Olam Agri Launches the 3rd Edition of Its Flagship “My Healthy Baker” Initiative With Enhanced Offerings
Accra, Ghana - Olam Agri Ghana, a market-leading food, feed and fibre agri-business, has commenced the third edition of its Healthy Baker initiative, a flagship baker engagement programme designed to improve the health and well-being of bakers across the country and subsequently ensure food safety within the communities they serve.
This year’s campaign started in the vibrant Western Region towns of Takoradi and Aboadze and Olam Agri’s Grains Business, which spearheads the initiative, has targeted more than 7500 bakers across the country to benefit from the programme.
We are proud to expand our Healthy Baker initiative this year. By integrating breast cancer screenings into our health assessments, we are taking a proactive step towards ensuring the well-being of our bakers beyond just food safety. As we prepare for this important initiative, we encourage all bakers to participate actively and take advantage of these invaluable health services. Together, we can enhance the health standards within our communities.
Soumya Saxena,
Business Head of Olam Agri’s Grains Business in Ghana
The initiative is a key component of Olam Agri’s wider effort to support bakers in Africa. The project is primarily aimed at educating and monitoring hygiene standards and compliance protocols at selected bakeries throughout Ghana. This year’s initiative will continue to monitor vital health conditions such as Hepatitis B and high blood pressure, but a significant enhancement to the programme is the inclusion of breast cancer screening as part of its health assessment.
The addition reflects the company's commitment to public health and wellness, extending its focus beyond the traditional annual breast cancer awareness month in October.
The screening exercises will be conducted in collaboration with Twentyth Consult and the Regional Coordination Councils, ensuring that bakers receive comprehensive health evaluations.
Along with the health screening, participants are educated on good hygiene practices to ensure that optimal food safety standards are maintained at their respective bakeries. Bakers who have successfully passed the health screening checks are issued with food handling certificates by the local authorities, certifying their suitability to handle food.
