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Lack of political will hindering
development in Upper East - Workshop
Bolgatanga, July 11, GNA - Participants at a workshop in
Bolgatanga organised by the Ministry of Health with the
support of UNICEF on food fortification on Tuesday
identified the lack of political will on the part of
political leaders as a major problem confronting development
in the region.
They held that if political leaders had demonstrated much
political commitment by infusing developmental issues into
messages on their platforms there would have been
accelerated development.
They cited the High Impact Reproductive healthcare Delivery
on Child Survival, which was started in the Upper East and
extended to Upper West, and indicated that the programme was
yielding more positive results in the Upper West than in
Upper East because of the political will demonstrated by the
political leaders in that Region.
Participants, therefore, urged political leaders in the
Upper East Region to show more commitment to developmental
issues, saying that it would enhance their political career.
On fortification of food, the participants explained that
many people especially those in the rural areas could not
consume fortified food such as bread and vegetable oil
because they could not afford the cost.
The Upper East Regional Health Education Director, Mr
Gampson Bozie, urged the participants to explore and
popularise cheap alternative sources of fortified food
including vegetables, groundnuts, sheabutter and dawada.
The workshop which drew participants from the Regional and
District Health institutions, Food and Drugs Board, and
other Heads of Department was aimed at educating people on
the need to fortify their food before consumption to
energise them for development and prolonged lifespan.
GNA
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