ghana ad ghana ad ghana ad
  • 3Sports
  • Home
  • MG Radio
3news
Advertisement
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World
  • Showbiz
  • 3Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Tilapia
  • MORE
    • Education
    • Features
    • Tech
    • Health
    • GMB
    • Mentor
    • Coronavirus
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World
  • Showbiz
  • 3Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Tilapia
  • MORE
    • Education
    • Features
    • Tech
    • Health
    • GMB
    • Mentor
    • Coronavirus
No Result
View All Result
3news
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured Story

COVID-19: Government announces food request hotlines for needy households

April 7, 2020

RelatedPosts

Nigeria closes fake Covid-19 test centre in Abuja

Allegations of falsification of COVID-19 results untrue – Noguchi

March 3, 2021

Sanction perpetrators of sexual exploitation against girls – Gov’t told

March 1, 2021

Video: Akufo-Addo and wife take COVID-19 vaccine at 37 Military Hospital

March 1, 2021

As part of measures to ensure that members of the public within the restriction of movement areas – Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa – live comfortably, Government has announced hotlines for needy communities and households to reach them for food items.

realityapp realityapp realityapp

They are 0800800800 and 0800900900.

The distribution of food followed the restriction of movement within some areas and the suspension of social gatherings, which had made it impossible for some people to continue to earn a living through their petty businesses and trading activities.

Mrs Cynthia Mamle Morrison, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection who announced the hotlines while the Sector and the Ministry of Finance were offloading food items to faith-based organisations to share to needy individuals and communities in the affected areas.

Government, she said, since the restriction of movement distributed between 400,000 and 450,000 packs of food every day to needy people including persons with disability in affected areas.

Government also secured a 500 seater-capacity hostel for kayaye, she said, and gave assurance that they would be transported into the facility on Monday April 6, 2020 to ensure they lived comfortably without fear.

Mrs Morrison explained that government collaborated with faith-based organisations through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, as they had demonstrated a commitment towards promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable people, to enable them to ensure that they lived fulfilled lives.

She advised the public to observe the COVID-19 preventive measures, drink more water with lime, and build their immune systems with healthy diets to resist the virus infection.

He appealed to individuals who benefit from move, to discipline themselves not to strive to take another one which could have been given to another person in dire need.

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, said if government prolongs the restriction of movement and suspension of social gathering, government would be left with no option than to continue to support the needy and vulnerable with basic necessities.
He believed this pandemic period, called for sacrifice from all bodies including the government to ensure that there was availability of social justice and fairness for everyone.

“Government recognises the economic impact that this partial lockdown has had on families in low income communities who are mostly dependent on their daily income for sustenance; and this is well described by the Akan expression Ankor a, endidi”.

“Fortunately, the Ghana Buffer Stock Company has a significant amount of food stock that can alleviate some of the difficulties within our low-income communities in Accra and Kumasi,” the Minister said.

Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist and Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, expressed gratitude to government and religious bodies for the support rendered to control the effects of the pandemic in the country.

What the nation was facing with the world, he said, was an opportunity to deepen the relationship that existed between faith based organisations and governments to address the challenges of people from the grassroots.

He gave an assurance that the church would identify the most needy households and individuals and distribute the food items to them.

He also said leadership of the churches in the country would continue to pray for leaders of the nation, front liners, borders and entire nation to ensure that the nation emerged victorious in the fight against the pandemic.

Source: GNA | Ghana

Previous Post

Medical supplies from China ‘fit for purpose’ – health authorities

Next Post

Sarkodie is dissing me when people are dying, I’m disappointed – Shatta Wale

Related Posts

Nigeria closes fake Covid-19 test centre in Abuja
Major Top Story

Allegations of falsification of COVID-19 results untrue – Noguchi

March 3, 2021
Lifestyle

Sanction perpetrators of sexual exploitation against girls – Gov’t told

March 1, 2021
Video: Akufo-Addo and wife take COVID-19 vaccine at 37 Military Hospital
Major Top Story

Video: Akufo-Addo and wife take COVID-19 vaccine at 37 Military Hospital

March 1, 2021
Roll out of vaccination campaign does not mean you shouldn’t wear nose mask – Akufo-Addo
Featured Story

Roll out of vaccination campaign does not mean you shouldn’t wear nose mask – Akufo-Addo

February 28, 2021
Frimpong Boateng Chairs c’ttee to ensure locally produced COVID-19 vaccines
Major Top Story3

Frimpong Boateng Chairs c’ttee to ensure locally produced COVID-19 vaccines

February 28, 2021
Covid-19: Supply data on all tested persons in real time – Akufo-Addo to laboratories
Health

COVID: Ghana’s weather condition good for vaccine storage – Medical Practitioner

February 25, 2021
Next Post

Sarkodie is dissing me when people are dying, I’m disappointed – Shatta Wale

Discussion about this post

Stay Connected

  • 1.7M Fans
  • 211k Subscribers
Ghana month Ghana month Ghana month
  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Video: I’m gay, I prefer men like John Dumelo – Pappy Kojo

Video: I’m gay, I prefer men like John Dumelo – Pappy Kojo

February 21, 2021

Eugene Arhin dragged to court for ‘adultery’; wife demands GH¢2m in settlement

February 11, 2021
Esther Cobbah appointed onto board of IPRA

Esther Cobbah appointed onto board of IPRA

February 18, 2021
NPP PC aspirant defects to NDC in Odododiodio

NPP PC aspirant defects to NDC in Odododiodio

February 23, 2021

Bagbin, Haruna and Munkata betrayed NDC – Sammy Gyamfi

March 4, 2021
Harruna Attah writes: The JM swag will live on!

Harruna Attah writes: The JM swag will live on!

March 4, 2021
Medeama SC appoint former Ghana U-20 coach Preko as new head coach

Medeama SC appoint former Ghana U-20 coach Preko as new head coach

March 4, 2021

Meghan accuses royals of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’

March 4, 2021

Recent News

Bagbin, Haruna and Munkata betrayed NDC – Sammy Gyamfi

March 4, 2021
Harruna Attah writes: The JM swag will live on!

Harruna Attah writes: The JM swag will live on!

March 4, 2021
Medeama SC appoint former Ghana U-20 coach Preko as new head coach

Medeama SC appoint former Ghana U-20 coach Preko as new head coach

March 4, 2021

Meghan accuses royals of ‘perpetuating falsehoods’

March 4, 2021
3news

3news.com is the fastest growing news portal in Ghana. Get all breaking news updates, latest news headlines, local and world stories, showbiz, lifestyle etc.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

Recent News

Bagbin, Haruna and Munkata betrayed NDC – Sammy Gyamfi

March 4, 2021
Harruna Attah writes: The JM swag will live on!

Harruna Attah writes: The JM swag will live on!

March 4, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2021 Media General - Developed and managed by MG Digital.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • World
  • Showbiz
  • 3Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Tilapia
  • MORE
    • Education
    • Features
    • Tech
    • Health
    • GMB
    • Mentor
    • Coronavirus

© 2021 Media General - Developed and managed by MG Digital.