Media coverage
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Media coverage
Title Dementia Workshop || Gender Differences & Policy Insights Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Ghana Television (GTV) News, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Media type Television Country/Territory Ghana Date 20/08/25 Description 21 views Aug 20, 2025
This is the Ghana Television (GTV) 2pm and 7pm GMT News bulletins (20th August 2025) coverage of the Dementia Workshop in Ghana, led by Precious Adade Duodu.
The feature highlights gendered differences in dementia prevalence and includes interviews with:
1️⃣ Dr. Fred Adomako Boateng, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, Ghana.
2️⃣ Hon. Patricia Appiagyei, Chair of the Population Caucus, Deputy Minority Leader & Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa, Kumasi, Ghana.
3️⃣ Prof. Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
The discussion reflects the urgent need for gender-sensitive, inclusive approaches to dementia care in Ghana, bridging policy, research, and community perspectives.
📖 Related publication: Gendered differences in the prevalence and associated factors of dementia in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey → https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-024-05856-3Producer/Author Ms Sarah Ofori, Head of Health Desk, GTV URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKZFIsmFKag&t=31s Persons Precious Adade Duodu