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A day in the life of a nurse in the Western Region

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  • Lord 7 years ago

    GOD BLESS YOU SISTER

  • Kwadaso 7 years ago

    These are the types of programs our leaders should be spending our money on not millionaire footballers.We should get her a motorbike of her own and contract that Ghanaian car manufacturer to build a mini three wheeled ambula ...
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  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Socrates shd cont'd giving names to Nana Addo but can't do nothing about his Presidency. Your thief Mahama stood on platforms given names to him ,whilst Na b a was preaching what he could do.Useless ppls in Ndc, idiots, arrog ...
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  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Instead for Mahama to give this lady a car to work at the rural areas, he has given it to Akua Donkor to rain insults on Nana Addo. No wonder God has put Mahama into shame.

  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Be quiet, God has fought for you and be still fighting against your enemies.Either you are dwarf or whatever, you are the President of Ghana. Socrate, Mahama and his Vagabonds shd burn the sea.

  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Socrate, you EVEN respect thief Mahama b'cos you a thief. The Circle Dubai gives appointments letters to Nurses at home? does it gives salaries to workers? his pillow will wet the 6th night before 7th, and you will respect y ...
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  • VICENT JASIKAN 7 years ago

    Socrate, useless and aimless ppls like you and Mahama will live to see how far The Almighty God will bring His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo. Loot and share gov't, prepare for Nsawam.

  • Socrates 7 years ago

    D's can not be my president period!!!

  • KOFI - USA 7 years ago

    YOU ARE SUCH A FOOL AND AN IDIOT. ADDRESS THE ISSUE AT HAND. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WORK THIS YOUNG BEAUTIFUL LADY IS DOING FOR GHANAIANS AND YOU HAVE COME AGAIN WITH YOUR NONSENSE. HAVE BRAINS TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND NOT ALL ...
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  • gretchy 7 years ago

    awe ur correct in blasting that idiot.This lovely lady doing the whole of Ghana a great service.Hopefully she will be a role model for the next influx of the nursing fraternity

  • omaliko 7 years ago

    Kwasea.. Go and take that ur tall wretched empty headed good for nothing father in the house to become a president gyimii.
    Be wise and next time talk about the issue at hand.

  • Adam Husein 7 years ago

    SOCRATES or whatever you call yourself you can go and burn the sea. We those who voted Nana as president are many and more intelligent than the morons like you who voted for the corrupt and arrogant bunch. Deal with it IDIOT! ...
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  • Kofi -London 7 years ago

    Look at you

  • OH YES 7 years ago

    These communities have their resources being mined and drilled as they wallow in abject poverty, squalor and hopelessness.
    There must be a way to bring development and economic opportunities to their doorstep so they and the ...
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  • Auntie Henrietta 7 years ago

    What did we do so wrong?

  • Sankofa 7 years ago

    Oh Yes, but socio-economic development is not going to be achieved through the cheap, empty rhetoric that characterised the NPP's campaign.

    Policies need to be well thought through, and build on existing initiatives. They ...
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  • ato 7 years ago

    good work done must be encouraged to further her education

  • Nkrumah 7 years ago

    These are the people who should be identified and given national awards. Not those working in the cities and urban centres. Thank you so much, Emelia and all your colleagues. We are proud of you all.

  • Observer 7 years ago

    We are proud of you and your colleagues.

  • Proud CHN 7 years ago

    Prevention is our business. More greese to your elbow. Well done Emelia

  • ALUTA CONTINUA 7 years ago

    GOD BLESS YOU SIS.

  • Fantastic Ëfo 7 years ago

    Ooooo nice story. Makes me remember my days as a community psychiatric nurse. Keep going girl. For god n for country

  • OWEN NEW YORK 7 years ago

    EMILIA YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL BE SWORN IN ON THE 7TH JAN 2017. WIPE YOUR TEARS BETTER DAYS WILL START SOON.YOUR JUNIORS WILL ALSO ENJOY THE ALLOWANCE THE LOOTERS GOVERNMENT OF JOHN FORD MAHAMA DEPRIVED YOU WHEN YOU WERE AT SCHO ...
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  • Sankofa 7 years ago

    Stop this unnecessary politicking!

    The CHPS compounds are vital for primary healthcare delivery. Governments, irrespective of political persuasion, should develop these schemes for the benefit of our people.

  • Dan Buduh 7 years ago

    Good work Emilia. God has seen your hard and sacrficial work. This will not be in vain. At the right time, God will richly bless you.

    Good work. Continue in good faith without giving up. Blessings.

    Thank you.

  • KOFI - USA 7 years ago

    WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE HER WHO ENJOY WHAT THEY DO AND ARE WILLING TO HELP OTHERS. KEEP IT UP YOUNG LADY. MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU

  • Ekow Samuel. 7 years ago

    Very welldone of you to make a point for the youth of haveing confident of doing the same as you are doing and very well done of you ,and God bless you a

  • Ed 7 years ago

    God bless you for your good work

  • ss villa 7 years ago

    Emilia is the type of community health nurses the health system needs in Ghana not the chunk of community health nurses "rocket high" from the communities they pretend to serve in order to justify them to draw salaries they d ...
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  • Tim Kaba 7 years ago

    This is an award wining piece. Good job well done

  • Tim Kaba 7 years ago

    Look at the evidence of the outputs of this young Community Health Officer (CHO) (Thousands are all over GH) and compare with outputs of your so called ministers and lets all genuinely and honestly agreed on compensation for ...
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  • Dziko Kwame 7 years ago

    The write-up has taken my memories back indeed.

    I grew up with my big sister and these were the exact things she was doing around wherever she was transferred.

    Daavi Edith is well-known around the then HO District.
    ...
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  • Philips 7 years ago

    I wish to know emelia Facebook name to discuss something with her personally. These are the people we need to help. I was touch to donate a car to this hard working lady of our lovely mother Ghana so if anybody knows her plea ...
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  • BB Quaye 7 years ago

    Contact Ghana web

  • Pk 7 years ago

    God reward you, emelia, for your hard work. I hope you get a great deal of satisfaction from your profession, because salaries cannot reward this sort of dedication to rural dwellers.

  • Julius Asare 7 years ago

    Emilia your job involves a sacrifice of an arm and leg mostly somewhere behind God's back.I know because my wife is also a community health nurse.Thank God you are being sung for the thousand of other unsung heroines in rural ...
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  • Hafiz 7 years ago

    Pls let's fear God and stop terming our new president as dwarf. God dislikes such behavior. Pls let's stop that.

  • Maame Thelma. 7 years ago

    God bless you for the work that you are doing. I was once like you dear.

  • Nana 7 years ago

    God bless u Emily. Keep on doing your great work for the nation

  • papa 7 years ago

    She desired a big n fat award motor bike n money fat one das e money.

  • Ama 7 years ago

    Very inspirational

  • Martin 7 years ago

    You are so kind and food at your work . God will reward you . It pains me , you will even receive small salary . Ama Ghana.

  • Messiah 7 years ago

    Great and in depth article by all standard.This what we need to see and award the hardworking people who labor for the development of Ghana.But unimaginably people instead are making unreasonable Barren stupid and unnecessary ...
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  • Persius 7 years ago

    A highly trained nurse such as this is an indispensable asset in the health promotion goal of Ghana.
    Improve their living standards even more.
    Kudos Sister.. ????

  • Abdul fatawu(chereponi district ) 7 years ago

    Well done.keep it up.this are the peopl
    e Ghana health service should be Rewarding as best n hardworking nurses. Rather those sitting in the ward what's apping.

  • Kaakie 7 years ago

    God richly bless you. This is a NURSE, she has passion for her job. She MuST be awarded. Other nurses should learn from her and desist from the lackadaisical behaviour when executing their task. Most young people go to nursi ...
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  • D. Sowah, La 7 years ago

    Good job done. It is also necessary to educate them on sizeable children one can take care of since over-size family number pushes into poverty thus causing more handicap for the parents. Why seven and yet another is on the w ...
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  • Mahama Issah 7 years ago

    Hardworking and committed nurse.

  • A. B 7 years ago

    God bless u sister..... may all ur wishes come to pass

  • He 7 years ago

    Am rlly touched. ...God bless u

  • Kwaku Diawuoh,Woking,Surrey UK 7 years ago

    These are the unsung heroes.God bless you.

  • Chals 7 years ago

    A nice photo story. Only that not many Ghanaians are used to 'reading' through that media.

  • Nana Ama Nyarko 7 years ago

    Well done gal more grease to ur elbow,God bless u for de good job

  • KWEKU JK 7 years ago

    Admirable, keep up making Ghana be and still better than she is today sister.

    We need to know your name dear.

  • Sankofa 7 years ago

    Emelia, well done and more grease to your elbows.

    These are the people who should be encouraged to provide invaluable services to our people. Such schemes should be developed to improve primary healthcare delivery.

  • Ebenezer Boakye 7 years ago

    God's blessings will never cease to be on you, Emilia.
    You are what you do.

  • Kojo Abbey 7 years ago

    Can ghanaweb put their address of contact on Emilia..I need to contact her. Shelia thanks for your relentless service to mankind keep up the Good work

  • Asamoah 7 years ago

    Madam,God bless ypu.

  • Akua AU 7 years ago

    Go girl, Community Health Nursing, the back bone of primary healthcare.

  • Nana-BBF 7 years ago

    God help and bless you,Amen

  • Salomey 7 years ago

    This makes me proud to be a Porter girl like you... Indeed we are women of substance and you make our school proud. Go high Emelia Hayford

  • Caroline 7 years ago

    Thanks

  • paapa 7 years ago

    God blessed maame


    nurse.i need to send you 100 dollars to promote family planning.