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The global and regional burden of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is alarming. In 2019, 4.95 million deaths globally were attributed to drug-resistant bacterial infections, with 1.27 million directly related to AMR – more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. – (World Health Organization) World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign celebrated annually from 18 to […]

HFFG, in partnership with the National TB Control Programme, held a two-day Advocacy Training and Questionnaire Review engagement with TB advocates and Young Health Advocates under the TBImpact Ghana project in Accra, from 25th to 26th October 2022. The TBImpact Ghana project aims to capacitate affected communities to lead the design, implementation and monitoring of […]

Every person deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. The words we use and the way we portray people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions matter. Positive words increase self-esteem and encourage inclusion while negative words could negatively affect inclusion and also lead to psychological problems. One of the objectives of the […]

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG), is a sub-grantee under the USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project, being implemented by John Snow Incorporated (JSI) in the Ahafo Region of Ghana.  HFFG has received three (3) awards for high performance under the project. The goal of the USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project is to further strengthen […]

Proper handwashing with soap under running water is an easy and effective way to prevent diseases and save lives. As part of activities to mark Global Handwashing Day 2022, HFFG in collaboration with the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), held a hand hygiene sensitisation activity at the Madina Market in […]

The abuse of antibiotics has received increased public health attention in recent times due to the threat it poses to global health.  For this, the Executive Director of Hope for Future Generations, Mrs. Cecilia Senoo was part of a high-level, panelists at a Symposium held in Koforidua to commemorate the 2021 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week […]

The HFFG, UNFPA sponsored Out of School SRHR Education project is a three (3) year project which commenced in 2020 with a focus on engaging Young People Living with HIV (YPLHIV), as well as Young People in Detention (YPiDs) on major Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) topics and discussions with an aim of helping […]

Malaria infection during pregnancy causes maternal anaemia and placental parasitemia, both of which are responsible for miscarriages and low birth weight babies among pregnant women. Malaria in pregnancy is a priority area in the control of malaria and Ghana has over the past years deployed several strategies to address the problem. In 2003, Ghana adopted […]

People with disabilities including people with mental health conditions continue to suffer stigma and discrimination and other forms of abuses including abuse of their fundamental human rights. To build the capacity of these group of persons to assert their rights and demand justice for the abuse of their rights, Hope for Future Generations, under the […]

Stigma and discrimination against people living with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions, is one of the major obstacles that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Stigmatising and discriminatory terms create situations where people with disabilities feel worthless and unfit to contribute to the development needs of societies and thus, curtail their potential. […]