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15 August 2022
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UNFPA Supports Mercy Women’s Catholic Hospital With Fistula Repair Equipment
Obstetric fistula is a serious childbirth injury that leaves women and leaking urine, faeces or both usually due to prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, high…
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12 August 2022
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IYD 2022: UNFPA Ghana holds graduation and inauguration ceremony for 3rd & 4th Cohort of Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellows
This year's International Youth Day (IYD) was on the theme: "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages". It was marked in Ghana with an event by the Ministry of…
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17 July 2022
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Prioritizing Rights and Choices: World Population Day 2022 Held in Ghana
This year, the National Population celebrated the 2022 World Population Day with an event at the GNAT Hall in Accra under the theme: “Prioritizing Rights and Choices, Harnessing…
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17 July 2022
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African Union (AU) Chairperson’s Youth Envoy interacts with Youth in Ghana
As part of her 60-day learning tour to 9 African countries to listen to the views of young people to inform policy making, the Africa Union (AU) Chairperson’s Youth Envoy recently…
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07 July 2022
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National Population Council and UNFPA Ghana commence celebration of World Population Day 2022 with Press Briefing
The population of the world is expected to hit 8 billion by November 2022 according to experts. Population growth rate in Ghana is steadily increasing and like everywhere in the…
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01 July 2022
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UNFPA Ghana, Ministry of Health and the Private Health Sector Alliance of Ghana push for Sustainable Domestic financing for Family Planning
With growing concerns about the sustainability of health programs and the need to seek alternative sources of financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights towards…
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30 June 2022
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Adolescent Pregnancy in Ghanaian Communities – A worrying trend amid MTCT of HIV
Between 2016 and 2020, Ghana recorded 542,131 amongst adolescent girls aged 15-19 years and 13,444 pregnancies amongst young teenagers aged 10-14 years according to the Ghana…
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09 June 2022
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UNFPA to support GHS in the renovation of the Tamale Fistula Centre
Established in 1996 as part of efforts to reform healthcare delivery in the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) exists to oversee the administration of health services…
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07 June 2022
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UNFPA to deepen ties with National Development Planning Commission
The Government of Ghana set up the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), with the responsibility of giving counsel to the executive arm of Government and leading…
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