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.…
The Advocating for Health Project coalition, as part of the World Food Day celebrations, organized a virtual symposium to discuss the menace of sugar-sweetened sugar (SSBs). Led by the Ghana Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAND), the symposium was organized to engage various stakeholders to drum home the need to focus on Ghana’s food environment…
This virtual event mobilized public health practitioners, doctors, nurses, nutritionists, students, and other workers outside the health sector to be educated on the harmful effects of sugar- sweetened beverages (SSBs). The speakers at the event provided an overview of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana, facts about SSBs, readily available healthy alternatives and Health Taxes as…
The Advocating for Health project held its first float in Tamale, Northern Region of Ghana on July 20, 2022. Led by the Ghana Public Health Association (GPHA), with support from the other coordinating partners of the project, this event was to sensitize the populace on the harmful effects of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) on their health.…
How can civil society organization actors support the Advocating for Health project to achieve its desired objectives? To advance the project objectives of the Advocating for Health (A4H) project, the A4H project partners led by the Ghana NCD Alliance identified and mapped out Civil Society Organization (CSO) Actors with diverse areas of expertise in health,…