Accra: Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged all ministries to collaborate in mainstreaming gender considerations to reduce the burden on a single sector. Prof Opoku-Agyemang gave the advice during her working visit to the Gender Ministry in Accra on the sidelines of a Breast Screening exercise to launch the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The occasion also saw the commemoration of the Day of Older Persons.
According to Ghana News Agency, October is dedicated annually as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this year's theme is: 'Catch it Early; Treat it Right; Survive it.' The Vice President encouraged other ministries to be more sensitive and integrate women into the core of their planning activities. She emphasized the pervasive presence of women in various sectors, highlighting their indispensable roles in society.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang called for collective efforts to ensure that the vulnerable had their stresses reduced and led normal lives, while ensuring that children were properly brought up and citizens played their roles accordingly. She condemned the Assistant Headmaster of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School, who was found in a compromising position with a female student in a viral video, pointing out issues of power dynamics and responsibility.
The Vice President advocated for education on negative attitudes and emphasized the importance of holding people accountable for their actions. She urged the citizenry to work hard in coordination with the Government to ensure better economic growth.
