Last October 2008, IMANI’s CEO facilitated a high-powered Ghanaian delegation to the second regional meeting of ICAP.
Mr. Franklin Cudjoe, whose IMANI facilitated Ghana’s draft policy on alcohol spoke on Partnership & Multi-sectoral Approaches in Alcohol Policy formulation. The former Deputy Minister of Health for Ghana, Hon. Abraham Dwumah Odoom underscored the need to have a good alcohol policy.
He was very glad that Ghana had set the pace for successful draft of the policy and was ready to present to Parliamentary Committed on Health as well …
On February 21 2008, IMANI brought together 102 delegates to discuss a draft policy on alcohol for Ghana-becasue Ghana has no policy on alcohol. Two earlier workshops brought together 150 delegates. Last Thursday’s delegates included, highly placed representatives from varied Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Ghanaian government, Australian and Namibian government officials as well as corporate directors of alcoholic beverage companies from Ghana and South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, U.K and the U.S.A who came flew in learn from the Ghana/IMANI experience.
Please listen to Franklin’s welcome remarks here
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A Consideration of Draft National Alcohol Policy
It was clear from the extensive media reportage that the November 29, 2007 debate was constructive and bore testimony to the calibre of the delegates who represented a cross section of government and interest groups.
See two major reports in the state-owned Ghanaian Times and Daily Graphic of December 5, 2007 and December 3, 2007 here
Dr. Keith Evans left the workshop armed with the suggestions and concerns of the meeting, and committed to develop an alcohol policy which would reflect the feelings of the …
