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The Vision for Alternative Development, Ghana (VALD-Ghana) and its partners have called on the government to urgently ban the use of shisha as it is a threat to the Ghanaian youth and it in the country to protect their lives. The partners, which include the Ghana NCD Alliance and others,…

As a matter of urgency, Vision for Alternative Development (VALD Ghana), Ghana NCD Alliance, and other CSO Actors have called on the government to swiftly ban the smoking of shisha in the country. Stressing that, the smoking of shisha is a threat to the Ghanaian youth, hence regulating it is…

Women groups under the aegis of Womanifesto strongly condemn the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo on June 5, 2022, which left dozens of

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) has joined Governments, Civil Society Organizations, and individuals worldwide to commemorate the World Environment Day 2022 under the theme ‘Only one Earth’, highlighting the need for positive environmental action, encouraging worldwide awareness and commitment to transformational changes in our policies and choices towards a…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called for engagement to explore culturally acceptable alternatives to tobacco use in Northern Ghana. The Authority identified possible cultural impediments to tobacco control in northern Ghana, especially in the Upper East Region, and said stakeholder engagements on exploring culturally acceptable alternatives for tobacco…

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) has joined forces with the World Health Organization (WHO), Partners, and millions of people worldwide to mark World No Tobacco Day 2022 on the theme, “Tobacco: threat to our environment”. The campaign is aimed to raise awareness among the public on the environmental impact…

While Peru is in an ongoing political crisis, the Indigenous movement clamors for justice. The demands are clear: prevent the killings of threatened Earth defenders, pursue legal actions against the murderers, and guarantee Indigenous territorial integrity.

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a civil society organization has called on the Government to reject Canada-made COVID-19 vaccine (Covifenz) if offered. It said by doing so the government would be honouring its World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) obligation. The WHO has declined all…

The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) has called on the government of Ghana through the Ministry of Health to honour its WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) obligation and reject Medicago’s Covifenz vaccine when offered. The Executive Director of Programs for VALD, Labram Musah detailed in a Press release…

Parliamentary Committee Gives Support For A New Tobacco Tax Structure