Tag: National Population Council
Let’s tackle root cause of child begging – Population Council
Dr. Leticia Adelaide Appiah, Executive Director of the National Population Council (NPC) says the issue of child beggars should be tackled from the root...
Ghana’s youthful population will peak till 2050
Dr Kwame Pianim, a renowned Economist, says the youthfulness of Ghana’s population will remain relatively at its peak level from 2030 till 2050...
Teenage Murders: NPC calls for national dialogue
Dr. Leticia Appiah, the Executive Director, National Population Council (NPC), on Monday called for a national dialogue to diagnose the cause of teenage murders...
National Population Council rallies Ghanaians for Census
Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah, the Executive Director of the National Population Council, has encouraged the citizens to endeavour to get counted in this year’s...
U.S. Funded Documentary Yolo Reaches More Ghanaian Youth
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Population Council (NPC), and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) launched the...
Failure to tackle teenage pregnancy, others entrenching poverty cycle – NPC
Dr Leticia Appiah, the Executive Director of the National Population Council, says Ghana’s failure to aggressively tackle issues of teenage pregnancy is entrenching the...
Ghana must link the budget with population dynamics – NPC
Dr Leticia Adelaide Appiah, the Executive Director of the National Population Council (NPC), has called for the need to link the annual budget with...
Family planning is not sinful-Alhaji Iddi
Alhaji Issifu Seidu Iddi, Northern Regional Director of the National Population Council has dispelled some myths around family planning saying it is not sinful...
Harnessing demographic dividend will speed up Ghana’s development – NPC
Mrs Leticia A. Appiah, the Executive Director, National Population Council (NPC), says harnessing Ghana's demographic dividend will speed up development and economic prosperity.
She explained...
Human resource, key to sustainable development – NPC
The National Population Council (NPC) says identifying and finding strategic solutions to challenges facing the development of the human resource of Ghana is central...
Women and Girls Hit greatest by COVID-19 – NPC
The Central Regional Office of the National Population Council (NPC) says women and girls are the hardest hit by the impact of the coronavirus...
Men urged to support women to develop their potentials
Mrs. Mercy Adomaa Beseah, Ashanti Regional Director of the National Population Council (NPC) has asked men to support women in their communities to develop...
NPC celebrates 2020 World Population day digitally
In spite of its valuable contributions to global, continental, sub region and national levels at ensuring reduced fertility, National Population Council (NPC) growth has...
Media urged to maintain awareness on reproductive health needs of women
The National Population Council (NPC), has called for media support to create and maintain awareness on sexual and reproductive health needs of women and...
COVID-19 and fertility control
These are extraordinary times as our normal routine and pattern of life have changed by the flu-like coronavirus, COVID-19, that has sent leaders across...
Government urged to increase Adolescent Reproductive Health budget
The National Population Council (NPC) has called for media advocacy for government to increase budget for Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) programming and limit donor...
Media must intensify advocacy and education on ASRHR – NPC
The National Population Council (NPC), on Thursday called for media partnership in intensifying advocacy and education on Adolescent, Sexual, and Reproductive Health (ASRH)...
HFFG commends Ghanaian women for aspiring to the top
The Hope for Future Generation (HFFG), has commended the many Ghanaian women who have over the years, risen to lead key institutions in the...
Ghana hosts third China-Africa conference on Population and Development
The Third China-Africa Conference on Population and Development has opened in Accra to enhance knowledge and information exchange between the two countries while promoting...
President Swears in National Population Council Board
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office the newly reconstituted 23-member Board of the National Population Council (NPC), urging the body to...
Rural Folks Must Have Free Family Planning Methods
Mr. Kojo Adih, Acting Volta Regional Population Officer, National Population Council (NPC), has suggested that family planning methods should be made accessible and free...
NPC unveils Media Awards
The National population Council (NPC) has launched the first Population and Development Media Awards ceremony slated for July 2019, to motivate journalists to intensify...
Consider Family Planning As A Human Right : NPC Calls On Government
The current global population estimated at 7.6 billion as of July 2018 by the United Nations statistics as according to Worldometers.
According to the...
Ghanaians encouraged to accept family planning
Acting Ashanti Regional Population Officer, Madam Mercy Besseah Sefa-Peprah, has called for increased family planning (FP) acceptance among Ghanaians.
This, she said, was good for...
Ghana must act quickly over rising population growth
The Chairperson of the Asante Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, the Reverend Kofi Amfo-Akonnor, has called for a scale-up of the effort to slow...
Strengthen campaign against teenage pregnancy – Director of Health
Dr. Alexis Nang-Beifubah, the Ashanti Regional Director of Health, has called for intensification of the campaign to keep the adolescent girl safe and protect...
Nana Addo Express Confidence Ghana AIDS Commission Board
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday stressed the need to extend HIV/AIDS prevention interventions to all segments of the population in order to...
Adolescent Health Service And Policy Launched IN Ghana
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday launched Adolescent Health Service Policy and Strategy to provide the framework within which health provision and other...
Chief Of Staff Urges NPC To Adhere To Mandates
He said the board must also ensure that the NPC adheres to its core mandate as the highest advisory body to government on population...
NPC calls for immediate funding for family planning and reproductive health
It said this has become necessary due to decline in international donor support to family planning programmes and services coupled with the surge in...