We launched a media campaign on the need for the draft alcohol policy, not least because Ghana’s Parliament discussed “Alcohol Abuse” on Thursday, June 18th, 2009. Some of the deliberations exposed the narrow understanding of the issues surrounding alcohol.
It was instructive to know that in an hour-long television programmed on Ghana’s State-Owned Television, Mr. Cudjoe of IMANI discussed the issues surrounding alcohol abuse and the need for an alcohol policy for Ghana with two leading Parliamentarians who took part in the debate.
Members will attest to …

Following recent media, as well as roundtable discussion on advertisement alcoholic beverages generated by IMANI and the Ghanaian Food and Drugs Board, Franklin Cudjoe and the F&D Board, successfully wrote, signed and executed a press release lifting the ban on alcoholic beverage advertisements on Friday, October 19 2007.
Franklin has since been interviewed by major media houses on how IMANI helped achieved this feat. Please click here to listen.
The main items of contention covered in the Press Release were that alcoholic beverages advertisement on radio will be aired after 1:00pm …