Welcome message from the Editor-in-chief

Andrew Anthony Adjei

doi:10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.2.698-699

Andrew Anthony Adjei Department of Pathology, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.2.698-699

Keywords: Editorial

Abstract

I welcome readers to this Special Edition on galamsey. Galamsey, a local Ghanaian term is an amalgamation of “gather”and “sell” and encapsulates the informal illegal artisanal mining activities to extract gold, diamonds and precious minerals.
Galamsey mining causes significant environmental destruction, rendering the soil infertile, polluting water bodies, and degrading the ecosystem. Galamsey is an urgent national crisis that demands immediate and collective action for resolution. Ghana is fighting against galamsey, and the Health Sciences Investigations (HSI) Journal supports this national effort.
The HSI Journal is pleased to present this Special Edition on Galamsey, featuring five selected original articles, a short communication from the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, a medical case report that highlights the grim consequences of galamsey.