NEWS IN GHANA

Scoliosis Foundation Ghana(SFG) in  collaboration with FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital and Inspire to Rise(NGOs) have marked this year's International Scoliosis Awareness Day with a sensitization forum and subsequently screened over 900 Pupils of Kanda Cluster of Schools on the condition. This year's event was staged at the Kanda Cluster of Schools in Accra on Friday, June 23. It was on the theme: "Be Aware of Scoliosis". Various speakers took turns at the forum to address the students on the significance of the day. The key message for the day was focused on awareness creation and early detection of Scoliosis, galvanizing support for the affected and dispelling fear and stigma surrounding the condition. Out of the over 900 pupils who were screened for Scoliosis, 1 case was recorded. Scoliosis is a disorder with abnormal sideways or lateral curvature of the spine. A normal spine from the back is straight. In cases Scoliosis, the spine can curve to the right or

Over 100 youth living in Israel, a fishing community located within Bukom, a suburb of  Accra have been vigorously sensitized on the dangers of illegal  abortion under a project dubbed "Aborti on 360". They were also advised to adopt the practice of comprehensive abortion care(CAC) always to stay out of danger. The youth, usually made up of teenagers from the ages of 10 to 20 were schooled at a durbar organized by 3 NGOs spearheading the 'abortion 360 campaign' on dangers of unsafe abortion and the need to embrace the comprehensive abortion care for their own safety.  The method used to drum home the message was a popular theatre (drama) which sheds more light on the illegal abortion practice.  Though a short drama portraying a mixture of pain and pleasure, the storyline was interesting and educative highlighting the problems and offering solutions on safe abortion practices which impacted every participant greatly. The 360 abortion project', an initia