{"id":161385,"date":"2024-03-12T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/musiga-holds-free-health-screening\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:35:36","slug":"musiga-holds-free-health-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/musiga-holds-free-health-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"MUSIGA Holds Free Health Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A scene from the health screening exercise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) held a free health screening exercise and music business seminar for its members last week in Accra as part of activities lined-up in celebration of Ghana  Month.<br \/>A number of events have been planned to celebrate the month-long Ghana  Month, which is a celebration of Ghanaian music.<br \/>These include musical performances, a dialogue about the business of African music, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of musicians participated in the health screening event, which was organised by MUSIGA in collaboration with Gyaesu Herbal Clinic and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA).<\/p>\n<p>Among the services provided by the free health screening team were blood pressure checks, dental and eye exams, general consultations, and tests for malaria.<br \/>Participants of the health screening exercise also received complementary medical counseling.<br \/>MUSIGA arranged a music seminar in addition to the free health screening exercise to motivate its members to utilise internet platforms to advertise their diverse musical compositions.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar gave participants a platform to comprehend and take advantage of opportunities in global emerging markets.<br \/>Members learned about current developments in the field of digital marketing from the lecture as well.<br \/>MUSIGA president, Bessa Simons, stated in an interview that the union places a high priority on the well-being of its members, which is why it decided to hold the health screening and music business seminar.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Emmanuel Boahen, a lecturer at Valley View University who spoke at the seminar, discussed the need for professional preparation of musicians and the necessity for up-and-coming artistes to look into alternate sources of income.<br \/>He noted that because the music business is so unpredictable, it\u2019s critical that artistes be ready for everything.<br \/>He counseled musicians who get paid for their profession to make significant investments that will help them out when things get tough.<\/p>\n<p>Musicians were challenged by Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, Director of Communications and Special Projects at MUSIGA, to collaborate with tour and event organisers to create tour packages with a musical theme.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By George Clifford Owusu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scene from the health screening exercise \u00a0 The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) held a free health screening exercise and music business seminar for its members last week in Accra as part of activities lined-up in celebration of Ghana Month.A number of events have been planned to celebrate the month-long Ghana Month, which is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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