Vice President, H.E. Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has highlighted the importance of compassion and collective responsibility in shaping Ghana’s social protection systems. She made the call during a working visit to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, where she also launched this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang commended the ministry for securing cabinet approval for a number of key policies, including the National Gender Policy, the Early Childhood Care framework, the Domestic Violence Policy, and the landmark Social Protection Act. She noted that such policies form the backbone of Ghana’s efforts to protect its most vulnerable citizens. “If we are not vulnerable, we have a duty to ensure that those who are receive the support they deserve; that

Vice President, H.E. Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on Ghanaians to show compassion and solidarity to people living with illnesses, stressing that no one chooses to be sick and therefore deserves empathy rather than stigma. She made the remarks during a working visit to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, where she also launched the 2025 edition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and joined the ministry to commemorate the International Day of Older Persons. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang noted that societal attitudes often worsen the struggles of patients, particularly women battling breast cancer, and urged Ghanaians to embrace empathy as a national value. “Sometimes illness carries unnecessary stigma, as if the person chose to be sick. What the sick need is understanding,