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 Ghana@50: Who is coming?

 (16 ) presidents and heads of state as well as a good number of other high profile dignitaries are expected during the peak of Ghana@50 celebrations.
Below is a list of confirmed participants

1.President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria
2.President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
3.President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia
4.President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
5.President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo
6.President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia
7.President Ahmad Abdullah Sambi of Comoros.

8.Duke of Kent
(representing the Queen of England)

9.Baroness Amos, Leader of the UK House of Lords and Lord President of the Council.


Source:
GHP
Ghana@50: 24 African heads of state to attend


Accra, Feb. 27, GNA - Twenty-four African heads of state are set to participate in Ghana's jubilee celebrations on March 6, 2007, the government said on Tuesday.

Briefing journalists in Accra, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, NEPAD and Regional Cooperation, said a total of 65 delegations had confirmed their desire to be part of the celebrations.

President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria is the Guest of Honour, while the Duke of Kent is representing Queen Elizabeth II of England. He said that the bulk of arrivals and departures of the delegations were scheduled from March 5-7.

Outlining the programme for the celebrations, Nana Akufo-Addo said President John Agyekum Kufuor would host a welcome cocktail for his guests and the Guest Speaker.

From 2100 hours in the evening of March 5, there would be a re-enactment of historic scenes of March 5, 1957. There would be a commemorative Parliamentary Session with President John Agyekum Kufuor and his guest of honour in attendance.

Nana Akufo-Addo said after this, the President and his guests would move to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (Old Polo Grounds) for a laser and fireworks display.

He said there would be a jubilee parade at 0900 hours on March 6 to be addressed by Presidents Obasanjo and Kufuor.

This would be followed by a reception hosted by President Kufuor at the Castle Gardens and a dinner at the Banquet Hall of the State House. Other fora would be held at the Accra International Conference Centre and other sites currently been located.

Nana Akufo-Addo noted that issues such as accommodation and transportation had been enhanced and taken care of to make the celebration a success.

He said except the Parliamentary re-enactment, the programmes in Accra would be duplicated in all the 10 regions.

The Foreign Minister appealed to Ghanaians to take active part in the celebration and ensure that it remained a memorable event.

Source:
GNA

 Health News

, 27 February 2007

Ghanaians advised to test for Hepatitis B
A Kumasi based medical officer, Dr(Mrs.) Beatrice Wiafe Addai has advised Ghanaians to avail themselves of medical facilities to test for Hepatitis B to know their status.

She explained that reported cases of the disease which she described as highly infectious was on the increase and said voluntarily testing to know one’s status was necessary to offer medical practitioners the opportunity to take the requisite precautionary measures to reduce the spread of the diseases.

Dr Wiafe Addai gave the advice during an out reach programme to educate the public on the dangers of Hepatitis B, its mode of infection, treatment and preventive measures.

Explaining further, she said Hepatitis B could be prevented if regular testing was made and those who tested negative vaccinated against the disease.

She said early treatment for those who tested positive would also reduce the risk and cost of treatment rather than waiting for the disease to reach and advanced stage before seeking medication.

The programme, which was organised by the World Vision International, a non-governmental organisation as part of its spiritual conference programme was on the theme, “get tested” and was attended by over 300 participants.

It coincided with a programme to educate women on how they could undertake monthly breast examination to be able to detect any abnormality in their breasts and report for treatment.

The move is to help in the early diagnosis of breast cancer, which medical experts say cause fatalities in infected women due to their ignorance of the disease.

Dr Wiafe Addai who is also the President of Breast Care International, an NGO expressed concern about the increase in reported cases of Hepatitis B which she described as very deadly.

She said Hepatitis B was a liver disease caused by Hepatitis B virus and transmitted through contact with infected blood and body fluids.

She said once infected, the virus caused chronic infections and later the victims developed liver scarring (cirrhosis) or liver cancer.

Dr Wiafe Addai pointed out that unlike HIV/ AIDS pandemic which had no drugs for vaccination to protect the public against infections, the public could be vaccinated against Hepatitis B and should avail themselves of testing and be vaccinated against the disease to ensure that they lived a healthily to enhance productivity.

She said it was equally important for NGOs to initiate programmes that would create much awareness on the dangers of Hepatitis B, transmission of the infection and the need to take the requisite precautionary measures against contracting the disease as they had been doing on the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Source:
Daily Graphic