Dr Afisah Zakariah, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), on Tuesday, said child abuse together with COVID-19 is preventable, and called for a concerted effort to eliminate them.
This, sh…
Mr Anthony Forson, the President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) Tuesday said it is imperative for all national stakeholders to work in concert towards addressing every source of tension as the country approaches the 2020 General Electi…
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has assured parents of maximum protection for their wards as basic schools re-opened to final year students on Monday, June 29.
Mr. Osei Assibey-Antwi, the Mayor, said adequate safety measures were…
Graduates of Ghana Armed Forces Junior Staff Course 73 have been asked to use the knowledge acquired to manage the multidimensional challenges in their field of disciplines.
The graduands were reminded of the current and emerging trends…
Mr Dodji Adjei, Ho West District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has observed that the coronavirus pandemic would be defected if the people strictly adhered to the precautionary measures.
He said the peop…
Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, the Deputy Minister of Health, has said Ghana's COVID-19 recovery cases remains the strongest sign of hope for the country in the fight to curb of spread of the disease.
"Our recovery cases are our strongest sign o…
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has expanded the National Steering Committee of the “Beyond the Return” to include three more members.
The new members are: Mr Geddy Laryea, Media Majique and Research Systems, Mr Rabbi Kohain N…
Mr Joseph Nii Sempe Nyarko, a cosmetologist, has advised the public to use natural hand moisturizers as often as they use alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
The frequent and long-term usage of the sanitizers and some antimicrobial and antis…
The Ladima Foundation, in partnership with DW Akademie, is proud to announce the ten selected films in the African Women in the Time of Covid-19 Short Film Competition.
These films will PREMIERE via a live stream on July 10th 2020 and t…
‘Opportunity’ in crisis: UN regional forum on business and human rights seeks high road in post COVID-19 recovery
A virtual event brings together a broad range of delegates to discuss strategies to manage the impact of COVID-19 in the r…
United Nations ESCAP and Good Return team up to provide a financial injection for women SMEs in the times of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the operations and financial stability of small and medium enter…
To read is something that is important to both kids and adults.
And it can be developed at any age.
However for kids, majority don’t start reading until around 6 years old.
This is not to say that you should wait till your child i…
The scheme combines the construction of infrastructure to extend access to water and sanitation to new areas and the revamping of disused equipment such as pumping stations and pipelines
Ethiopia’s ‘One’ model, under which the governm…
* “New AGCS”: CEO Joachim Mueller aims to regain market leadership and rebuild profitability through a comprehensive transformation program
* Technical excellence in underwriting and claims is a key pillar plus a simplified regional set-…
The NDEA called for a substantial increase in investments to realize the Bank’s High 5 priority to “Light Up and Power Africa”
Five years into the African Development Bank’s (AfDB.org) ambitious New Deal on Energy for Africa (NDEA), the…
Dole to make nutritious foods accessible for 1 billion people, and move towards zero fruit loss and zero fossil-based plastic packaging by 2025, as well as net zero carbon emissions by 2030
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In Africa, the twin challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent drop in oil prices are affecting countries in different ways: net energy exporters are braced for headwinds, but net importers have some relief from current account …
Online COVID-19 summit calls for global commitment to improvements and greater investments in healthcare and social protection for women, children and adolescents
Post-pandemic health systems must be built back better, with a strong soc…
The MultiChoice Group is proud to announce its latest initiative in the fight against COVID-19. The group has supported several initiatives in the fight against the spread of the pandemic which continues to wreak havoc across the globe, a…
The deadline to enter the 2021 Commonwealth education awards for good practice has been extended to 31 August 2020.
Send in your entry for the 2021 Commonwealth Education Awards now.
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As Africans mark the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) today, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has said science and technology is vital for national development.
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Ghana’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) project has been launched in Accra to guide the process of integrating climate change into national decision-making and effective adaptation in the country.
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Mini…
The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has commended the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for its innovative ways of adding value to food crops.
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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to construct a two-storey isolation centre at the Kaneshie Polyclinic as part of efforts to ensure the safe management of COVID-19 cases in Accra.
The Mayor of Accra, Mohammed Ad…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for the arrest of persons who failed to comply with COVID-19 safety protocols during the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Parliamentary Primaries.
The GMA condemned the lack of observation of …
A CHPS compound, nurses’ quarters and a mechanized borehole has been inaugurated for the people of Akramang in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The project was funded by the Australian High Commission in Ghana wi…
The nation-wide Voters Registration Exercise has taken off smoothly as anxious applicants queue early with the hope of securing their voter's identity cards.
The traditional long queues that usually characterized such processes was evid…
Ghana has recorded 390 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 17,741, as at Monday, June 29, 2020, the Ghana Health Service’s Director-General, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, has reported.
With 13,269 recoveries, representing 74.8 per c…
Ninety-four Junior High Schools in the Tema Metropolis on Monday opened for final students as directed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after 15 weeks of closure due to COVID-19.
Authorities of the schools, both private and publ…
The Institute of Industrial Research (IIR) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has organised an Open Day as part of its series of stakeholder engagements for Work Package 3 of Recircualte Project.
"Recirculate" …
Most Junior High Schools (JHS) in the Northern Region that re-opened on Monday for final years students did not have personal protective equipment (PPE) for their students, teaching and non-teaching staff to keep them safe in line with the…
Mr Mahmood Bill, School Health Education Programme Coordinator, Ablekuma North Education Directorate has indicated that about 80 percent of Junior High Schools (JHS) within the Municipality have been served with their Personal Protective E…
Mr Seth Ntim Agyarko, Chairman and Founder of Sankofa Ghana Movement, a pressure group in Kumasi, has expressed concern about the use of money to influence votes in the country.
He said the current situation, where people were spending …
Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) have urged journalists to uphold high ethical standards in their reportage on the 2020 elections and beyond.
This was said at a workshop org…
Mantrac Ghana Limited, as part of efforts to support the fight against COVID-19, has donated an amount of $10,000 to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund.
The cash donation is part of Mantrac Ghana's total commitment of $40,000 to help the fi…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has endorsed the draft National Policy for Aflatoxin Control on Food and Feed, calling for more education to be done on aflatoxins among the p…
The Police, with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has arrested two persons and seized 431 bottles of two unregistered herbal medicinal products, purported to treat COVID-19, from them.
The two: Dr Abdellah, Director of Dr Abdellah He…
The worst could be still to come in the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, six months on from when the outbreak began.
WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus would infect many more people if g…
Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister of Health, on Monday, went on an inspection visit to some health facilities and project sites in the Greater Accra Region, to ascertain the progress of work.
The facilities visited included; the Shai …
An organisation’s Project Management Office (PMO) should play a vital role in delivering on the business’ strategy. However, gaining an understanding of this action plan - and the company’s maturity to execute its declared strategy - is a…
The RAF C-17 took off from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on a journey funded by the Department For International Development. The transport aircraft was carrying a field hospital, which will be used as a backup facility for frontline aid w…
The Catholic church has been called upon to reflect on how to harness the new methods of communication so as to continue to be relevant to the Catholic faithful.
The call was made by Mr George Winkar, the EWTN’s Regional Manager for Afr…
In line with its commitment to the fight against COVID-19, Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has donated an amount of GHS 50,000.00 to the Northern Development Authority (NDA) project to help over 500 Kayayei return home.
The ‘Bringing back…
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a global health problem affecting millions of people around the world. It is estimated that more than 300,000,000 individuals worldwide have sickle cell trait (AS), the benign carrier condition. More than 500,0…
Long before the Coronavirus pandemic, we were being strangled daily and could not breathe because of the persistence of Corruptovirus in all aspects of Ghanaian life. As a matter of fact, for all the problems that Coronavirus brought, it t…
Fisheries and tourism among most promising sectors to support Pacific SIDS recovery, highlights new UN report
Small island developing States (SIDS) in the region must take better advantage of their vast ocean resources and blue economy …
The short-term shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout will have a significant impact across Africa. But the continent has a newfound resilience and will come back stronger, especially if African governments seize the curre…
Language barrier can be frustrating for patients and health professionals during healthcare delivery. Clear correspondence is basic to delivering excellent healthcare. The results could be disastrous, if medical information gets lost in tr…
Findings of a study conducted by the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has identified lack of proper consultation with key stakeholders regarding construction of dams under the One-village, One-dam (1V1D) initiative, as part of t…
In line with its commitment to fighting COVID-19, the Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has donated an amount of GH¢50,000.
00 to the Northern Development Authority (NDA) project to help in returning more than 500 Kayayei to their respectiv…
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