When strength becomes a burden: Rethinking manhood through the lens of men’s health

On Saturday 21st March, 2026, at the Eid prayer ground somewhere in Kasoa, amid devotion, gratitude, and solemn reflection, another sermon was being preached without words. It was written in trembling steps, in bodies bent by illness, in elderly men supported by canes, shoulders, and the careful arms of family. Everywhere I turned, age seemed to sit more harshly on men.

By Emmanuel Tetteh