For more than 10 years, the SIKKENS National Health Insurance Foundation, instituted by Mr Kwame ofosu Bamfo, Managing Director of Sikkens Ghana and Alisa Hotels, has been the lifeline for thousands of vulnerable residents in the Kwahu Afram Plains North and South districts of the Eastern region.

Established with a mission to ensure that no one is denied access to health care due to financial hardship, the foundation continues to bridge critical gaps in healthcare delivery for the poor, the aged, and other disadvantaged groups.

Breastfeeding mothers with surplus milk can now donate to the Human Milk Bank at the University of ghana Medical Centre (UgMC) in Accra.

Five months after its official launch, the facility, located at the Women and Children’s Block of the medical centre, is now receiving, processing and storing donated breast milk for distribution to vulnerable newborns, particularly preterm babies.

In an interview with The Mirror in Accra last Friday, the Head of the Paediatric Department, Dr Beatrice Nyann, said after the launch, the team spent months perfecting the system and processes involved.

Following a story in The Mirror last Saturday, the labone Senior High School in Accra has received 3000 new desks from the Ministry of Education.

The Mirror reported on the severe shortage of furniture in the school that left many newly admitted students sitting on the floor to learn or crowded on dining hall benches.

Related article: Freshers at Labone SHS sit on floors for lessons - Due to shortage of desks

EATING a plant-based, nutrient-rich diet provides many of the essential vitamins and minerals needed to keep your skin healthy, support repair, and prevent damage.

Although supplements can help when necessary, it is almost always best to obtain vitamins through food.

SOMETIMES we say things we do not truly mean or we speak in ways that others struggle to understand. In counselling, it is common for a client to talk for a long time before the real message is uncovered. 

It takes an experienced ear to dig through the rubble of words to find the truth.

There is also the story of a young senior secondary school graduate who decided to get into a relationship. 

THE newly outdoored Chief of Liati-Wote in the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region, Togbe Kodadza VI, has announced plans to revive puberty rites in the tourist resort community.

He explained that the initiative aimed to ensure that the virginity of girls remained protected until marriage. 

According to him, the revival of the rites also formed part of broader efforts by the traditional authorities to guarantee uninterrupted, quality basic and senior high school education for children in Liati-Wote, especially girls.

As a little girl growing up with her fashion-conscious mother and grandmother, she was always enthralled with how the two older women bound scarves close to their heads and secured them at the front, back or side of the head in a neat knot.

She pressured them to teach her how to tie, roll up and tightly tuck in different styles of headwear and now musician Queen Asabia Cropper stands out everywhere she goes with her enduring and unmistakable kente headwraps. 

SOME recently enrolled Form One students of Labone Senior High School in Accra sit on the floor while the rest cram on dining hall benches during lessons.

The situation has raised concerns among parents, who were asked to contribute GH¢300 for infrastructure in addition to the GH¢100 Parent Teacher Association dues, but say they have seen no improvement.

When The Mirror visited the school on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, a number of classrooms had students in uncomfortable positions, especially as all the good desks were being used by the seniors (Form Three students) who were writing a mock exam.

Although vasectomy is one of the safest and most effective forms of male contraception, many men shy away from the procedure due to misinformation and stigma.

Some of the common myths are that the procedure reduces sex drive and affects a man’s ability to get or maintain an erection.

However, according to a medical doctor at the Maries Stopes International ,Ghana, Dr (med) Akua Gyenimaa Mills Danso, these purported side effects of vasectomy are untrue as there was very little evidence of any significant long-term side effects.

GHANAIAN drummer and leader of the Nativ Afrik Band, Emmanuel Pee Amponsah, has been crowned the 2025 Africa Gospel Instrumentalist of the Year at the ninth edition of the Christian Legendary and Impact Makers (CLIMA AFRICA) Awards.

LittleBigSouls Ghana has illuminated the National Theatre in Accra in a striking purple glow to mark World Prematurity Day, drawing national attention to the urgent need for improved neonatal care as thousands of premature babies continue to lose their lives to preventable causes. 

The University of Alabama in the USA and the University of Ghana-Legon (UG) have held discussions that will establish a broad academic partnership covering research collaboration, student exchange programmes, faculty mobility, summer programmes, among others. 

The Senior Deputy Chair of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Ambassador Dr Abu Zein, has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, at his residence in Accra.

When Kelvyn Cullimore and Kay Haness met at Classen High School in Oklahoma City (Class of 1953), he knew right away that he liked her a lot.

That mutual feeling just kept growing and both decided to attend Brigham Young University, marrying in 1955 at age 20 while they were still in school.

They worked their way through and his parents helped them a bit financially, as well. They joke now that he got a degree in marketing and business, while she earned her “PHT” degree. She “put him through.”

But even in those heady days of young love, early adulthood and new adventures, neither of them could have predicted they’d still be crazy about each other 70 years later, still energetic and engaged with the world at 90 years old each.

I love soups, especially palm nut soup. They breathe life into my life. Like every meal, every ingredient ― no matter how little ― is very important. When soup lacks an ingredient, it does not taste the same.

A careful observation of all the recent happenings in the African landscape points to how leadership is perceived in this part of the world.

The standards of leadership have sunk so low, and the living standards of Africans keep sinking even lower. Slavery in the hands of the white man was bad. Unfortunately, slavery in the hands of our fellow black men has been worse. 

In 2 Kings 5, we read the story of Naaman, the commander of the army of the King of Aram. He was a great and valiant soldier, highly regarded by his master, for through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. Yet, he had leprosy.

On the advice of a slave girl, Naaman went to the Prophet Elisha and, though initially reluctant, obeyed the instruction to dip himself seven times in the River Jordan. His flesh was restored and he became clean like a young boy.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the Bank of Ghana launched the Cedi@60 commemoration event.

As a national event, it brought together both foreigners and nationals to the Accra International Conference Centre for a colourful celebration. It was, indeed, a day of national pride.

The story of the cedi is well documented. In July 1965, Ghana took a bold step toward asserting its economic sovereignty, introducing the cedi as its national currency. This move symbolised not only monetary autonomy, but also national identity and pride. 

Dear Mirror Lawyer, I bought a parcel of land from a family with the intention of building a shopping mall.

The purchase agreement was made three years ago between three members of the family and me. 

Just a week ago, I was on the land when a group of people confronted me with a man who introduced himself as the head of the family and cautioned me that, though the land belonged to the family, it had not been sold by the head of the family and the elders, so I should stay away from the land. 

ACROSS Ghana and much of Africa, vaccination is often met with suspicion. Some believe vaccines are tools for the West to reduce or control Africa’s population.

Others fear vaccines weaken the “natural strength” of Black people.

A common belief is that vaccines secretly reduce fertility or introduce chemicals that limit reproduction.

Some claim vaccines are linked to hidden diseases, microchips, or toxins, while others argue that traditional herbs and diets are sufficient, making vaccines unnecessary.

A Legal Practitioner, Ms Nina Sackey, has stated that Ghana’s laws provide no protection for mistresses and side chicks in matters of inheritance, property sharing or spousal benefits, even if they have cohabited with a man for years.

Sharing her thoughts in an interview with The Mirror last Wednesday, Ms Sackey said under Article 22 of the 1992 Constitution, the law protects only legally recognised spouses in cases of divorce or the death of a partner. 

She said the provision allowed a surviving spouse to apply to the court for a reasonable share of the deceased’s estate if nothing had been left for them.

Every new senior high School (SHS) student remembers their first week: navigating unfamiliar corridors, adjusting to dormitory life and meeting new friends. It’s an exciting time, but it also comes with risks.