Alcohol is so powerful it can cause a lot of health problems to an adult. But there is someone who is at a greater risk than an adult, and that person is the unborn child of an expectant mother. Research by Ghana Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (GOFAS) shows that women of child bearing age who take in alcohol during pregnancy pose danger to their unborn child. Permanent birth defects (small upper lip), impaired growth with low birth weight, brain damage (inability to think properly), mental retardation, are consequences the child might face.

Alcohol is dangerous no matter how small the quantity taken.














The fortunate thing is, this problem is 100% preventable and the preventive method is DO NOT TAKE ALCOHOL! If you have been taking alcohol, STOP NOW!

There are three reasons why government can not completely ban alcoholic beverages.
1. Alcoholic beverages have been consumed so much it has become a way of life in our society. It will take massive education to inform the populace on the dangers of the intake of alcohol.

2. So many people are consuming alcohol now that if the government bans it, there will be a political backfire. Unfortunately, no government in power wants to fall out of the electorate’s favour.

3. Economic reason. Government makes a lot of money from taxation on alcoholic beverages which she would not want to loose overnight.

This is a clear example of how dangerous alcohol is. Here are three glasses with raw eggs poured into them and then, an alcoholic beverage was added. The effect is that, the eggs were all cooked. It's a simple test, you can try it.
















Our Attitude Plays a Major Role in Sanitation










































This is the condition at the 37 lorry station in Accra. Why is the receptacle empty whilst a heap of refuse lay by the side?

The Effects

We have hawkers who sell food (wakyie, rice, koko & kose, bread, etc) in the station and this poses a direct threat to whoever patronizes these foods, as flies go around wallowing in the trash and perching on peoples’ foods.

The air becomes unpleasant to breath and very harmful to the body.

The People, over time, become careless with waste disposal, worsening the condition we are already facing with waste management.

We will have more OPD cases in our various hospitals due to cholera, typhoid, malaria, etc. And in severe cases, there is an out break of a disease like cholera.

Productivity is affected as more people visit the hospital and the government loses revenue on taxes