FDA Arrests Two Persons In Conjunction With The "Teshie Akukofonu" Disposal

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GH 12 years ago

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS

Dove; A Town Where It Is A Taboo To Menstruate, Give Birth And Bury The Dead

It is a taboo for women to give birth to babies or even menstruate in Dove, a town in the Mafi Traditional Area of the ...
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CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS

Dove; A Town Where It Is A Taboo To Menstruate, Give Birth And Bury The Dead

It is a taboo for women to give birth to babies or even menstruate in Dove, a town in the Mafi Traditional Area of the Central Tongu District.

As such, those expecting their menstruation and pregnant women in labour are by whatever possible means carried out of the town. They only return after delivery and after their menses have stopped.

This revelation was made by Dr Joseph Nuertey, the Volta Regional Medical Superintendent, when he delivered the state of health care in the region during the first general meeting of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) at Ho.

Dr Nuertey lamented that because of the age-long taboo, all efforts by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to establish a health facility to take care of birth and other issues had proven futile. He added that the taboo also forbade the burial of the dead in the town.

The medical superintendent, therefore, appealed to the VRHC to use their good offices to appease the gods in the area to lift the taboo. Dr Nuertey's revelation left the traditional rulers dumbfounded.

This prompted the Paramount Chief of the Battor Traditional Area, Togbega Patamia Dzekley VII, to say that he would immediately contact the chief and elders of Dove to see what could be done to resolve the issue

In most circumstances, it is the women, who are mostly farmers that nurture the children until maturity. According to the medical superintendent, he has been told that the gods of the town frown on anybody who flouts the taboo.

Dr Nuertey announced that maternal mortality in the region continued to be too high and this he attributed to the inadequate number of medical personnel and facilities in the region.
POPPY POPPY 12 years ago

IF THIS IS REALLY TRUE THEN WE HAVE AN EWE BASED PARTY RULING GHANA WHICH IS A VERY VERY BAD OMEN....NO WONDER WE HAVE FIRES EVERYWHERE.....IS THIS THING HAPPENING IN GHANA TODAY....WHERE ARE THE MEN OF GOD IN EWELAND WHO HAV ...
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IF THIS IS REALLY TRUE THEN WE HAVE AN EWE BASED PARTY RULING GHANA WHICH IS A VERY VERY BAD OMEN....NO WONDER WE HAVE FIRES EVERYWHERE.....IS THIS THING HAPPENING IN GHANA TODAY....WHERE ARE THE MEN OF GOD IN EWELAND WHO HAVE FAILED OR REFUSED TO DO THE WORK OF GOD.....? FATHER HELP US ALL IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME....AMEN.
Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings 12 years ago

A better Ghana indeed and in deeds !

After all the braggadocio by the NDC that they have made Ghana a better Ghana in 4 years,Ghanaians go to the "boola" to collect rotten chicken parts to eat ?

The Truth can never be b ...
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A better Ghana indeed and in deeds !

After all the braggadocio by the NDC that they have made Ghana a better Ghana in 4 years,Ghanaians go to the "boola" to collect rotten chicken parts to eat ?

The Truth can never be buried !
ATAA AYI MAHAMA 12 years ago

NDC BROUGHT NOTHING BUT AKOKOFUNO EATING.

NDC BROUGHT NOTHING BUT AKOKOFUNO EATING.
Mr. Clean. 12 years ago

Sorry to point out that so many people who go to chop bars eat not only dead chickens ,but dead animals as well. Go to local markets to areas where "Mpunam" is sold -the stinking smell alone will deter one from eating in chop ...
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Sorry to point out that so many people who go to chop bars eat not only dead chickens ,but dead animals as well. Go to local markets to areas where "Mpunam" is sold -the stinking smell alone will deter one from eating in chop bars yet Ghanaians don't care.Mpunam soup is a real delecacy.
MENSAH 12 years ago

Guys,you would be surprised that many of the BUSH MEAT (MPUNAM) our people eat like MONKEYS etc,are infested with TB.Even GRASS CUTTER MEAT is not good.In CANADA the authority consficates it every time one brings some at the ...
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Guys,you would be surprised that many of the BUSH MEAT (MPUNAM) our people eat like MONKEYS etc,are infested with TB.Even GRASS CUTTER MEAT is not good.In CANADA the authority consficates it every time one brings some at the airport.MEDICAL TEST shows it contains a bacteria that is foreign to CANADA,hence the reason for it seisure.Even fish,I would please,ask Ghanaians to go to this sight:"ABOUT.COM".You would see all the FISHES THAT CONSUME MERCURY (LIGHT TO EXCESSIVELY),IN A CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.That helps in one's choice in buying fish for consumption.Sea food with SHELLS are equally as bad as BUSH MEAT for consumption,because they are SCAVANGERS THAT ABSORB POLUTANTS THAT ENTER THE SEA WITH THEIR SHELLS.Remember,our KORLE LAGOON enters the sea as polutant and CHEMICALS as well.THESE ARE MY FEW ADVISE TO MY FELLOW GHANAIANS. GOD BLESS GHANA AND THE INHABITANTS WITHIN.
Old Dirty Bastard 12 years ago

the residents picked up the rotten or expired chicken parts, and roast them, then sell it to customers at chop bars and frozen foods sellers on the market.

the residents picked up the rotten or expired chicken parts, and roast them, then sell it to customers at chop bars and frozen foods sellers on the market.
Amina 12 years ago

This is absolute madness,how can the land be populated without women menstruating and child birth.I really hope that this story is made up and not true.21st century no one expects this, feel sorry for the women in that town.

This is absolute madness,how can the land be populated without women menstruating and child birth.I really hope that this story is made up and not true.21st century no one expects this, feel sorry for the women in that town.
NANA POKU 12 years ago

This is better ghana agenda

This is better ghana agenda
C.Y. ANDY-K 12 years ago

Indeed, I believe what is written there, as it is not a practice unique tp that area. Women not being allowed to give birth in a town has just been abolished in Donkorkrom in BA.

I copied the piece from modernghana.com, w ...
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Indeed, I believe what is written there, as it is not a practice unique tp that area. Women not being allowed to give birth in a town has just been abolished in Donkorkrom in BA.

I copied the piece from modernghana.com, where I saw it, and posted it in the two main Ewe forums and some people couldn't believe it.

The whole story is just unfolding, with info from some people who are in the known. The information is that Dove is a Christian community no doubt founded by a church known as the Tabernacle Faith. Those injunctions are therefore not traditional injunctions imposed by any chief or traditional priest but by church leaders.

Anyway, we are trying to get to the bottom of the whole story and get something done about it.

C.Y. ANDY-K

FR ANK 12 years ago

But ewes are primitive people.Trees,stones,rivers and animals are still worshipped in the Volta Region.Almost every ewe or ayigbe has got a small Togbe[god] under his bed.They also delight in the use of 'tukpe' to kill or des ...
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But ewes are primitive people.Trees,stones,rivers and animals are still worshipped in the Volta Region.Almost every ewe or ayigbe has got a small Togbe[god] under his bed.They also delight in the use of 'tukpe' to kill or destroy people they hate.Because of the pervasiveness of evil in tregion educated and well-to-do voltaians are afraid to live in the region.Volta Region is indded the Dark Region of Ghana.
POPPY POPPY 12 years ago

WOYOME LOOTS UR MONEY WITH THE CONNIVANCE OF NDC AND BETTY MOULD IDDRISU ONLY FOR U GHANAIANS TO CONSUME AKOKOFUNU FROM REFUSE DUMPS....AND YET THE NDC WAS RETAINED IN POWER BY THEIR VERY POOR STRONGHOLDS IN THE NORTH AND VO ...
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WOYOME LOOTS UR MONEY WITH THE CONNIVANCE OF NDC AND BETTY MOULD IDDRISU ONLY FOR U GHANAIANS TO CONSUME AKOKOFUNU FROM REFUSE DUMPS....AND YET THE NDC WAS RETAINED IN POWER BY THEIR VERY POOR STRONGHOLDS IN THE NORTH AND VOLTA......in the abundance of waters, the fool is thirsty......rat race....ghanaians are really muuuumu....
Hardcore 12 years ago

Ooooh! Has our situation become so bad that our people now feed from refuse dumps! This is very humiliating,

Ooooh! Has our situation become so bad that our people now feed from refuse dumps! This is very humiliating,
mRNA + tRNA 12 years ago

The chicken legs and wings have been disposed off. If the police and FDA have any case, they should arrest those who are taking and roasting them for public consumption.

The chicken legs and wings have been disposed off. If the police and FDA have any case, they should arrest those who are taking and roasting them for public consumption.
damion 12 years ago

did this journalist go to school

what is (chicken tie)

did this journalist go to school

what is (chicken tie)
kyekyeku 12 years ago

and all this people were following this stupid politicians shouting and chanting and wanting to kill themselves for this stupid and greedy politicians, after they are elected, this is how they are thanking you by dumping chic ...
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and all this people were following this stupid politicians shouting and chanting and wanting to kill themselves for this stupid and greedy politicians, after they are elected, this is how they are thanking you by dumping chicken for you to eat and die. keep killing each other for politicians.
maame 12 years ago

eating rotten meat has nothing to do with politicians,illiteracy or poverty. my family is really poor but we do not eat anyhow. even eating in the street is a difficult thing for me to do. if meat is diposed of at a ref ...
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eating rotten meat has nothing to do with politicians,illiteracy or poverty. my family is really poor but we do not eat anyhow. even eating in the street is a difficult thing for me to do. if meat is diposed of at a refuse dump or near the toilet, why use it. those who collected and used it are just wicked people period.
nana u 12 years ago

You see now l over see If majority of the people are illterate and poor but the always think backways this is the results.Do you think this will happen in an area where they dont pay school fees.They were sent there by the MP ...
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You see now l over see If majority of the people are illterate and poor but the always think backways this is the results.Do you think this will happen in an area where they dont pay school fees.They were sent there by the MP For Ledzekuku elec area as thank for your votes bcos you can not buy full chicken .
Tom Bulu Kuuku 12 years ago

This is not new in Ghana because Asantes in particular enjoy eating decomposed meat lke Momone,Koobi, Totobi and Mpunam.

This is not new in Ghana because Asantes in particular enjoy eating decomposed meat lke Momone,Koobi, Totobi and Mpunam.
The Critical Mind 12 years ago

I would have been surprised to end this story without someone introducing the Ashanti factor. That exemplifies how the Ashantis dominate the minds of the people.

I would have been surprised to end this story without someone introducing the Ashanti factor. That exemplifies how the Ashantis dominate the minds of the people.

Akorfa 12 years ago

We have FDB in Ghana and not FDA as pertains in the US. Journalists wake up!!!!!!

We have FDB in Ghana and not FDA as pertains in the US. Journalists wake up!!!!!!
The Critical Mind 12 years ago

WOYOME LOOTS UR MONEY WITH THE CONNIVANCE OF NDC ONLY FOR THE GHANAIAN TO CONSUME AKOKOFUNU FROM A DUMPSTER. YET THE NDC WAS RETAINED IN POWER BY THEIR VERY POOR STRONGHOLDS IN THE NORTH AND VOLTA. This goes to show the world ...
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WOYOME LOOTS UR MONEY WITH THE CONNIVANCE OF NDC ONLY FOR THE GHANAIAN TO CONSUME AKOKOFUNU FROM A DUMPSTER. YET THE NDC WAS RETAINED IN POWER BY THEIR VERY POOR STRONGHOLDS IN THE NORTH AND VOLTA. This goes to show the world what Ghana has become in the face of tribalism, ignorance, illiteracy and disease.Ghanaians are really muuuumu under the better Ghana agenda.How shameful this is!
Onyame Nipa (Man Of God) USA 12 years ago

GHANA UNDER NDC

GHANA UNDER NDC
West 12 years ago

People are stupid !! They can't realize that this would danger for many people. The laws must be enforced.

People are stupid !! They can't realize that this would danger for many people. The laws must be enforced.

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