Info Radio Reports

Dr Zakarea Al-Hassan Balure - Superintendent of Bliss Eye Care in Wa Parents and caregivers should ensure children have their eyes examined at least once a year, the Superintendent of Bliss Eye Care in Wa, Dr Zakarea Al-Hassan Balure, has urged. Speaking to Info Radio on World Sight Day, Dr Balure said good vision can support children’s learning and classroom performance, while undetected eye problems may make it harder for them to study. He said parents who make deliberate efforts to enrol...

File Photo Residents of Kpenaateng , a farming community in the Meteu Electoral Area of the Wa West District are appealing to the Wa West District Assembly and the government to establish a health facility in the community and enrol more eligible residents on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme. The community has no health facility, forcing residents to travel elsewhere for medical care. Poor road conditions make those journeys more difficult, residents say,...

File Photo Commercial tricycle operators in Wa, popularly known as Cambuu drivers, are calling on authorities to investigate what they describe as the compulsory collection of money by police officers at checkpoints. The drivers allege that officers demand GH¢5 from each operator at designated barriers. Mr Hamza, a Cambuu driver, said the payments could amount to about GH¢50 a day for some drivers who pass through several checkpoints. He described the alleged demands as a serious financial...