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Mr. Herbert Eden Kpodo, Principal Programme Officer, Greater Accra East Tema Region Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says every healthcare facility in the country must have a Waste Management Plan (WMP) to guide its operations. He said the plan should be a mechanism for minimization, segregation, colour coding, labelling, storage, transportation,…
Dr Senanu Kwasi Djokoto, Acting Volta Regional Health Director has appealed to educational institutions to revive their interest in blood donations to health facilities to save lives. He said educational institutions had been a reliable source of blood supply to health facilities, however, there had been a decline in their…
Misleading Information Discouraging Girls From Pursuing Engineering Courses
Dr Rose Omari, Principal Research Scientist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI), says misleading information and stereotypes about engineering programmes careers is discouraging girls from pursuing those courses. She said stereotypes like engineering made women look unfashionable, and was a dirty profession deterred…
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29% of these emissions according to the World Bank. This figure climbs even higher to 40% when we consider the emissions produced throughout the entire agricultural value chain, encompassing transportation, storage, and processing. With the global population expected to…