KINTAMPO MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY MARKS NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY.

The Kintampo Municipal Assembly in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has on today 14th February, 2024 marked the Regional Celebration of the National Chocolate Day.

The theme for this year’s celebration is, “Eat Chocolate, Stay Healthy, Grow Ghana”. The Municipal Chief Executive addressing the students advised them to recognise the pivotal role Education plays in shaping our future and advancing the interest of our nation. He charged them to use their unique opportunity to blend their education with the cultivation and promotion of Ghanaian products. He advised them to let their classrooms be laboratories of innovation where they can explore new ideas, develop new skills and create value-added products that showcase the excellence of Ghanaian goods to the world.

He used the occasion to thank the Ghana Tourism Authority for giving the Kintampo Mighty waterfalls a new face look making it the only Waterfalls in Ghana with a Canopy walk and an entirely pavement blocks coupled with a serene environment.

He encouraged tourists and every Ghanaian to make Kintampo Waterfalls a place to visit.

Students that graced the occasion were drawn from Techiman SHS, Abrafi SHS , Nkoranza SHS and Kintampo SHS.

Together, we can all help build a better Kintampo

Oyster Agribusiness Awards Farmers in Kintampo Municipality

Kintampo Municipal Department of Agriculture hosted Oyster Agribusiness Farmer’s Awards in a short but colorful durbar to recognize the remarkable achievements of our farmers who played an integral role in customer satisfaction.

Oyster Agribusiness Company Limited started in Ghana and Kintampo Municipality 2018 with the vision of uplifting lives of farmers and communities to bring sustainable agriculture practices to the forefront and to foster a future where every smallholder farmer would thrive.

Their main aim of the project was for local consumption and export but now, Oyster Agribusiness is into the cultivation of Rice, Soya Beans, and Sorghum and in six (6) Regions in the Country, Kintampo Bono East Region being the first and five other Regions in the Northern Sector of Ghana.

Oyster Agribusiness would be introducing, maize farming, Cassava farming with its processing factory, poultry , fish and pig farming very soon.

In a speech read on behalf of the Founder of Oyster Agribusiness Mr. Edmond Kombat “they have seen the impact of that vision manifesting in the lives of over 3000 farmers and still counting and they are not just producers of crops, but the backbone of our nation” he stated.

He added that, the various initiatives of inputs supply of organic fertilizer, improved seeds, agricultural mechanization services, extension services, and access to markets for out farmers’ produce, have strived to empower our farmers with knowledge, resources and support to adapt and mitigate to climate change by embracing smart agricultural and climate friendly farming practice.

In conclusion, he asked all to support farmers in times of need, to champion their Cause, and that, “they work tirelessly towards building a brighter and more sustainable future for all and sow the seeds of progress and prosperity, ensuring a bountiful harvest for generations to come.” He said.

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kintampo Municipality, Mr. Isaac Baffoe Ameyaw in his address was very grateful to Oyster Agribusiness for selecting the Municipal as the first district to invest in agribusinesses and having taken their time to come appreciate framers for their outstanding performance.

The MCE complimented the President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for his support in the Agricultural sector in the country at large and that the Kintampo Municipal Assembly will also work hard to partner with them anytime the need arises.

He said all farmers in the Municipality should hold on to Oyster Ghana for their outstanding technologies to support them in cultivating their food crops and that, most of their challenges such as limited access to market, land tenure, financial service, low returns on investment, postharvest losses and high cost inputs etc. would be the thing of the past.

Mr. Simon Yambor, Director for the Department of Agric in his message was very happy to host this very important program at his outfit. He stated Oyster Agribusiness has come to improve the livelihood of most farmers in the Municipality such as giving them income, and ready market to most farmers and other benefits.

He added that “despite its coming for their good some challenges to farmers are cattle destruction on their farms but plans are under way in dealing with it.

He ended by informing farmers to be faithful in patronizing imputes given to them to sustain the good seeds and try to always pay for them.

Kintampo Municipal Health Directorate Annual Performance Review held

Kintampo Municipal Health Directorate has held its 2023 Annual Performance review to reflect on their achievements and challenges over the past year of 2023 under review.

The Programme which was held at the Kintampo Municipal Health Research Centre under the theme “Building Resilient Structures for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Quality; the role of Network of (NOP) and Partners,” saw a very explicit attendance of all stakeholders who came to grace this very important programme.

As one of the stakeholders stated, “It is the Christmas Day for the Municipal Health Directorate”.

The Municipal Director for Health Kintampo Dr. Alfred Kojo Ampofo, in his address mentioned if the theme of the year is to work or acted on, there should be resilience within the healthcare systems in the Municipality and addressing challenges effectively by pivotal role of networking of practice and partnership in achieving objectives.

Again a collaborative efforts among healthcare professionals, organizations, and stakeholders in the Municipality for an essential strengthening health systems, sharing best practices, and driving innovations to enhance the quality and accessibility of healthcare service in the Kintampo Municipal health sector.

Dr. Ampofo said, despite achieving a stagnated maternal mortality rate is commendable, their ultimate goal is to attain zero maternal death by 2024 with a collective efforts of every individual emphasizing importance of unity and collaboration in our pursuit of safeguarding the lives of mothers and ensuring their well-being for which the municipality is seeing much improvement every year.

He added that, all this amidst accomplishments, they are confronted with challenges, which needs agent attention; inadequate availability of motorbikes and reluctance of healthcare workers to accept posting to hard – to – reach areas in the Municipality which is hindering their ability to diver healthcare services effectively to all corners of the Kintampo Municipality.

“Therefore, it is imperative that we come together today to discuss solutions and chart a way forward and addressing these challenges head-on, we can ensure that every member of our community has access to the quality healthcare they deserve”. He ended by saying “whole is bigger than the sum of its parts.

Let’s work together as partners to draw on the synergies” he concluded.

Pru West District of Bono East Region was the district who came to assess Kintampo North Municipal Health Directorate in the holistic assessment in powerpoint presentation.

By their indication, Kintampo municipal overall performance was 3.8 (Green in the ranking) out of the three (3) objectives which was good but needed to improve in some areas and indicators.

The closing remarks of the Representative from Regional Health Directorate, Bono East made more emphasis on the issue of staff not accepting posting to our communities which is becoming unbearable.

“Anytime a staff member coming from a different Region is asking to be posted to Kintampo Township or Techiman town making it look like Bono East is only this two pleases with the support from some political influence” this must stop. She stated.

Some stakeholders suggested that staff in the hard-to- reach areas should be given some incentives to motivate them, such as free accommodation, motorbikes, and allowances and so on.

The Chairman for the Programme and the Chairman for the Municipal Health Committee Nana Effah Guakro III promised to support and to appeal to some stakeholders to come to our need by helping improve the lives of staff accepting posting to the hard-to-rich communities in the Kintampo North Municipality.