{"id":621,"date":"2023-07-29T07:45:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T06:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/?page_id=621"},"modified":"2023-09-05T12:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T11:23:36","slug":"presidents-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/index.php\/presidents-message\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"621\" class=\"elementor elementor-621\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d42c9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d42c9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-076551c\" data-id=\"076551c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f34b87 elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0f34b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.0 - 29-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-23-at-15.32.06.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-231\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-23-at-15.32.06.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-23-at-15.32.06-214x300.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-23-at-15.32.06-731x1024.jpeg 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcc3d09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcc3d09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b33c2e6\" data-id=\"b33c2e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f8102 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f8102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.0 - 29-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Dear Colleagues,<\/p><p>It is an honour to become the President of this great Association. The tenure of my Presidency is to continue with the good work and the foundations laid by my predecessor. I pledge to continue to advance the profession of Speech and Language Therapy and Audiology in Ghana and beyond.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>MISSION STATEMENT<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p>Our mission is to engage members of the Association to have CPD training through seminars\/webinars workshops on state-of-the-art clinical practices, conduct research and to stimulate healthy discussions on habilitation and rehabilitation processes among professionals which can promote policy formulation for educational development.<\/p><p><b>VISION STATEMENT<\/b><\/p><p>Our vision is to maximize the functioning levels of clients with hearing and communication disorders, swallowing difficulties, and all associated behaviours, vestibular and associated balance among clients.<\/p><p><b>OBJECTIVES OF MY PRESIDENCY<\/b><\/p><p>Within the next 2 years in office, I intend to champion the following objectives in line with both the mission and vision statements of the Association. Since you are a key stakeholder, I, therefore, seek your assistance to help champion these plans with me.<\/p><p>1. To champion the adoption of a constitution for the Association which will be a binding document and guide members with roles and responsibilities as like-minded professionals.<\/p><p>2. To spearhead the Association in instituting an online quarterly Journal for Speech Therapists and Audiologists in Ghana which will feature issues in line with both the mission and vision statements.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>3. To bring together all qualified and licensed Speech and Language Therapists, and Audiologists practicing in Ghana through seminars, webinars, national debates etc geared towards promoting policy formulation for educational development.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>4. To project the Association both locally and internationally through the use of an association website, social media and hosting of conferences.<\/p><p>5. Forster closer ties with sister Organisations both locally and internationally through partnerships, collaborations and affiliations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Review is a performance assessment tool for measuring planned objectives and will be employed accordingly. But I am certain of one thing \u2018<i>unless we come together to strive for a common course, we can never make progress as an Association\u2019<\/i>. Remember that <i>without you there is no STAAG<\/i> and <i>there is no STAAG without you<\/i>, therefore <i>you are STAAG<\/i>. I cannot be a President without you. Let us eschew our differences and work together. Yes, together everyone achieves more.<\/p><p>Sincerely,\u00a0<\/p><p><b><i>Major Emmanuel Deladem Nkornoo<\/i>, <\/b>(<i>President of STAAG<\/i>) \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5417e2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5417e2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1455584\" data-id=\"1455584\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_title\" data-id=\"e15b7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sina-title-title\">Welcome Message from Immediate Past President<\/h2>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-title -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-051f789 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"051f789\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6faa7ac\" data-id=\"6faa7ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1ded6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e1ded6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.0 - 29-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-27-at-7.51.34-AM-836x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-678\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-27-at-7.51.34-AM-836x1024.jpeg 836w, https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-27-at-7.51.34-AM-245x300.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-27-at-7.51.34-AM-768x941.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/staag.org.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-27-at-7.51.34-AM.jpeg 1045w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ac1b0b\" data-id=\"6ac1b0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f6e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4f6e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I would like to welcome you all to the official website of the Speech Therapy and Audiology Association of Ghana (STAAG), a forum where as professionals we can keep in touch with each other and share ideas and information.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>It will also be a great opportunity to tell the world outside about us, who we are, what we do and equally important, get feedback from them about how we are doing. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have come this far on the journey to our own \u201cCanaan\u201d and definitely have our own stories of the harsh wilderness experiences to share.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>I use this opportunity to encourage the weary pilgrims to tug along slowly but surely.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cCanaan\u201d is not a mirage.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>We are not there yet but with commitment, dedication and sacrifice I know we will get there\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the newly sworn-in executive for the good work.<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Dr.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&nbsp; <\/span><b>Neal Boafo<\/b>(<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-75d6a2b ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Immediate Past President, STAAG)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Colleagues, It is an honour to become the President of this great Association. The tenure of my Presidency is to continue with the good work and the foundations laid by my predecessor. 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