A Professor of Public Health Nutrition at the University of Ghana, Amos Laar, has charged Biological Scientists to join the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country. Delivering a keynote lecture on the topic, “Non-Communicable Diseases on the Rise; The Role of the Biological Scientist in Curbing the Menace,” at the 2023 Day of…
From left to right: Mr. Akoto Apau, Mr. Labram Musah, Dr. Alex Kombat, Mr. Nelson Atus, and Prof. Amos Laar In an effort to tackle the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and promote public health, the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD Ghana) and the Advocating for Health (A4H) Coalition have jointly organized a national…
Advocating for Health Project: Members of Advocating for Ghana’s Health Coalition present a petition to Ghanaian parliamentarians on Nov. 15, 2022, in Accra, Ghana. Ghana has passed a tax bill on sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the country’s high sugar consumption and associated health problems. The move follows a successful advocacy campaign from a coalition of…
In recent years, there has been growing concern over the consumption of Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and their potential impact on public health. Now, journalists in Ghana are taking action, pledging to raise awareness of the health risks associated with these products. The move follows a training session organised by the Advocacy for Health Project…
Members of the Advocating for Health (A4H) coalition have commended Ghanaian legislators for their resolve to pass the Excise Duty Amendment Bill. The coalition, which is made up of the University of Ghana School of Public Health, Ghana NCD Alliance, Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Ghana Public Health Association, is of the…
The Ghana Public Health Association led the A4H coalition on a float in Accra to create awareness on the health hams of sugar-sweetened beverages and its link to diet-related non-communicable diseases. This event took place on the 15th of November, 2022. A local organizing committee (LOC) chaired by Dr. James-Paul led in the organization of…
As part of the activities towards creating awareness on the harmful effects of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), the Advocating for Health coalition led by the Ghana NCD alliance organized a public forum in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The forum was held at Wesley College of Education-Kumasi on the 24th of November 2022. This forum was…
On the 28th of October, the Advocating for Health (A4H) coalition led by the Ghana Non-communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA) organized a sensitization seminar for Ghanaian journalists on the public health implications of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). The seminar aimed at increasing the knowledge and understanding of journalists on SSBs and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), empower them to…
On Wednesday, 26th of October 2022, members of the Volta-Eastern Zone of the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND) in collaboration with the other Advocating for Health (A4H) project partners embarked on a float around the principal streets of Ho. The float was convened by Prof Francis Zotor, a professor of Public Health Nutrition…
The A4H coalition organized its second float in Kumasi in the bid to continue it awareness creation on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs); its harmful effects and the need for taxation on SSBs. The float was led by the Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA) on October 19, 2022. This comes after holding its first float in Tamale.…