The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has charged stakeholders to prioritize and ensure judicious use of available resources in the fight towards zero incidences of malaria in Ghana. According to her, “malaria is a preventable disease and we have evidence of proven tools that can change our story. What is needed is renewed and vigorous […]
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaian and Chinese artists to forge trade and cultural exchanges through the belt road initiative. This was at the opening of the 2019 Art Exhibition of Silk Road Language of Art in Accra. “In a globalized world, each country should treasure its cultural inheritance, as well […]
The Ministry of Planning has called for an inter-ministerial meeting to accelerate progress to tackle malnutrition in Ghana. The high-level meeting was to provide opportunity for the different ministries to better understand their roles and contributions to improving the nutrition status of all citizenry throughout their cycle and contribution to sustainable development. It was also […]
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has opened an expanded Book Processing Unit and re-launched the mobile library service for online library users in the southern sector of the country. This event was done at the official declaration of 2019 as the “Year of Reading” on Tuesday, 19th February, 2019, at the Forecourt of the […]
Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that 13,802 pregnant women contracted Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in 2018. This represents 1.6% of the 864,266 pregnant women who were tested for the disease. 48% HIV-exposed infants screened As at September 2018, Ghana had screened 48% of all HIV-exposed infants (HEI), with 5% being HIV positive. […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the first lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo must return every single pesewa her foundation received from embattled Chief Executive Officer of gold trading firm Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1. National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi says what customers of the distressed company wants now […]
The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has today donated food items and other household essentials to three child-care institutions across the country. The beneficiary institutions are the Mother care Orphanage, the Asiakwa SOS Village and the Kyebi School for the deaf, located in the Gomoa Central of the Central and East Akim Districts of Eastern Regions […]
First Lady of the Republic of Ghana and Founder of The Rebecca Foundation, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has joined staff and patients of the Princess Marie Louise Hospital to celebrate their End of Year Get-together at the Hospital premises, in Accra. Mrs. Akufo-Addo first visited the hospital’s wards where she interacted with some staff as well […]
Adolescent girls who have dropped out of school have the chance to go back to school, thanks to the ‘Because I want to be’ project which was launched by the first lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The project targets such girls and affords them the opportunity to […]
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commended efforts by government, civil society groups and all entities committed to the entrepreneurial advancement of disabled women in business. According to her, supporting disabled women in business is key towards the achievement of inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Ghana. The First Lady made this known at […]
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commissioned two massive projects at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in the Central Regional capital. The state of the art projects are the Anokye Yeboah Mothers’ Hostel and an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency Centre. Built by a philanthropist, Mr. Gustav Anokye-Yeboah, the gesture, according to the First Lady […]
The American First Lady, Mrs Melania Trump, arrived in the Accra yesterday, to begin her four-nation African tour. The Boeing 757 Presidential Jet carrying her touched down at the Kotoka International Airport at about 10am. She stood at the top of the airplane stairs, smiled broadly and waved enthusiastically at waiting dignitaries, including Ghana’s First […]
