The sound of a baby crying is nearly impossible to ignore and triggers an urgent response from Mom or Dad. Your baby is fully dependent on you, and you want to do everything you can to stop the...
Mainstreaming youth and the need for a national youth parliament Article 11 “Youth Participation” of the Africa Youth Charter states: “Every young person shall have the right to participate in...
The world’s oldest person has died in Italy at the age of 117, reports say. Emma Morano was born on 29 November 1899 in the Piedmont region of Italy. She was officially the last person born in the...
A woman who captured the hearts of many South Africans for her brave battle against premature aging disorder progeria has died aged 18. Doctors had said Ontlametse Phalatse would not make it past the...
New York has signed into law raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18, leaving just one state -- North Carolina -- where 16 and 17-year-olds are automatically referred to adult criminal...
The Ghana International Women’s Club (GIWC) has donated items including pharmaceuticals, cloths, food, and clothing, to HelpAge Ghana, an organization that promote the prospects of older persons in...
Discussants at a public forum to indentify the cause of the increasing cases of parental neglect, unanimously agreed that uncontrolled births resulting from the bringing forth too many children in...
Children giving birth constitute 11.5% of deliveries in the 2016 alone at various health facilities in the Sissala East District of the Upper West region according to the district Director of Health...
Chiefs, parents and other stakeholders in the Sissala East District of the Upper West region will soon strengthen bylaws in the area to curb the growing trend of teenage pregnancy. They have promised...
Picture shows roofing sheets that have been ripped off at the school due to the rainstorm Students of the Bosome Senior High School in the Ashanti region, need urgent intervention to bring life back...
Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Honorable Paul Essein has revealed his plans to organise ‘Free’ remedial studies for Senior High School Students. The class is...
Any man who impregnates a teenage girl in any basic school at Gnani, a community in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region, will be fined GHC250 while male teachers will pay GHC300. In...
As part of measures to end the alarming rate of teenage pregnancies in the country, the chief of Gomoa Okwawu in the Gomoa East district of the Central region is advocating fines and lashes to curb...
The number and proportion of people in China over 80 is growing, but their mental and physical fitness appear to be declining, scientists reported Friday. Comparing medical data and surveys from 1998...
Older adults make important contributions to society as family members, volunteers and active participants in the workforce. The elderly are also known as the aged. While most have good mental...
The Central Regional Office of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has tasked stakeholders to ensure that social intervention programmes targeted at...
Aging is inevitable. It also brings with it several types of health problems including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Plus, with age, the skin becomes thinner and drier. This...
Galician senator and demographics expert, Edelmira Barreria Diz, has been appointed government commissioner with special responsibility for challenging the nation’s sliding birth rate. Last year...
The rate of teenage pregnancy in the Central Region has in the last 5 years seen a decline. However, officials of the Ghana Health Service say the current figure of 12,048 recorded in 2016 is still...
There rate of teenage pregnancy in the Central Region has in the last 5 years seen a decline, however, officials of the Ghana Health Service say the current figure of 12,048 recorded in 2016 is still...
