The World in 2030: What are We Doing?

By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager It is estimated that by 2030, 40% of the world GDP and 85% of the world population will be in regions where water resources exceed supply. Scary? Alarming?  I think so. But there are actions we can take now to save the planet for ourselves, our children and their children, or… Continue reading The World in 2030: What are We Doing?

There will always be Garbage In

By Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager There is a popular saying that ‘garbage in, garbage out’.  What this means is that if you receive poorly refined instructions, codes, methodology, you act on it as you receive it. When this is true, it reduces one to the level of a robotic machine or a lower level being. What… Continue reading There will always be Garbage In

Motivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Doing it While the Plane is Still on the Runway

by Dr. Kwabena Amponsah-Manager Doing something and feeling at the end that you did the right thing at the right time gives a kind of a sweet feeling. Last week I was at Aketenchi, a village in the Western Region of Ghana to help train health workers as part of the Ghana’s grassroots healthcare delivery… Continue reading Motivating Tomorrow’s Leaders: Doing it While the Plane is Still on the Runway

On the Ground, How I see the ‘Emerging, Sub-Saharan African Economies’

I am currently in Ghana volunteering with Jhpiego to assist the Ghana Health Services in the implementation of a rural health care planning service. I have mixed impressions on the state of affairs in Ghana, which applies to most of the so called ‘emerging Sub-Saharan economies’. Political stability, infrastructural development, the ‘IMF/World Bank economy’ and… Continue reading On the Ground, How I see the ‘Emerging, Sub-Saharan African Economies’

Malaria: Focus on Prevention and Get the African Privileged Engaged

by Dr. K Amponsah-Manager I have written on malaria in the past. Since then, much has changed and nothing has changed. There are more than 400 million cases of malaria annually. Most of malaria infections and deaths occur in Sub-Saharan African where the most vulnerable are infants, pregnant mothers and seniors. In fact, it is… Continue reading Malaria: Focus on Prevention and Get the African Privileged Engaged

“Happy” World Malaria Day

Today is April 25th. It is designated as World Malaria Day. Unlike other celebrated days like New Year, Valentine, Independence, today is meant to remind us of the scourge of a pernicious disease that kills a child every 45 seconds.  Malaria Day commemorated with speeches, seminars, symposiums and workshops that are meant to petition all… Continue reading “Happy” World Malaria Day