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The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD Ghana) and other civil society actors in Ghana have called on global leaders and national decision-makers to adopt and enforce alcohol policy solutions to protect and promote human rights and development. They made the call as they joined communities around the world to commemorate…

Chile’s Center for National Studies of Alternative Development reports that while private mining paid $3.5 billion in taxes, Codelco paid $5.3 billion.

Mr. Labram Musah, the National Coordinator of the Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA) has called on government to prioritize investment in reducing non-communicable diseases in the country. He said given the proven interest by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) to reduce NCD mortality by 30 per cent by 2030…

The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) has joined the world to observe the 2022 Global Week for Action on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with call on governments to prioritise investment in the control and prevention of those diseases. This would help address the leading five NCDs; cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory conditions, cardiovascular…

As state faces ‘unprecedented’ teacher shortage, BGSU addresses issue from multiple angles to prepare educators of tomorrow.

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD GHANA) and its partners have descended heavily on the tobacco industry to pay for the harm they have caused to human lives and the environment. The tobacco industry imposes continuing irreparable harms on the youth and even future generations by maximizing its economic power…

By Eduardo C. Tadem

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) and its partners have called on African governments to demand climate justice from “Big Polluters” like Exxon, Shell and others by providing adequate loss and damage finance. “For decades, Big Polluters like Exxon, Shell, and others have spent billions of dollars denying the climate…

Shisha Is A Threat To Ghanaian Youth; Government Must Urgently Ban It - CSOs

The Vision for Alternative Development, Ghana (VALD Ghana), and its partners have tasked African governments to hold Big Polluters accountable for fueling the climate crisis and causing damage to the African continent. According to VALD Ghana, and its partners, the harm and damages caused by these big polluters are far…