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Mass Drug Administration To Protect Communities : Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers Led Activity in Bono East Region

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Alhassan A. Lanser, PRO, GAPHTO-Bono East  & Org. Secrt. GRASAG-USTED-M By Alhassan A. Lanser The curtains have fallen on a successful Mass Drug Administration (MDA) exercise across five districts in the Bono East Region and many other districts, where thousands of eligible residents were reached with life-saving medicines to prevent Onchocerciasis (River Blindness ) and Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) .  Behind the success of the week-long campaign was the commitment and professionalism of members of the Ghana Association of Public Health Technical Officers (GAPHTO), who played a central role in planning, coordinating, supervising, and implementing one of Ghana's most important preventive public health interventions. While Community Drug Distributors moved from house to house distributing medicines, GAPHTO members, including Disease Control Officers, Health  Promotion Officers, Nutrition Officers, Field Technician Officers, Health Records Officers, and Health Informatio...

GRASAG RISING: A New Era of Purposeful Leadership, Advocacy, and Graduate Welfare in Ghana

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  Richard Class-Peter-President GRASAG National By Alhassan Abdallah Laner. Kumasi, Ghana – Saturday, 27th June 2026. It was a historic moment at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as the Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG) convened its First National Senate Sitting under the theme: "Strengthening Graduate Advocacy, Research, and Welfare Through Purposeful Leadership." The gathering brought together local GRASAG executives from universities across Ghana. At the heart of the proceedings was the maiden State of GRASAG address delivered by the National President, Mr. Richard Class-Peters. This speech has set the tone for a bold new chapter in graduate student leadership in the country. With profound humility and a firm sense of duty, Mr. Class-Peters stood before the Senate comprising national executives, institutional representatives, and distinguished guests to render an account of his administration's stewardship and to chart a...