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All the 54 countries on the continent have expressed interest in the COVAX Facility
While the development and approval of safe and effective vaccines less than a year after the emergence of COVID-19 is a stunning achievement, Africa is …
New CEMS report sets out priorities for business leaders, educators and young professionals in a Post-COVID World
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deficiencies in the 20th Century vision of leadership, giving a rare opportunity to ques…
Several Sandema market traders in the Builsa North Municipality of Upper East Region are not adhering to the COVID-19 protocols.
When the Ghana News Agency visited the market on Wednesday, a market day, to ascertain the level of complia…
A joint operation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Ghana Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has led to the arrest of 11 people suspected to be involved in the harvesting of babies and human trafficking in some health…
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested 105 persons for flouting government's directives on the wearing of nose masks as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19.
The arrest were carried out in a four-hour operation by …
The Presidential Coordinator of the government’s coronavirus response programme, Dr Anarfi Asamoah-Baah, has said the best way to contain the virus is to intensify global collaboration and cooperation.
“The global response so far has be…
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has commended the government for taking a bold decision to reopen schools after 10 months of closure.
The closure was part of measures by the government to curb and control the spread of the c…
The COVID-19 National Trust Fund had, as of December 15, 2020, received GH¢57.15 million in cash donations, in addition to in-kind donations, from corporate organisations.
The Chief of Staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, who announced t…
Nursing mothers have been urged to feed their babies below six months with only breast milk devoid of water and other food supplements.
Dr John Ekow Otoo, the Bono Regional Deputy Director Public Health, who gave the advice indicated mo…
The Bawku Municipal branch of the Forestry Commission (FC) is undertaking a rescue mission to restore the dwindling forest resources of 1000 hectares of degraded landscape in both on-forest reserves and off-reserves in the Municipality and…
The Kwame Nkrumah university of Science and Technology (KNUST) has placed a ban on organized social gatherings by the student body in line with measures to enforce strictly the COVID-19 safety protocols.
The authorities said organized e…
The National Peace Council (NPC) has declared its support to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufu-Addo's directive to the security services to collaborate and enforce the COVID-19 safety protocols.
This follows an upsurge in the number of a…
Madam Patricia Adusei-Poku, Executive Director, Data Protection Commission (DPC), says the Commission will scale up its operations to all the 16 regions of the country.
This, she said, would enable the Commission to bring its services c…
Commissioner of Police (COP) Samuel Monney, the Director-General of the Technical Unit of the Ghana Police Service, has cautioned the youth against vandalising police stations and other public property.
He said communities ought to prot…
Dr Kofi Amo-Kodieh, the Bono Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service on Tuesday, implored parents to provide their children with good nutrition before they leave for school.
This would build and strengthen their immune systems, an…
The world is experiencing another pandemic of non-infectious disease like hypertension, diabetes and cancers which is killing more people silently; Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, Presidential Coordinator for Ghana's COVID-19 Response stated in Acc…
The Government of India says it will continue to remain Ghana’s largest trading partner while Ghana will also be biggest destination for India’s investment in the West African sub region.
Besides, India would continue to contribute to G…
All the 15 Municipalities and Districts in the Upper East Region will be enrolled unto the Rearing for Food and Jobs (RFJs) initiative this year, 2021, Mr Francis Ennor, the Regional Director of Food and Agriculture has said.
He said 10…
The vibrant group of professional emcees have promised to play their part to help Government and Stakeholders in the events industry to fiercely fight against the deadly coronavirus and it’s spread through events
A vibrant group of Prof…
Thales NS50 Radar to Equip the Belgium Navy and the Royal Netherlands Navy Next Generation Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV)
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Five MMDAs launch COVID-19 Recovery Plans and Integrated Assembly Financing Frameworks to build back better
Accra, 19th January 2021 - The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in partnership…
Lawyers for former President John Dramani Mahama have filed an application asking the Supreme Court to review its decision on Tuesday that disallowed them from asking the Electoral Commission (EC) 12 questions in the 2020 presidential elec…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday night called his core second term administrative staff for the Jubilee House.
Immediate former Chief of staff, Madam Akosua Osei-Opare has been retained as the Chief of Staff of Government.
…
Dr Charity Sarpong, Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Service on Tuesday urged basic school pupil to keep their nose masks at all times and most especially during break time to protect them from contracting COVID-19.
Dr Sarpong …
Ghana need to prepare adequately to deal with future pandemics, Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah, the Presidential Co-ordinator of Government of Ghana’s Coronavirus Response Programme and former Deputy Director-General, World Health Organization, sta…
Government is to begin negotiations with international pharmaceutical companies to source a suitable Covid-19 vaccine for Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
This follows the completion of the task of the Commmitte se…
Dr Franklin Asiedu Bokoe, Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said the service will support the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to look into the alleged falsification of COVID-19 test res…
A total of 366 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in Ghana in the last few days.
This brings the total active cases in Ghana to 2174 as of Tuesday, Jan 19, 2021.
A total of 58,431 cases have been recor…
Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the national capital, Accra, have become rigorous in the enforcement of COVID-19 safety protocols following reports of upsurge in active cases in the country.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo…
The Institute of Directors-Ghana (IoD-Gh) has elected an eleven Member-Board to champion the objects of the Institute in promoting good governance in the country.
This was contained in a statement signed by Frederick Emmanuel Aryeetey, …
Dr Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Deputy Volta Regional Director, in-Charge of Public Health, says the Region has recorded a total of 37 cases of COVID-19 pandemic in the past two weeks with one death.
He said Ho has 19 cases, South Tongu eight …
Some drivers at the Tema Station Lorry Park in Accra, have appealed to government and private institutions to support them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the fight against COVID-19.
They said they lacked nose masks, hand sa…
The Environmental Sustainability Taskforce of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) last Monday strayed into a duly registered mining site and confiscated excavators and several other items.
The Taskforce, which is c…
Mr Osbert Salifu Dambia, the Vice Principal in charge of Administration at the Wa Technical Institute (WTI), has disclosed that a sickbay would soon be operational to help bring primary healthcare closer to the people.
He said the facil…
The Akatsi Chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has expressed worry about the unavailability of personal protective equipment (PPE) on the first day of school re-opening in Akatsi South.
Schools within the Akatsi…
Madam Eureka Abbey, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Hohoe Municipal Education Directorate, has said her outfit had formed a monitoring team to ensure the safety of school children in the Municipality.
She said the COVID-19 monitoring t…
The Medical Director of the Tema General Hospital has asked Ghanaians to understand that every person they meet is a potential carrier of the coronavirus"so stick strictly to the Covid-19 protocols".
Dr. Richard Antony says, " Prac…
The Data Protection Commission says it is engaging some critical stakeholders such as Facebook, Electoral Commission and Controller and Accountant General’s Department to step up public education on the need to protect personal data.
In…
The world faces a "catastrophic moral failure" because of unequal Covid vaccine policies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer …
The National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, is reported dead.
He is said to have died Monday morning [Jan 18, 2021] at the Ga East Municipal Hospital, following a short illness, reports Accra based Asaase Radio.
Joshua Kyerem…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is poised to engage in rigorous stakeholder engagement to whip up support in implementing environmental regulations and laws to safeguard the environment in 2021, Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, the Exec…
Schools in Takoradi have reopened followed a directive by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that all students from nursery through to tertiary resumed academic work in January 2021, after schools were closed down in March 2020 due…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has published a list of 15 laboratories that are certified to test for COVID-19 in Ghana.
The list accredited of laboratories includes the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL), Noguchi Memor…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has come out with the guidelines for the reopening of schools.
Dubbed: Guidelines for School Reopening During COVID-19, the guidelines are part of the measures put in place by the government to ensure t…
The Osu Presby Girls Basic School in Accra, Monday recorded high turn up as pupils rushed to the School on the first day to prepare for commencement of classes on Tuesday.
The GNA gathered that some pupils reported at the School as earl…
Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bokoe, Director of Public Health of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the Service will support the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to look into alleged falsification of COVID-19 test results.
…
The Koforidua Regional Hospital, in collaboration with Himalayan Cataract Project of the USA and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has begun a free cataract surgery at the Eastern Regional hospital.
The project, which includes screening a…
Mr Thomas Lambon, the Upper East Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called for mass testing of nurses and midwives in major hospitals in the Region.
He said there was the need for massi…
Mr Emmanuel Agama, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of South Tongu in the Volta Region, has disclosed that the district has recorded seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Mr Agama told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the seven conf…
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