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  • Teen mum attempts suicide in response to stigma toward her legless baby at Twifo

    Teen mum attempts suicide in response to stigma toward her legless baby at Twifo

    An 18-year-old mother attempted to kill her newborn baby because the baby was born without legs.

    Grace Addobea gave birth successfully at home with the help of a traditional midwife in their village, Twifo Bonsaho, located in the Central Region.

    However, the joy of childbirth quickly turned to distress when it was discovered that the baby had no legs.

    News of the baby’s condition spread rapidly throughout the community, sparking widespread gossip and making the young mother feel very uncomfortable.

    During her pregnancy, Grace had attended antenatal care at Wassa Ateiku Health Center, where she received several medical check-ups but was never informed of any deformity in the baby.

    In her ninth month of pregnancy, she was told she lacked sufficient blood for a safe delivery and was referred to the Christian Hospital, commonly known as “Church,” also in Wassa Ateiku. There, a doctor assessed that the baby was in a breech position and recommended a C-section for delivery.

    Despite this, Grace unexpectedly gave birth to a legless baby girl. The father of the baby, Paa Kwasi, abandoned them shortly afterward.

    Struggling with the stigma and negative talk from the community, Grace attempted several times to kill both herself and her baby, but her parents intervened each time.

    Her mother-in-law, Maame Effua Atta, instead of offering support, stated that she would have killed the baby if she had been the one to deliver it.

    Grace’s father, Opanin Emmanuel Lartey, in an interview with Kasapa News’ Yaw Boagyan, made a heartfelt appeal to NGOs, individuals, the government, and religious groups to help ensure the survival and well-being of this special baby.

  • 3 people killed and 59 injured as billboard collapses in Mumbai during torrential rains

    3 people killed and 59 injured as billboard collapses in Mumbai during torrential rains

    Strong storms and heavy rain in Mumbai, India caused a big sign to fall, injuring many and killing three individuals.The news was reported by the Press Trust of India on Monday.

    Many people were believed to be stuck after a building fell down in the neighborhood of Ghatkopar, according to the Mumbai police on the social media site X.

    At least 47 people were saved and are now getting medical care at the hospital, according to Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy leader of Maharashtra state. He said they will look into the accident. The search and rescue work kept going.

    During the monsoon season from June to September, India gets a lot of rain and floods that can be very serious. This rainy season brings a lot of the rain that falls in South Asia each year. The rain is very important for crops, but it can also cause a lot of damage.

    India’s weather department said that there could be lightning, rain, and strong winds in some areas of Mumbai in the next few hours, according to local media.

  • RCB make flying IPL start

    RCB make flying IPL start

    In their Indian Premier League debut, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by an eight-wicket margin thanks to an outstanding opening partnership between Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis.

    RCB had a great start to their 2023 season at The Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium, defeating their opponents on both sides of the ball after just missing the IPL final the previous year.

    RCB got off to a quick start with the ball. Harshal Patel was well-positioned to catch an outside edge from Ishan Kishan (10) before Reece Topley bowled Cameron Green (5), but the latter mysteriously dropped Rohit Sharma after an odd incident between Dinesh Karthik and Mohammed Siraj.

    Rohit was less fortunate when he handed Karthik a catch for just one run three balls later, though his exit allowed Tilak Varma to step up with a quickfire 84 off 46 balls, carrying Mumbai to 171-7.

    That outstanding effort proved to be in vain, however, with Du Plessis (73) and Kohli (82 not out) putting on a strong opening stand of 148, both bringing up half-centuries by the end of the 12th over.

    While skipper Du Plessis walked with five overs remaining, lofting through to Tim David for a simple catch, Mumbai never looked likely to break the momentum of RCB, who recorded a statement win.

    Varma wastes no time

    With his 84-ball innings, Varma helped Mumbai to a decent total while averaging a boundary per 3.5 deliveries.

    In the early going of the IPL this season, only Jos Buttler (who hit a boundary every 2.2 balls in the Rajasthan Royals’ victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad) has had a better such rate than Varma, who hammered nine fours and four sixes out of the 46 balls he faced.

    Sadly for the 20-year-old, Mumbai’s bowlers were unable to generate much momentum, and RCB’s top-order batsmen were in similar form.

    Fifty up for Kohli

    RCB never looked likely to fall short in their chase of 172, with Kohli taking centre-stage to bring up a personal IPL landmark.  

    With his knock of 82 runs from 49 balls, Kohli recorded his 50th score of 50 runs or more in the IPL. Only David Warner (60) has more half-centuries in the competition’s history.

  • Mumbai measles: 12 children have died as a result of the India outbreak

    Authorities say measles has killed 12 children in the western Indian city of Mumbai and its surrounding areas.

    The first death was reported between October 26-27, when three children died within 48 hours.

    Until Wednesday, the city had 233 confirmed cases this year, a threefold increase from the 92 cases and two deaths reported last year.

    Authorities say the slow vaccination campaign during the Covid pandemic has contributed to the increase in infections.

    The latest reported death, on Tuesday, was of an eight-month-old baby who was partially immunised, the local municipal body said in a press note.

    Measles is highly contagious – even more than Covid – and can cause serious complications, especially in children less than five years.

    The disease, which causes coughing, rashes and fever, can be prevented by two doses of the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

    There have been several large outbreaks in countries across Europe where MMR vaccine uptake has been low.

    Nine in every 10 people can catch it if they are unvaccinated and exposed.

    As well as causing a distinctive rash, measles can lead to severe complications such as pneumonia and brain inflammation, and can sometimes be fatal.

    Vaccination can remove almost all of these risks.

    Two doses of the MMR vaccine give 99% protection against measles and rubella and about 88% protection against mumps.

    When a high percentage of the population is protected through vaccination, it becomes harder for the disease to pass between people.

    But since the start of the Covid pandemic, there has been a concerning drop in the number of children receiving these vaccines on time.

    In 2020, 23 million children missed out on all basic childhood vaccines. That’s the highest number seen since 2009 and 3.7 million more than in 2019, according to Unicef.

    Authorities in Mumbai say that around 20,000 children did not get their measles vaccine on time because of the pandemic.

    “Now, we are tracking all these children and holding vaccination camps on priority,” Dr Mangala Gomare, Mumbai’s executive health officer, told The Indian Express newspaper.

    Health officials say other issues such as vaccine hesitancy are also hobbling the drive.

    “After vaccination, some children develop mild fever and pain in the injected area, so parents don’t let them get vaccinated,” Shreya Salvi, a health volunteer, told the newspaper.

  • Mumbai floods: India city on red alert for further rain

    India’s weather department has issued a red alert for Mumbai as heavy rains continue to lash the city and its neighbouring districts.

    The city is expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday, leading to more floods, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

    Parts of the city have been inundated in waist-deep water since Monday, bringing life to a standstill.

    Monsoon rains are common in Mumbai around this time of the year.

    But experts say climate change and unchecked urban development has made rains more intense and less predictable in recent years.

    Thousands of people migrate to Mumbai every day in search of jobs which fuels rapid construction, that is very often unregulated.

    Many areas have ageing drainage systems and that causes flooding as well. The city’s vast mangrove swamps, which act as a natural buffer during floods, have also been built over in the past few decades.

    MUMBAI, INDIA: Indian commuters walk through floodwaters past stranded motor vehicles after heavy torrential rains paralysed the city of Mumbai
    IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Commuters had to walk through floodwaters past stranded motor vehicles

    On Thursday, Mumbai’s civic body banned people from visiting beaches on the days for which the weather forecasting agency has predicted heavy rainfall.

    In many areas, waterlogging led to huge traffic snarls and people were seen wading through brown and black murky water which flooded the streets.

    Bus services and commuter trains – which are the lifeline of the city’s transport system – were also disrupted, leaving people stranded on stations for hours.

    Heavy rains have also battered Mumbai’s neighbouring districts. Traffic on a key national highway connecting Mumbai to the tourist state of Goa was diverted after a landslide in Chiplun city.

    Authorities said that work to remove the debris was underway, but that the movement of vehicles along the route would be affected for least two days, news channel NDTV reported.

    Meanwhile, the IMD has also issued flood alerts for the southern state of Kerala and parts of Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh amid incessant rains.

    Source: BBC