Let’s collaborate to ensure sustainable management of natural resources – Assistant Park Manager

Let’s collaborate to ensure sustainable management of natural resources – Assistant Park Manager

Edited and posted by Administrator

The Assistant Park Manager of the Mole National Park, Bona Keyiir has called on members of the Community Resource Management Areas(CREMA) and the general public to collaborate and network to promote community development and sustainable management of the natural resources.

At a two day exchange learning program of the Savannah Integrated Biodiversity Conservation Initiative (SIBCI) held at the conference room of the Mole National Park  in Damongo, Savannah region,he said there has been a frantic efforts to recognized the rights of local communities in Natural Resource Management.

This he said was manifest in the Forestry Commission shifting focus of its management systems to ensure more dialogue with stakeholders particularly,local communities that rely on the forest.

According to him,the CREMA model provides a number of benefits to communities, including improving environment security and land use practices by farmers,a greater understanding of the importance of natural resources to community livelihood,the ability of communities to control access to resources by external user groups and individuals and the development of secondary and tertiary industries at the local level ( tourism and support services).

He lamented on the extreme logging, poaching activities in the park's immediate vicinity,crop raiding, grazing by domestic animals,land conversation along the boundaries of the park,the inability of some communities to implement sustainable use of biological resource schemes and insufficient finances for the building infrastructure and other tourist sites as major challenges endangering the survival of the park.

The Assistant Park Manager called on community members to double up their efforts in preserving and regulating the park's natural resources locally and internationally,adding that,"we must work together to keep our wild life species and our common resources".

As part of the initiative, Community Resource Management Area(CREMA) members and participants went on a two-hour safari drive tour of the Mole National Park, allowing them to sight see and learn more about the wildlife environment they had been protecting for years. 

The tour was led by the tour guides of the  Mole National Park with a historical narration of the Mole National Park and the dynamics of each animal as well as some of the park's distinctive trees.

Community members and participants were ecstatic and awed by the tour, which afforded them the opportunity to see species of animals they had never seen before. 

Members expressed delight in the whole experience and extended gratitude to the European Union for funding SIBCI, which was implemented by the Nature and Development Foundation (NDF), Wildlife Society and the Mole National Park.

Some of the community members in an exclusive interview with this writer said the projects have benefited their livelihood in the village. 

Madam Memuna for instance, indicated they have been able to pay their children's school fees, meet household expenses, and improve the price of Shea nuts, resulting in increased revenue for the women in the community. 

She urged community members to assist CREMA members in their duties.

Abubakari from Mognori recounted the numerous benefits the youth have derived from the initiative. He said through the factory and Cano tour savings, they are able to pay for their children's printing fees, repair broken down boreholes, and repair their canoes, among other things.

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Accept posting to rural areas - GHS council to health workers

Accept posting to rural areas - GHS council to health workers

The Ghana Health Services council has called on health professionals to accept posting to any part of the country, especially the deprived communities.

This, the council said would enable them to embrace deprived area incentives and transfer their know-how and expertise to underserved areas in order to help bridge the gap in health professionals distribution accross the country.

In a message on behalf of the council at the Annual Savannah Regional Health Sector Performance Review Conference held at the Unity Centre in Damongo,Dr. Kenneth Appiah said the council as part of its oversight role will ensure the appointment of qualified officers to fill vacant management positions at all service levels in order to critically strengthen leadership and governance capacity.

According to him,the Council intends to support management to prioritize staff welfare and motivation especially, in the areas of suitable accomodation and incentive packages.

This in the view of the council will inspire the staff to enable them deliver the best possible health service to the people of the country and achieve the Universal Health Coverage Road Map.

"We shall support management to prioritize staff welfare and motivation to enable the staff deliver the best possible health service for the people of the country. We shall press for full implementation of deprived area incentives including provision of suitable accomodation to attract health professionals to deprived areas. 

Our dear health workers are encouraged to embrace these incentives and accept posting to any part of the country," he said.

The council member challenged health professionals to rise above the challenges of COVID-9 and strive in greater effort to improve the public image of the service by removing the perception of poor customer care.

He called on the District Assemblies, corporate bodies and philanthropists to come to the aid of the service, particularly in the area of accomodation.

Whilst, commending the region's effort and remarkable achievements over the years,he called on all health professionals to rededicate themselves to the mandate of the service and work diligently towards the achievement of the goals and objectives the service has set for itself.

Dr. Chrysantus Kubio,the Savannah Regional Director of Health Services bemoaned the unwillingness of medical officers to accept posting to the infant Savannah Region.

This he said was hampering against the effort of the service to ensure a responsive and resilient healthcare delivery system that meets the health needs of the people in the region.

He disclosed that 85% of medical doctors posted to the region in the year under review failed to report.

"In the year under review,the region received 1,133 new staff,out of which 225 failed to report, representing 20% posting rejection rate. Going into specific professions, Medical Officers rejection rate was 85%. This calls for stakeholder deliberation at the various Municipal and District Assembly levels to device means and attract these critical staff to accept posting to our region,"he said.

According to him, region still depends on its mother region,the Northern Regional Health Directorate Medical Stores for support, encouraging well meaning individuals,the District Assemblies and Organizations to come to the aid of the service interms of logistics.

The Savannah Regional Minister, Saaed Muhazu Jibreal commended all the health staff and development partners for the immense contribution and hard-work which resulted in the modest gains in the health indicators in the year under review. 

He said there can be no meaningful socio-economic development in any country where there is high disease burden,stressing that," health is wealth". 

The minister decried the perceived negative attitude of some staff towards clients and work,adding that, the ongoing industrial unrest at the West Gonja Hospital by Medical Officers is a case in point.

According to him, government was making effort through the Ministry of Health to address the transportation needs of health facilities in the new regions.

The conference brought together key players in the health sector and their partners, including all health directors in the various municipalities and districts in the region to assess the overall health performance as a region,discuss priorities and commit to working together to further enhance improvement in the objectives the service has set for itself under the theme," ensuring comprehensive service delivery in the midst of a pandemic".

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

We shall prioritize staff welfare and motivation- GHS council

We shall prioritize staff welfare and motivation- GHS council

The Ghana Health Service Council has said it would support management to prioritize staff welfare and motivation especially, in the areas of suitable accomodation and incentive packages.

This, the council said will inspire the staff to enable them deliver the best possible health service to the people of the country and achieve the Universal Health Coverage Road Map.

In a message on behalf of the council at the Annual Savannah Regional Health Sector Performance Review Conference held at the Unity Centre in Damongo,Dr. Kenneth Appiah said the council as part of its oversight role will ensure the appointment of qualified officers to fill vacant management positions at all service levels in order to critically strengthen leadership and governance capacity.

The council member challenged health professionals to rise above the challenges of COVID-9 and strive in greater effort to improve the public image of the service by removing the perception of poor customer care.

Whilst calling on the District Assemblies, corporate bodies and philanthropists to come to the aid of the service, particularly in the area of accomodation for staff,he encouraged health professionals to accept posting to deprived communities,adding that," we shall press for the full implementation of deprived area incentives, including provision of suitable accomodation".

He commended the region's effort and remarkable achievements over the years and called on all health professionals to rededicate themselves to the mandate of the service and work diligently towards the achievement of the goals and objectives the service has set for itself.

Dr. Chrysantus Kubio,the Savannah Regional Director of Health Services bemoaned the unwillingness of medical officers to accept posting to the infant Savannah Region.

This he said was hampering against the effort of the service to ensure a responsive and resilient healthcare delivery system that meets the health needs of the people in the region.

He disclosed that 85% of medical doctors posted to the region in the year under review failed to report.

"In the year under review,the region received 1,133 new staff,out of which 225 failed to report, representing 20% posting rejection rate. Going into specific professions, Medical Officers rejection rate was 85%. This calls for stakeholder deliberation at the various Municipal and District Assembly levels to device means and attract these critical staff to accept posting to our region,"he said.

According to him, region still depends on its mother region,the Northern Regional Health Directorate Medical Stores for support, encouraging well meaning individuals,the District Assemblies and Organizations to come to the aid of the service interms of logistics.

The Savannah Regional Minister, Saaed Muhazu Jibreal commended all the health staff and development partners for the immense contribution and hard-work which resulted in the modest gains in the health indicators in the year under review. 

He said there can be no meaningful socio-economic development in any country where there is high disease burden,stressing that," health is wealth". 

The minister decried the perceived negative attitude of some staff towards clients and work,adding that, the ongoing industrial unrest at the West Gonja Hospital by Medical Officers is a case in point.

According to him, government was making effort through the Ministry of Health to address the transportation needs of health facilities in the new regions.

The conference brought together key players in the health sector and their partners, including all health directors in the various municipalities and districts in the region to assess the overall health performance as a region,discuss priorities and commit to working together to further enhance improvement in the objectives the service has set for itself under the theme," ensuring comprehensive service delivery in the midst of a pandemic".

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

I'm emboldened by overwhelming grassroot support to contest as Savannah Regional Women Organizer- Hajia Ubeda

I'm emboldened by overwhelming grassroot support to contest as Savannah Regional Women Organizer- Hajia Ubeda

A gender activist of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the Savannah Region,Hajia Nurudeen Ubeda has said she is inspired with courage by the unflinching grassroot support she was receiving from the women wing of the party in the region to throw in her bid as the Savannah Regional Women Organizer.

According to the gender activist,her many years of dedicated, selfless and diligent service to the NPP exposes her to all the practical grassroot experience and know-how to better advocate for the growth of the women in the party, especially in the Savannah Region.

In an exclusive interview with blogger, Ananpansah B. Abraham,  the patriotic Hajia Ubeda indicated that,in the spirit of patriotism inborn in her,she was ready to serve the party with compassion,dilligence, insight and focused attention,adding that,"breaking the eight through the women wing is possible with the right touch of leadership".

"The primary focus of leadership at all levels is solving problems. With this in mind, I, Hajia Ubeda, remain your best bet for the position of the Savannah Regional Women’s Organizer, because I can be trusted with your mandate.

I am the people's Hajia, as I am known by all patriots.

The analytical and theoretical thinkers of the great man theory of leadership affirmed that the traits of leadership are in intrinsic, in simple terms great leaders are born with the potentials of leadership. 

"I always get enveloped when I remember of Deepack, when he speaks of spirituality in leadership. As he puts its…”Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness, when we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love and compassion also intuition, creativity, insight and focused attention". 

I was born a patriot and in the spirit patriotism I shall serve you". She said.

She recounted her many years of dedication and voluntary leadership to the NPP; serving as the Director of Operation and Events Organizer of the youth wing, served as a member of the Savannah Regional NPP strategic Health Committee, served as the Coordinator of NAADA Ladies Foundation in Damongo constituency, served as Savannah Regional Coordinator for Women's Maiden's inter alia.

When given the mandate,the gender activist promises to support the party by instituting practical and principled leadership inspired by courage, vision and integrity. A vision that will lead to the introduction of policies that will empower and transform the women in the party both economically and financially.

Some influential women of the party this writer interacted with attested to the hardwork and leadership qualities of Hajia Ubeda and are ready to support her in the bid to become the Women's Organizer of the party.

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Birthday Appreciation: An Overrun of Joy To Say Thank You

Birthday Appreciation: An Overrun of Joy To Say Thank You!

Out of the abundance of joy in the heart of the son man; I seize this moment to thank the all merciful God for blessing my new age with true loving friends and family...

The plentitute of calls, messages,intentions, warm and well wishes lingers on to shape my life a lifetime. Yes, words are indeed free but priceless!

The gifts amazingly just withered and whizzed away in a jiffy,but the lasting memory rekindled by your well wishes bear a flame of true affection into the unforseable future.

Friends and family,you are my new found love.

Your unfailing wishes are a keepsake henceforth,and epitomizes his grace and raise in my life.

Who am I? A mere mortal to say I don't owe you continuous appreciation and God's intervention in our individual situations in life.

Basically,it was a day spent doing some donations especially, to children that I could reach.

Infact,at a point, I felt terrible about not growing any younger.

But you gave me the fortitude and hope to fill the void.( You rid me of my blues)...

My life is a balance sheet.

You are the assets.

Another chance of life to say thank you to God for the prayers answered.

We have achieved a lot over the years to be grateful to God for.

We have been challenged a lot to rise above life challenges and the forlorn hopes.

The future and our generation still demands our utmost best.

And with the continuous blessings of life; we will not falter or go to sleep until we impact the world positively in our own small way. # To serve the least amount these!

All thanks for you added the spark to my birthday celebration.

Lest I forget; belated birthday to my new age.

May this age be a blessing to humanity (service to the least among these).

To do the little things and do them well!(Amen)

How can we shamefully surrender when we are gracefully surrendered?

Still we christen the way,

forward!

Still we soldier on!

Shalom!

Ananpansah, Bartholomew Abraham (AB)

(Assembly Man For Canteen Electoral Area)

0241129910/0200704844

85% of medical doctors refuse posting to Savannah Region - health director bemoans

85% of medical doctors refuse posting to Savannah Region - health director bemoans

The Ghana Health Service in the Savannah Region has bemoaned the unwillingness of medical officers to accept posting to the infant region.

This it said was hampering against the effort of the service to ensure a responsive and resilient healthcare delivery system that meets the health needs of the people in the region.

At an annual Regional Health Sector Performance Review Conference held at the Unity Centre in Damongo,the Savannah Regional Director of Health Service, Dr. Chrysantus Kubio disclosed that 85% of medical doctors posted to the region in the year under review failed to report.

"In the year under review,the region received 1,133 new staff,out of which 225 failed to report, representing 20% posting rejection rate. Going into specific professions, Medical Officers rejection rate was 85%. This calls for stakeholder deliberation at the various Municipal and District Assembly levels to device means and attract these critical staff to accept posting to our region,"he said.

He said the region still depends on its mother region,the Northern Regional Health Directorate Medical Stores for support, adding that, the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council has however allocated 10-acre land in the long term for the construction of a Regional Medical Store, mechanical workshop and equipment workshop.

The region according to him,took delivery of two state-of-the-art District Hospitals and a Polyclinic in Buipe,Sawla and Bamboi respectively, vaccinated 23% of the regional targeted population against COVID-19 and successfully controlled the yellow fever outbreak in the region by vaccinating a total population of 241,777;which is 100% of the at-risk population targeted for vaccination during the outbreak. 

He commended their partners and the Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency for the support over the years and used the occasion to encourage all well meaning individuals and organizations to come to the aid of the region Interms logistical support.

The Savannah Regional Minister, Saaed Muhazu Jibreal commended all the health staff and development partners for the immense contribution and hard work which resulted in the modest gains in the health indicators in the year under review. 

He said there can be no meaningful socio-economic development in any country where there is high disease burden,stressing that," health is wealth". 

The minister decried the perceived negative attitude of some staff towards clients and work,adding that, the ongoing industrial arrest at the West Gonja Hospital by Medical Officers is a case in point.

According to him, government was making effort through the Ministry of Health to address the transportation needs of health facilities in the new region.

In a brief message,the Ghana Health Service Council urged all health workers to rededicate themselves to the mandate of the service and work diligently towards the achievement of the goals and objectives the service has set for itself.

The conference brought together key players in the health sector and their partners, including all health directors in the various municipalities and districts in the region to assess the overall health performance as a region,discuss priorities and commit to working together to further enhance improvement in the objectives the service has set for itself under the theme," ensuring comprehensive service delivery in the midst of a pandemic".

Source: Ananpansah Bartholomew Abraham

Let's be united for Development - Abu Jinapor

 Let's be united for Development - Abu Jinapor

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Damongo constituency and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Lawyer Samuel Abu Jinapor has called on the constituents of Damongo and the entire people of the Savannah Region to be united for the development of the Region irrespective of their ethnic,  political and religious affiliations.

The Lands and Natural Minister made the call at the forecourt of his Constituency office when he organized a Launch for heads of departments, religious leaders, Security services, Civil society groups and the leadership of the various political parties after the 65th independence day celebrations at Damongo in the Savannah region on the 6th of March, 2022.

Abu Jinapor explained that, it is  important for all to appreciate the fact that, we need to be united as the saying goes that ” United we stand, divided we fall” for the development of the infant savannah region and as well see it the business of all and that, their political colours, tribal and religious difference are secondary to the ultimate goal of being united  for the development of the constituency and the region.

The mp indicated that he is member of parliament for all in the Constituency and praying that, MP’s that will come after him will emulate and continue to bring the people together with such events at least once a year which he believes will strengthen the unity and togetherness of the people to have the savannah region grow like the others regions. 

The thank the people for honouring his invitation to be part of the occasion.

The Savannah Regional Minister Mr Saeed Jibril Muhazu in an address urged the people to appreciate the efforts of the Damongo and continue to pray for him as there are many people out there who the capacity to help others but are not willing to do so explaining that, Hon Samuel Abu Jinapor is a blessing to many in the Savannah region and Ghana as a whole with an enviable track record of benevolence.

The regional Minister also used the occasion to called the religious leaders to continue to pray for the young politician to be able to do more for the people of the Savannah region.

Hon. Muhazu added that, the people of the Damongo Constituency and the Savannah Regional coordinating council are indebted to him and grateful to him for the kind support given to the RCC in that made this year's independence day celebrations a successful one. 

KUMATEY GORDEN

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