Regional and executive meetings
Executives continue to engage in planning and executing activities for members.
Near East and Africa Region (NEAR) MWIA Triennial Conference Zambia May 2024
The President of MWAG, Dr Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, a past President, Dr Naa Adorkor Sodzi-Tettey, and the National Coordinator of yMWIA, Dr Oum-Kalsoum Z Adams, participated in the NEAR Conference in Livingstone, Zambia from 8 to 11 May 2024.
They presented two Scientific papers and chaired two breakout sessions. MWAG won two awards (Best National yMWIA and Best yMWIA member).
Stop TB Partnership June 2024
The President of MWAG, Dr Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, attended a meeting organised by the Stop TB Partnership in Kochi, India, from June 1st to 2nd, with support from the Indian Medical Association and the Commonwealth Medical Association. She presented Ghana’s TB situation, highlighting the involvement of the private sector and the potential for GMA/MWAG to contribute.
Menstrual Hygiene Day
In May 2024, MWAG partnered with Lexta, Ghana’s producers of Yazz sanitary pads, to give girls free pads and provide menstrual hygiene education.
Members of the Greater Accra, Eastern, Western, Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions of Ghana engaged in interactive sessions with students across various schools in their respective regions. Educational sessions centred on puberty, the menstrual cycle and the changes in adolescent boys and girls. Pupils were reminded of how to practice menstrual hygiene and the benefits of doing so. The pupils were taught which materials were appropriate for menstruation, encouraged to change sanitary pads at least three times a day, and advised to bathe at least twice daily and dispose of used pads hygienically. The boys were implored to support the girls during their menstrual periods. About 1200 girls received free sanitary pads across the regions. MWAG members in the Ashanti and Western Regions were also on some radio stations to educate the populace on menstrual hygiene.
MWAG Recruitment Drive:
The National Coordinator of yMWIA of MWAG, Dr Oum-Kalsoum Z Adams, has started working earnestly to form the yMWIA NEAR Whatsapp group.
Bereavement
MWAG announces the demise of Dr. Charlotte Nancy Gardiner on June 17, 2024. She was a Public Health Physician and the association’s General Secretary for many years. She was instrumental in establishing the Ashanti Regional branch of MWAG. We applaud her years of dedicated service to MWAG and MWIA. We will miss her. May her beautiful soul rest in peace.
Dr Richardar N A Taylor Dawson
National Coordinator, MWAG
Fig 1. MWAG members with their awards, at the NEAR Conference in Zambia.
Fig 2. Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration 2024
Fig 3. In Loving Memory of Dr Charlotte Nancy Gardiner.