The Total Life Enhancement Centre- Ghana (TOLEC GH), a health NGO, has called on government to help address mental health treatment gaps and psychological health delivery in the country.
Mr Peter Mintir Amadu, the Executive Director of …
An official ceremony was Thursday held at the Kotoka International Airport, to kick-start a three-week ophthalmic training project by the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital for allied eye health professionals across the country.
At the invitatio…
The Mankessim Health Centre in the Mfantseman Municipality has received a major facelift through the benevolence of Pacific Foundation Ghana (PFG), the social corporate responsibility arm of operators of Pacific Filling Stations.
Aimed …
The Health Professions Education Unit' of the College of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, of the University of Ghana Business School has organised the first Health Professions Seminar …
Private sector partners including health care, technology as well as philanthropic foundations and civil society, have made inspiring commitments towards the advancement of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls.
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Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education says government is working hard to ensure that Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) gains the position of first choice career and academic path.
Dr Prempeh said it is unfo…
The Ministry of Health is to send a proposal to Cabinet to consider the subsidisation of the cost of treating diabetes, which is relatively costly.
Mr Alexander Kojo Abban, a Deputy Minister of Health, announced this at the 2019 Interna…
You may have heard of the 8x8 rule. It states that you should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day.
That's half a gallon of water (about 2 liters).
This claim has become somewhat of an accepted wisdom and is very easy to…
The Government of Ghana has pledged its commitment to improving universal access to reproductive health services and reduce maternal mortality rates of 70 per 100, 000 live births, as well as maternal morbidity by 2030.
It further comm…
Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso, Chief Executive Officer of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has stressed the need for regional and district health facilities to build and strengthen their capacities to improve emergency care services in…
Dr Sagre Bambangi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, has said that the effects of climate change has impacted on food production and the development of African nations.
He said a serious approach to organic farming would help to alleviate…
The Ghana NGO Forum has urged government to ensure the full release of the ¢300 million to adequately fund and implement existing policies and legal instruments to protect children.
The fund was part of the 2018 Budget allocation to sup…
Professor Domwini D. Kuupole, Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, has said technical universities must be strategic in outlook, think differently and deliver innovation and high-level practical skills learning culture a…
Government has begun the expansion and upgrading of 10 Technical Universities/Polytechnics and 13 Technical Institutes with state-of-the art training workshops and laboratories to absorb more students.
The expansion and retooling projec…
Professor Domwini Dabire Kuupole, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, has said government and partners must work in unison to re-tool and fund technical universities to achieve the Comprehensive Technical and Vocational…
Ghana's capital continue to remain vulnerable to the adverse effects of changing weather pattern and as a result of Climate Change.
As a result, stakeholders have met to deliberate on concrete steps to make the city resilient.
One of…
The Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25), ended on Thursday in the Kenyan capital, with partners making commitments to transform the world for women and girls.
It said it would achieve this b…
Ghana’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Ambassador Edward Boateng is the latest diplomat to emphasize the importance of nurturing Africa’s youth and providing them with opportunities for growth and leadership.
Speaking to …
There are many benefits to learning a second language. Of all the choices, French is the most popular foreign language to learn.
Apart from boosting your brainpower, the economic potentials offer by French as a foreign language cut acro…
The Ghana Trade and Livelihood Coalition (GTLC) has urged the media to prioritise issues of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in its reportage to drum home the need for the government to include it in national budgeting.
It said in as m…
The Institute of Human Resource Management Practitioners, (IHRMP) Ghana, has conferred a fellow status on Dr Anthony Kwame Apedzi, Chief Executive Officer, St John Ambulance.
This honour was for his contribution towards the development …
A total of 300 farmers have been registered under the Planting for Food and Export initiative (PERD), in the Juaboso District in the Western North Region.
They have also been provided with 32,000 oil palm seedlings to commence the pro…
Mr Ken Kpodo, the Executive Director for Rural Aid Alliance Foundation, a non-governmental organisation based in Takoradi, has said undiagnosed cases of diabetes is widespread in the society.
He attributed the situation to limited resou…
Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has said government is committed to ensuring that peace and security prevails in the country to enable the people to carry out their daily activities without fear or panic.
"Let me reassure…
Three organisations have collaborated and launched a research study to assess and review the efficiency of the Test, Treat the Track (T3) Malaria Policy in Ghana.
The partners are the Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights, Kintampo …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the weekend, called on Ghanaians to support his government to achieve the vision and aspiration for the creation of the new regions.
"We have a duty therefore to be each other's keeper to ensure …
A new research made public at the ongoing Nairobi International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) Summit has revealed that it would cost the world 264 billion dollars to empower women, over 10 years, on safe motherhood.
…
Pepsodent demonstrates why every smile matters by completing surgery for 2 year old boy living with a tumor.
Two year-old Christian Baah, now has smiles restored to face after undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumor from his mouth, …
Simon Collier, DLA Piper Senior Associate
It is well-known that Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from a lack of access to electricity. At the same time,
there are 22 African countries with proven gas reserves. This suggests that gas should…
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has described the indefinite strike called by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) from November 13, this year as 'illegal.'
They should, therefore, rescind the decision.
JUSAG…
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) on Tuesday inaugurated the National Disaster Management Committees for seven Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region.
The Assemblies are: Kpone-Katamanso, L…
Dr Francis Caiquo, Head of Surgery Department, Tema General Hospital, has described the breast as an important organ of the body whose structure reflected its special function and needed to be protected.
He called on the public to be pr…
The Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR) marked this year's World Radiography Day with a call on stakeholders and law enforcement agencies to help rid health facilities and imaging centres of quacks.
Additionally, the GSR is urging auth…
The establishment of a health fund in rural communities to reimburse and incentivize taxi drivers who transport to the closest health facilities, women having pregnancy-related or labour emergencies, has been identified as a key strategy t…
The Stroke Association Support Network of Ghana (SASNET-Ghana) has called for a regional and national strategic plan for the prevention and management of stroke in the country.
According to the association, it will help save a lot of li…
A psychologist has advised the government to increase taxes on alcohol and drugs to help manage addiction related to such products, especially by the youth in the country.
Mr Peter Mintir Amadu, Executive Director of Total Life Enhancem…
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Minister, has inaugurated a committee to investigate an alleged negligence on the part of the staff of the Upper West Regional Hospital, which led to the death of a two-year old boy.
The committee…
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is advocating for the decentralization of the health and education sectors for improved service delivery.
The Centre believes that the move would deepen decentralization by focusin…
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has co-hosted a high-level conference with the Ghana, the United Kingdom and Norway Permanent Missions to the United Nations (UN).
A statement issued by the KAIPTC and c…
Penplusbytes, a not-for-profit organization in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), has rolled out a new capacity building project to train more journalists to effectively help manage the oil and gas sect…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Tuesday received cash donations to award individuals and media organisations in two new
categories, at its 24th Awards Night, which will climax its 70th Anniversary.
The family of the Revere…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo has said government was open to consultations and inputs from stakeholders with respect to policies and initiatives for improving quality education delivery in the country.
The President in a speec…
Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, has said over the last three years the Assembly has suffered a setback in its revenue generation efforts due to the creation of new assemblies.
He said the Accra Metropoli…
The Securities and Exchange Commission says its decision to revoke the licences of 53 defaulting fund management companies is in the best interest of their clients.
Mr Emmanuel Ashong-Katai, Head, Policy Research and Information Technol…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has launched its first Mass Media Campaign on Road Safety as part of efforts to reduce road crashes and death in the Metropolis.
It called for high and well publicised campaign to change the negativ…
The Ghana Employer Association (GEA) in collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy on Tuesday organized the first Female Future Programme (FFP), in Accra.
The FFP is a flagship programme that seeks to bridge the gender gap among women i…
As part of preparation towards Ghana's election 2020, the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), a regional civil society organisation, has launched the "Strengthening Early Warning and Conflicts Response During Ghana Elections" Pr…
The Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) has released this year's nominees for the third edition of the Awards slated for November 29, 2019 at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra.
Over a hundred companies and individuals are contesting in the 21 categor…
Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour, Tuesday, launched the operations of the Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration to provide employment, migration and reintegration services to returnee…
Siemens Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education with a pledge to work with government to champion the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education agenda.
Leading a delegation of staff from the c…
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