An International Paediatric Cancer Centre, the first of its kind in the world would be built in Ghana as a centre of excellence in cancer care on the African continent.
The centre is the first step of a broad global initiative being und…
The Director General of the Motor Transport Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Alex Amponsah Asiamah, has said out of 713 accidents cases reported from January to February 2017, 42 persons w…
The Professor Elvis Nyarko Vice Chancellor of the Regional Maritime University (RMU) has disclosed that Government owes the University about GHC13.5 million as a state responsibility fund.
He said although the Government continued to fa…
Brong Ahafo Region recorded 1,224 cases of unsafe abortion among teenagers in the 2016, the Ghana Health Service report has revealed.
The report said the figure represented 12.7 percent of 9,612 cases of unsafe abortion recorded in the …
All Ghanaians have been asked to take responsibility and act together to stop the reckless destruction and pollution of water bodies. Mr. Yussif Rock Mohammed, an Executive Member of the Movement for Probity and Accountability (MPA), a po…
Ghanaian peacekeepers on United Nations Mission, have received commendation for saving the lives of some people who would have suffered death and injuries in two fire outbreaks that engulfed 117 shelters in South Sudan.
The disaster, w…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has appealed to state authorities, chiefs and individuals to desist from encroaching on public lands to preserve them for their intended purp…
Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has reiterated his resolve to make the Region an investment destination and beckoned investors to explore the Region’s virgin market.
“Volta is the choice now. Opportunities abound here …
The Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI) says it supports the National Alcohol Policy (NAP), launched recently by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Baraka Policy I…
This year’s Upper West Regional (UWR) Tuberculosis (TB) Control Day has been marked in Wa with a call on people with protracted cough to report to the nearest health facility.
At a media conference, the UWR Director of Health Services, …
The Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and other media partners have agreed to launch a campaign against galamsey activities to save the country’s water bodies and vegetation.…
More than 3,000 women on social protection intervention programmes are receiving skills training as part of efforts to wean them off the programmes.
Rolled out in January 2015 and expected to end in May 2018, the project, known as the G…
Mr Mustapha Maison Yeboah, Executive Director of the Centre of Posterity Interest Organisation (COPIO), a civil society organization, has called on government to address institutional challenges that could impede the implementation of the…
Pregnant girls in Sierra Leone are prevented from attending school, as they are thought to be a bad influence on their peers.
In April 2015 - just as schools re-opened after the Ebola crisis - the Ministry of Education, Science and Tech…
Opioid drug abuse is a significant public health problem in the United States, and while treatments exist, there is a high rate of relapse and failure to keep to the program. A new study suggests that the prescription weight-loss drug lorc…
What is the recipe for a happy marriage? According to a new study, sex is a key ingredient. Researchers have found that sexual intercourse produces an "afterglow" that lasts for 2 days. What is more, this afterglow may boost long-term rela…
President of the Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Rev. Prof J.O.Y. Mante, has questioned the removal of Moral Education from the curriculum and attributed the unruly behaviour of students on campuses to that decision.
He said since …
A Swedish hotel chain is offering a refund to couples who get divorced within a year of staying at one of its places.
The Countryside Hotels group initiative is actually meant to encourage spouses to spend time together and work on thei…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has developed a code of hygienic practice for street-vended foods, in view of the widespread consumption of street food, Kofi Amponsah-Bediako, Head of Public Relations of the GSA has revealed.
Speaki…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised Ghanaians to put in the right and practical attitudes that would ensure a holistic transformation of the society and the country, rather than over reliance on the spiritual.
He expressed…
Mrs Jackie Ahomka-Lindsay, the President of the Ghana International Women’s Club, has called on women to always go for breast examination frequently so as to detect diseases early.
She said diseases, when detected early, were less-expen…
Dr Fathea Bani, a Specialist at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has said 200 million women were affected by Endometriosis globally.
She said Endometriosis is a condition where the endometrial tissue is found elsewhere in the body especial…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in the New Juaben Municipality has resumed work, after several weeks of break.
The break was attributed to shortage of working materials.
As a result, many subscribers, whose …
A research conducted by "Mangrove-Ghana" a Non-Governmental Organisation dedicated to Agriculture and food security in Ghana has stressed the need for pragmatic steps to protect farm lands across the country.
The research revealed that …
Ashanti library cries for public support
Kumasi, Mar 27, GNA – The management of the Ashanti Regional Library has appealed for urgent public support to aid the facility – a reference and study centre for students and researche…
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), has chalked out another success, following the recent launch of a book: “Strides and Strains of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in West Africa: The WANEP Story.”
The book, which give…
Mr Kwasi Attor, Acting Volta Region Director, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has advised people living in low lying areas and on waterways to relocate ahead of the rainy season.
He also urged people living in buildin…
Some beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme at the Mion District have complained about the insufficient amount of money paid them saying it hardly covers their basic needs.
They said inaccessible pa…
MTN Ghana Foundation has constructed a 40-bed maternity ward at Tema General Hospital to improve health delivery in the country.
The project, which started November 2016 and expected to be completed in September 2017, had seen a 43 per …
The Charge’ d’ Affaires of the European Union in Ghana, Mr. Paolo Salvia has reiterated the commitment of the European Union (EU) to continue its support to Ghana in private sector competitiveness, trade facilitation and fiscal transition…
Mrs Agnes Essah, the Marketing Director, Vodafone Ghana, has urged students, who would soon be prospective job seekers to brand themselves for the corporate world.
She said in the competitive corporate world, it was increasingly importa…
The Information Services Department (ISD) On Friday, issued a word of caution to the public, to desist from engaging in any transactions with a travel and tour company dubbed “Travel to the United States through Cuba”.
The ISD in a pres…
Mr Jesus Mba Bela Abaha, the Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea to Ghana at the weekend indicated the commitment of Equatorial Guinea towards improved hospitality in Africa.
He said it formed part of the vision of the President Teodoro Ob…
Professor Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah, the President of the Regent University College of Science and Technology, has called for the revisit of the industrialisation agenda in order to drive the country’s transformation process.
The industri…
Ghana on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Africa, to help the country better manage its environment and natural resources in the face of numerous environmental challenges facing Ghana.
The MOU was signed on b…
Fertilizer importers have been advised to partner with researchers to come out with quality to enable farmers get the required amount of soil nutrient to boost crop growth.
“Lack of access to quality fertilizer result to post harvest l…
Mr Raymond Ategbi Okrofi, the Country Manager of Safi Sana Ghana Ltd, has called on government to come up with policies that would facilitate waste segregation.
He said the country generated a lot of waste but both the organic and inorg…
Bliss Eye Care, a private eye clinic has organised a free eye screening service for over 2,000 basic school pupils in the Wa Municipality.
The exercise which saw a total of 200 pupils undergoing the screening last Saturday formed part o…
Pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution company, Unichem Ghana Limited on Friday launched its natural supplement products onto the Ghanaian market to help in dietary management of obese patients.
According to Mr Jason M, Country M…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted with concern the waning integrity of Ghana’s judicial system, urging legal practitioners to guard jealously, and preserve the sanctity of the country’s Judicial process to enhance democracy …
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has reiterated its commitment to good environmental management and to ensuring that the industry’s operations do not adversely impact the environment and the livelihoods of residents in host communities.
“The …
Gregory Afoko, who is standing trial for allegedly killing the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adam Mahama, was refused ball again on Thursday by an Accra Criminal High Court.
That brought to two, the numb…
The Accra High Court has adjourned a suit challenging the dismissal of 205 employees of the National Service Scheme (NSS) to April 5, 2017.
The court, presided over by Mrs Justice Gifty Dekyem, adjourned the case to allow the Attorney…
Delay in payment to contractors working on the Volta Region portion of the Eastern Corridor road has affected progress of work on the project. For instance, work, which started in December 2011 on the Asikuma-Agate lot, covering a distance…
The Second lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has said that the free Senior High School (SHS) policy will not only increase access for all but also facilitate efforts towards achieving gender parity in schools.
She said the policy would allow ma…
More than 5,000 people have used the express mobile service introduced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to make its services easily accessible to drivers and potential drivers.
According to the DVLA, since its incept…
A retired educationist, Mr Stephen Teye Adjabeng, has suggested to teacher training institutions to re-consider the mode of admission to colleges of education by ensuring that not only the best candidates are chosen but also those who have…
AT least, 213, 000 households in all 216 districts are to be paid cash grants from the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme with effect from today.
At a press conference in Accra last Friday, the Minister of Gender, C…
A three-city tourism training programme to help enhance the capabilities of various players in the nation’s tourism sector will be held from April 23 to April 29 in Kumasi, Ada and Cape Coast.
Organised by Nasoa Services, the programme …
Maternal mortality rate at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) reduced from 10.56 per 100,000 live births in 2015 to 10.20 per 100,000 live births in 2016.
This followed a drop in maternal deaths from 102 in 2015 to 91 in 2016.
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