Ghana’s Heavy Metal Reduction Plan Must Deliver Results By 2030 – Ayensu-Danquah

ELS: MBN360 Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Dr Grace Ayensu-Dankwah Deputy Health Minister, Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has stressed that Ghana’s National Strategic Plan for Heavy Metal Reduction in Food must deliver measurable results by 2030, calling for stronger accountability, adequate funding and enhanced technical capacity to reduce food contamination and protect Ghanaians from heavy […]

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Global gender-equality progress remains fragile – World Economic Forum report

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Global progress towards gender equality has reached its highest recorded level, but significant gaps remain and recent gains could still be vulnerable to reversal. The findings were reported on September 17, 2026, following publication of the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Gender Gap Report on September 16. The report measures gender disparities […]

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New Road Traffic Regulations L.I. 2519 — The full list of offences that could send many drivers to jail

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana’s new Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), prescribe fines and, in some cases, imprisonment for a range of road traffic offences, including illegal racing, jumping red lights, improper parking, disobeying traffic officers and using television monitors while driving. The regulations also introduce provisions on automated enforcement, allowing offences detected by traffic […]

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 Human Trafficking Survivors Received Rehabilitation And Trauma Care — Gender Minister

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Honourable Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has disclosed that 1,432 victims of human trafficking have received rehabilitation support through interventions by the ministry. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, the Minister of Gender revealed that 181 trafficking survivors also received trauma-informed care at shelters, while another […]

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1,432 human trafficking victims receive rehabilitation support – Minister

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says 1,432 victims of human trafficking have received rehabilitation support as part of the government’s response to trafficking and exploitation. Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey said 181 victims had also received trauma-informed care at government shelters, while […]

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LEAP coverage expands to 450,000 households as grant rates increase

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The government is expanding the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to cover up to 450,000 households, while introducing new grant rates for beneficiaries under the expanded programme. The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, said the expansion follows a comprehensive reassessment of existing beneficiaries using […]

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