{"id":4052,"date":"2024-03-18T09:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2024-03-18T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T10:30:12","slug":"no-last-minute-ghanaians-urged-to-take-advantage-of-ghana-card-at-birth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4052","title":{"rendered":"No last minute \u2013 Ghanaians urged to take advantage of Ghana Card at birth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Gideon Boako, spokesperson for Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to take advantage of the Ghana Card number at birth system recently launched by his boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on Adom FM\u2019s morning show&nbsp;<strong>Dwaso Ns\u025bm<\/strong>&nbsp;Monday, Dr. Boako disclosed the numerous benefits of the initiative and stressed the importance of acting promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that Ghanaians tend to procrastinate, but it is crucial to secure children\u2019s identities early to avoid future complications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is very important and very beneficial. You know Ghanaians like last-minute things. They always want to wait for the last minute to get things done. This time, we have been provided with the opportunity, so let\u2019s ensure that we give our children the best so we don\u2019t have to struggle at the end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Dr. Bawumia, the system is a revolutionary step forward in integrating and enhancing Ghana\u2019s identity system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-532bc03e6b1983ffc1efefa2494781f5 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5NkvFTrRAk?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking during the launch at the Ga North Municipal Hospital, the Vice President stated that the integrated Ghana Card at birth system works during antenatal care, where the mother\u2019s record is associated with the Ghana Card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In support, Dr. Boako believes the Ghana Card at Birth system will provide documentary evidence of legal identity to ensure social protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also noted it will enable effective planning of essential services such as health, education, and social welfare, which support economic growth and poverty reduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Gideon Boako, spokesperson for Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to take advantage of the Ghana Card number at birth system recently launched by his boss. Speaking on Adom FM\u2019s morning show&nbsp;Dwaso Ns\u025bm&nbsp;Monday, Dr. Boako disclosed the numerous benefits of the initiative and stressed the importance of acting promptly. He noted that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1281],"class_list":["post-4052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-ghana-card"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4055,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4052\/revisions\/4055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}