A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Health Promotion Division (HPD) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and seven private sector entities to promote health interventions across the country. The agreement,to the tune of GH¢4.2 million in support of health promotion activities, ties in with the broader vision of the HPD in order to empower the citizenry to make informed health choices, and adopt healthy lifestyles as means of reducing the rate of preventable diseases in the country. Drawn from sectors including the media, waste management, aca­demia, manufacturing and hospital­ity industries, a total of 56 com­mitments were secured from the private sector partners with the aim of contributing to public health ef­forts through their corporate social responsibility activities. The Acting Director of the HPD, Mrs Mabel Kissiwah Asafo, and representatives of each of the private organisations, signed the MoU at a National Inter-Agen­cy Coordination Committee for Health Promotion (ICC-HP) review meeting in Accra yesterday. In a remark, Mrs Asafo high­lighted the importance of private sector engagement in realising health goals for improved out­comes and a healthier population.