Health,has advocated a comprehensive pre-tertiary education that will
help transform and promote the overall physical and intellectual
development of the Ghanaian child.He said prior to any specialized
education or training for the youth, pre-tertiary education should
focus on cultural awareness, health awareness, discipline, patriotism,
resourcefulness, civic responsibility and leadership skills for the
beneficiaries.
Maj. Quarshiga was speaking at a lecture, on the theme "Ghana @
50;our history and destiny," organized by the National Union of Ghana
Students (NUGS) in Kumasi on Thursday, as part of activities marking
Ghana's Golden jubilee.He said "With these foundation for the youth,
every other higher education and training becomes easier and the final
outcome will be the attainment of high calibre human resource that
will respond to national development agenda."Maj. Quarshiga noted that
Ghana and her Asian counterparts such as Malaysia and Singapore, had
political independence around the same period, but
those countries, had now become economic giants as a result of the
massive development of their human resource.He said the Ministry in
response to President Kufuor's vision to
develop the human resource base of the nation, had formulated a new
health policy, under the slogan "creating wealth through health",
which aimed at making health accessible to the people.
This, according Maj. Quarshiga could save a lot of money that
households and nation were spending on treating avoidable diseases.He
called on the youth to discard all misconceptions about the country
and dedicate themselves to national development.
Mr Kwaku Baako Junior, Managing Editor of the "Crusading Guide"
Newspaper, observed that if there had not been any political
disruptions, the country would had been better off than it was
today.He said the celebration of 50 years of nationhood was
justifiable and that people should not downplay the contributions that
individuals made during the struggle for Ghana's independence.
Mr Baako said no one should use the celebration to score cheap
political points and called on Ghanaians to be committed to the
country's democratic process.Mr William Yamoah, the NUGS President,
noted that Ghanaian students contributed significantly towards the
attainment of independence.He said the country expected much from
students and advised them to be open-minded, hard working, and loyal
to the State.
1 March 07
