youth plead: Stop prioritizing buying of funeral cloths over the payment of our school fees
Accra, Ghana -- The youth of Ghana have pleaded with their parents to consider paying their school fees as a matter of priority over buying of cloths for every funeral that comes…
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11 July 2016
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Statement by UNFPA Representative Babatunde Ahonsi at the World Population Day Commemorations
World Population Day, 11 July was instituted in 1989 as a unique opportunity to give special focus to population issues and how they influence the overall development of countries…
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27 June 2016
Ghana’s Chief Justice mentors head porters (kayayei)
The Chief Justice Theodora Georgina Wood said “safeguarding the rule of law is a collective responsibility and we all need to keep this in our minds as we raise the next…
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16 June 2016
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Remarks on behalf of UNFPA’s Representative, Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi on the occasion of the 9th Annual Mentoring Programme
I am excited to be part of the 9th annual mentoring programme initiated by the Honourable Lady Chief Justice when she took the high office in 2007. This mentoring programme which…
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08 June 2016
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Remarks on behalf of Babatunde Ahonsi, UNFPA Representative at the YAWA National Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Summit
On behalf of the United Nations and UNFPA and on my own behalf, I wish to congratulate Marie Stopes and all its partners for organizing the 1st ‘No YAWA’ national youth sexual and…
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06 June 2016
Take it to others as you have heard it on fistula
The Deputy Regional Minister of the Upper East Region, Dr. Robert Baba Kuganab-Lem, has advised all males to take the message of ending obstetric fistula to other men as they…
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