{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ghanamma.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024","author_name":"Ghana News","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/author\/ghanamma\/","title":"Galamsey practices endangering fertility rates in Ghana - Ghanamma.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eXTMkubUnK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/07\/galamsey-practices-endangering-fertility-rates-in-ghana\/\">Galamsey practices endangering fertility rates in Ghana<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/07\/galamsey-practices-endangering-fertility-rates-in-ghana\/embed\/#?secret=eXTMkubUnK\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Galamsey practices endangering fertility rates in Ghana&#8221; &#8212; Ghanamma.com\" data-secret=\"eXTMkubUnK\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-06-205021.png","thumbnail_width":1151,"thumbnail_height":676,"description":"Experts are sounding the alarm about the harmful effects of illegal mining, or \u201cgalamsey,\u201d on fertility rates in Ghana, with both men and women being impacted. The issue is being linked to toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide, which are commonly used in these mining practices. Dr. Rudolph Kantum Adageba, president of the Fertility Society [&hellip;]"}