<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>South Dayi District Archives - Sweet Melodies FM</title> <atom:link href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/tag/south-dayi-district/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/tag/south-dayi-district/</link> <description>Keeping You Sanctified Morning, Noon and Night!</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:06:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-Sweet-Melodies-FM_text_favicon-32x32.png</url> <title>South Dayi District Archives - Sweet Melodies FM</title> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/tag/south-dayi-district/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>South Dayi records 32 cases of stroke as at third quarter</title> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/south-dayi-records-32-cases-of-stroke-as-at-third-quarter/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:06:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr Daniel Okyere Koranteng]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Senior Medical Officer of the Peki Government Hospital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Dayi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Dayi District]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stroke]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/?p=70753</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Dr Daniel Okyere Koranteng, Senior Medical Officer of the Peki Government Hospital in the South Dayi District, has disclosed that a total of 32 cases of stroke was recorded in the district as at third quarter of 2021. He said stroke was a leading cause of death in the district, and that the cases kept […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/south-dayi-records-32-cases-of-stroke-as-at-third-quarter/">South Dayi records 32 cases of stroke as at third quarter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Dr Daniel Okyere Koranteng, Senior Medical Officer of the Peki Government Hospital in the South Dayi District, has disclosed that a total of 32 cases of stroke was recorded in the district as at third quarter of 2021.</strong></p> <div id="0.3276111874803531" class="kMultiLine">He said stroke was a leading cause of death in the district, and that the cases kept increasing saying in 2008 only one case was recorded compared to four and twelve cases in 2019 and 2020 respectively.<br id="0.7234483438729464" /><br id="0.05808030264522368" /></div> <div id="0.2130010730667642" class="kMultiLine">Dr Koranteng mentioned systemic hypertension as the common cause, however, there were other risk factors including diabetes, ischemic heart disease, ischemic vascular disease, high blood cholesterol, obesity, tobacco use, excessive intake of alcohol, and sedentary lifestyle.<br id="0.9213660748352857" /><br id="0.30122978252725163" /></div> <div id="0.5027969062591617" class="kMultiLine">The Senior Medical Officer who deputised for the District Director of Health at this year’s World Stroke Day celebration held at Peki, said stroke had its typical and atypical presentations and that what was known was the typical presentation.<br id="0.7416732834899695" /><br id="0.4669880023677182" /></div> <div id="0.8629677401511018" class="kMultiLine">He said the disease was beginning to present its atypical signs, which went unnoticed, making emergence of recurrent stroke very high with higher rate of morbidity and mortality, and urged the citizens to take necessary steps to prevent risk factors.<br id="0.10467179942567628" /><br id="0.23263966929260693" /></div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/armenia-says-two-soldiers-killed-along-azerbaijan-border/">Armenia says two soldiers killed along Azerbaijan border</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/15-assembly-members-and-others-granted-bail-for-cursing-regional-minister/">15 Assembly Members and others granted bail for cursing Regional Minister</a></li> </ul> <div id="0.12294199980658704" class="kMultiLine">Dr Koranteng called on the populace to visit the Hospital’s awareness clinic to seek information about their health, go for regular check-ups and support health personnel in their quest to eliminate the disease, noting that full recovery of stroke was possible.<br id="0.2629706150137081" /><br id="0.8492949629442259" /></div> <div id="0.09894424836474447" class="kMultiLine">He said the Hospital in collaboration with the District Health Directorate, engaged in a series of activities including community education on modifiable risk factors, most especially about tobacco use.<br id="0.77822196810827" /><br id="0.23417400085483386" /></div> <div id="0.200171209852273" class="kMultiLine">The Senior Medical Officer said the facility was gradually moving from curative care to preventive care aimed at ensuring that the citizens remained healthy at all times.<br id="0.6096065737139118" /><br id="0.33884715734119886" /></div> <div id="0.9393382346199806" class="kMultiLine">Deiga Kwadzo Dei XII, the Paramount Chief of Peki Traditional Area who chaired the programme, advised young people to avoid excessive intake of alcohol to enable them to remain healthy and productive.<br id="0.9810617407208069" /><br id="0.33775202797605086" /></div> <div id="0.11167153053771872" class="kMultiLine">He called on the citizens to desist from stigmatising against persons suffering from stroke, saying such behaviour was not helpful in the nation’s quest to deal with the disease.</div> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/south-dayi-records-32-cases-of-stroke-as-at-third-quarter/">South Dayi records 32 cases of stroke as at third quarter</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Political parties pledged to champion national cohesion, peaceful coexistence</title> <link>https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/political-parties-pledged-to-champion-national-cohesion-peaceful-coexistence/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:24:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kpeve]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national cohesion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peaceful coexistence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[political parties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Dayi District]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volta Region]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/?p=70334</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Political parties at an Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) meeting at Kpeve in the South Dayi District of the Volta region have promised to promote national cohesion and peaceful coexistence. They pledged their commitment to advancing the peace and stability of the country at all times and desist from acts that could plunge the country into […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/political-parties-pledged-to-champion-national-cohesion-peaceful-coexistence/">Political parties pledged to champion national cohesion, peaceful coexistence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Political parties at an Inter-Party Dialogue Committee (IPDC) meeting at Kpeve in the South Dayi District of the Volta region have promised to promote national cohesion and peaceful coexistence.</strong></p> <p>They pledged their commitment to advancing the peace and stability of the country at all times and desist from acts that could plunge the country into chaos for accelerated development.</p> <p>The parties, Convention People’s Party, New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana Union Movement (GUM) and Progressive People’s Party (PPP), also assured they would work with security agencies to ensure peace.</p> <p>Mr Explo Nani-Kofi, a representative of PPP and CPP, who spoke on behalf of the parties, called for conscious efforts to maintain the current prevailing peace of the country.</p> <p>He asked the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) not to relent in its efforts to sensitise the citizens on the relevance of national cohesion and peaceful co-existence and urged all to support the Commission.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/milovan-rajevac-appointed-new-black-stars-head-coach/">Milovan Rajevac appointed new Black Stars head coach</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/ecowas-sanctions-guineas-military-junta-urges-mali-to-stick-to-election-timetable/">ECOWAS sanctions Guinea’s Military junta, urges Mali to stick to election timetable</a></li> </ul> <p>Mr Kenneth Kponor, Volta Regional Director NCCE, underscored the importance of all and sundry to come on board and work in unity to ensure that the progressive march of the country was not reversed.</p> <p>He charged the youth to desist from being used as a tool to foment trouble.</p> <p>They should instead uphold the principles of peace and unity and used appropriate channels to address their grievances.</p> <p>Mr Bosson Amedenu, the District Director of the Commission, asked political parties to adhere to the Vigilantism Law and disband every vigilante group affiliated with them.</p> <p>He admonished the populace to endeavour to always comply with the Public Order Act by notifying the police whenever they wanted to embark on demonstration or protest.</p> <p>Mr Amedenu called on political parties to conduct their activities in line with the provision of the Constitution and avoid acts that threatened the security of the country.</p> <p>The meeting was organised by NCCE, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security, on the theme: “Empowering Ghanaians to stand for national cohesion and inclusive participation.”</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com/political-parties-pledged-to-champion-national-cohesion-peaceful-coexistence/">Political parties pledged to champion national cohesion, peaceful coexistence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.sweetmelodiesfm.com">Sweet Melodies FM</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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