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GHANA: Health innovator wins UN award

ABIDJAN , 23 April (IRIN) - The director of a health project in Ghana and a
global NGO have been named co-recipients of the 2002 United Nations Population
Award.

Kwasi Odoi-Agyarko, executive director of the Rural Help Integrated (RHI)
project in Ghana's Upper East Region, won the individual award "for outstanding
leadership and achievement in the field of reproductive health in Ghana," the 
UN
Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), reported on Wednesday.

"RHI has become known for innovation and cultural sensitivity ... working to
increase male involvement in contraceptive use, fostering effective project
management systems and leadership, promoting community-based reproductive 
health
services, and significantly raising awareness of female genital cutting in
Ghana," UNFPA said.

The NGO, EngenderHealth, trains and gives technical assistance to reproductive
health service providers in developing countries. It won the institutional
category for providing access to quality reproductive health service delivery 
in
resource-poor countries and the United States. Formerly called AVSC
International, the NGO enableS medical staff to offer voluntary female
sterilization and vasectomy at low cost in rural health facilities. It also
conducts research on new reproductive health services, including cervical 
cancer
treatment.

"Each winner will receive a diploma, a gold medal and an equal share of a
monetary prize during a ceremony at United Nations Headquarters in New York in
June," UNFPA said. There were 21 nominations for the 2002 award, including 10
individuals and 11 institutions. 

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