The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a building for the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), at the Depa…
The maiden edition of Ghana Writers Awards (GWA) has been held in Accra on the theme: “Preserving the Ghanaian Cultures Through Creative Writing: The role of Writers.”
The Award ceremony, which took place on Saturday saw Dr Michael Osei…
Today, November 3, 2016, the international community is celebrating International One Health Day.
One Health is a way of designing health systems and services that look at the health of humans, animals and their environments collective…
After exercising, most of us half-heartedly stretch for 15 seconds before hitting the shower, smoothie shop or couch. But dedicating a little extra time to post-activity recovery can help speed healing, prevent injury and allow you to get …
Health interventions costing as little as $1.72 per person could prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths from breast and cervical cancer in developing countries, scientists said on Tuesday.
Nearly 800,000 women die of cervical and breas…
Most of us have consumed energy drinks at one point or another, either because of a looming deadline or during a fun night out. Although energy drinks are often perceived as harmless, a new case report links the beverages to liver damage, …
Cases of Cholera have been reported in Cape-Coast and Tema and all medical facilities are on alert.
We get Cholera through ingestion (eating/drinking) of contaminated food or water.
We recommend that we all adopt the following measur…
Ashesi opened its first shop to give members of the community and visitors the opportunity to purchase Ashesi branded merchandise.
Located behind the school’s cafeteria, the shop stocks a variety of products ranging from stationary, mug…
Study abroad programs give students the opportunity to immerse themselves into new cultures, forge new connections and create new experiences. For Jasmine Nguyen, however, choosing to study in Ashesi had an added incentive. “As a senior, I…
In the heart of Accra lies Agbobloshie, a sprawling scrapyard once tagged as one of most toxic places on earth. A former wetland, Agbobloshie has become a dumpsite for electronic waste products from around the globe. The scrapyard is also …
Basic Needs-Ghana, in partnership with the Korean International Corporation Agency (KOICA), has provided support to mentally challenged and epileptic persons and their care-givers in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions.
A to…
Accra Girls Senior High School held its 29th Speech and Prize-giving Day, at the school’s premises in Accra on the theme: “Promoting High Academic Standards and Entrepreneurship Among the Youth.”
Ms Lankai Quarcoopome, an alumnus of the…
Government has paid GH¢188,307,266 to cover the outstanding amount owed caterers of the School Feeding Programme for the 2014/2015 academic year.
It is the first time a sitting government has settled the debts, with only the last term’s…
Cancer will kill 5.5 million women — about the population of Denmark — per year by 2030, a staggering new report warns.
It would be a near 60 percent increase in deaths in less than two decades.
As the population ages and grows, the …
The Interior Minister, Mr Prosper Douglas Bani, has commended the leadership of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) for the many innovations introduced into the operations of the service.
He said the present Chief Fire Officer, Mr Al…
President John Dramani Mahama has tasked the security agencies in the country to submit their respective strategies which will ensure election security during and after the December 7 general election.
He disclosed that he had scheduled…
An eight-member delegation from Senegal is in Ghana to understudy the country’s management of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
The delegation is being taken through biometric registration, monitoring and evaluation, manage…
The youth have been urged to use the smart phones available in the country for their personal development.
Dr. Trebi-Ollennu Ashitey, the Product Delivery Manager, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California University of Technology in t…
Dozens of Ghanaian and Liberian deportees from the United States of America on Wednesday morning were said to have refused to disembark from a plane that had brought them to the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
The deportees were …
Parliament yesterday approved a ¥11,249,000,000 loan agreement for the construction of a bridge across the Volta River on the Eastern Corridor Road at Volivo.
The loan agreement is between the Ghana government and the government of Japa…
Parliament has approved $83.6 million loan for the expansion of the Pokuase-APC Junction road in Accra to ease traffic congestion on that stretch.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing the funds, while the Government of Ghana…
A regional workshop on social safety nets for food security and nutrition in West Africa is being hosted in Ghana to enable delegates from participating countries to build their capacities on food security measures.
Dubbed, the “Trainin…
More than 200 policymakers, development partners, public health experts and advocates from West Africa would gather on November 8- November 11 in Dakar, Senegal to highlight the importance of addressing emerging health threats using a ‘One…
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has launched this year’s World AIDS Day on the theme: “90-90-90: Providing comprehensive integrated services for all towards free an HIV-Free generation”.
The aim is to ensure that efforts are strengthene…
Rural Media Network (RUMNET) in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has trained journalists on security sensitive reporting to promote peace.
The two-day training, held in Tamale for journalist…
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has so far employed 62,825 people as part of measures by the government to address the unemployment situation in the country.
Although the figure falls below the 100,000 target set by the agency for 201…
A three-day national summit aimed at drafting a National Vision and Plan for Tertiary Education begins today in Accra.
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education is organising the…
Prince Imoro Andani, a former Northern Regional Minister, has said when given the mandate, the New Patriotic Party administration would change the name Savannah Accelerated Development Authority into Northern Development Authority.
He …
A therapy that successfully treats two-thirds of children with chronic fatigue syndrome is being trialled for NHS use.
The disease affects one in 50 children, leading to mental health problems and missing school.
"If anyone has done …
The UK has created a specialist team of health experts who can be deployed anywhere around the world within 48 hours if a disease outbreak strikes.
The aim is to stamp out infections like Ebola before they spread far and wide.
The sc…
India reaffirmed on Tuesday its commitment to a World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco-control treaty, despite lobbying from its $11 billion industry that opposes some measures in the treaty that will be discussed at a conference next wee…
SEATTLE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Kayode Ojo first fell sick with malaria as a young boy in Nigeria, his grandfather shunned modern medicine, venturing into the bush to search for herbs and plants to treat the disease.
Having …
Four outstanding Civil Engineering students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in their first, second, third and final years, have won the Odebrecht Ghana Engineering Awards at the College Students and Industrial Par…
The Global Peace Association of Ghana (GloPAG) as part of its efforts to ensure unity among political parties has organised a peace float on the principal street of Akim Oda.
The walk drawn people from various departments, political par…
A new World Bank study outlines how Sub-Saharan Africa’s struggling power utilities could be financially viable and at the same time make electricity access affordable for the poor.
The study noted that currently, only one in three Afri…
The First Lady, Mrs Lordina Mahama, has been honoured with the Osagyefo Pan Africa Eminence Award for 2016, as the Most Charismatic and Influential First Lady of the Year by the Confederation of Governance Assessment Institute.
Mrs Maha…
Ghana has made strides in the elimination of poliomyelitis as it has consistently recorded zero case of the disease for the past eight years.
The District Governor Elect of Rotary District 9102 in Africa, Sam Worentetu, said this in Acc…
The Shama District in the Western Region, has launched a Plastics Segregation Project on the theme, “Environmental Sound Plastic Management Our Collective Responsibility.”
It is being carried out under a grant from the Japanese Governme…
Many cases of cholera have been recorded in hospitals in the Cape Coast Metropolis since Friday, raising fears of an outbreak.
Authorities at the Central Regional Health Directorate are however tight- lipped over the actual number of case…
The Global Peace Association of Ghana (GloPAG) as part of its efforts to ensure unity among political parties has organised a peace float on the principal street of Akim Oda.
The walk drawn people from various departments, political par…
Dr Robert K. Mensah, Reproductive Health Specialist with UNFPA, has appealed to humanitarian organisations to fulfill the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of displaced adolescents in crisis.
This he said would protect them f…
Inadequate contact hours in teaching and learning between teachers and students is contributing to the low academic performance of students in public basic schools, the Chief Executive Officer of Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), Mr. Isaac…
University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies (UCAES) in Bunso in the Eastern Region has held its first graduation ceremony on Friday during which 13 students graduated with honours in Sustainable Agriculture and Environmen…
The First Lady Mrs Lordina Mahama at the weekend joined the Nursing and Midwifery Training College in Keta in the Volta Region, to mark their 10th anniversary celebration and called on the youth to imbibe a culture of disciple and patrioti…
About 14,370 out-of-school children, comprising 7437 boys and 6931 girls from four districts, have begun classes under the Reaching and Teaching out-of-School Children project (REACH) to facilitate their enrolment into the formal school sy…
Dr Clement Opoku-Okrah, Registrar of the Allied Health Professions Council, has called private health educational institutions to obtain the requisite accreditation for their programmes as without this their students will not recognised.
…
The O’Reilly Senior High School (SHS) has emerged winner in the 2016 edition of the Model Bridge Contest, an initiative organised by Knight Piesold (KP) Consulting to educate state-owned second cycle schools on civil engineering.
Other …
The Ministry of the Interior has said in spite of the fact that this year’s National Farmer’s day celebration will be marked on Friday, November 4, 2016, the day will not be observed as a public holiday.
A statement signed by the Inte…
The Ghana + Peace Campaign 2016 which begun its tour to all the Regions in Ghana are currently in Accra. On 27th October 2016, the Ghana + Peace campaign delegates took the endorsement of the Most Rev. Charles Palmer-Buckler, who is the …
Ghana is the first country in Sub-Saharan Africa to have met the MDGs to cut extreme poverty by half in relation to the Millennium Development Goals initiative, which ended in 2015.
Ghana also made substantial progress in reducing the …
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