The national capital, Accra, has woken up from its election slumber to vibrant business activities, leading to massive human and vehicular traffic.
With a few days to Christmas, the story is simple — all roads lead to the central busine…
Dr Gilbert Buckle, Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has called for the setting up of a regulatory body for the emerging Massage Therapy Profession to ensure strict adherence to standards.
He said the country n…
A project to ensure increased joint monitoring and feedback between the government and beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme at the Mion District of the Northern Region has been launched.
The proje…
Asogli Queen-mothers’ Association have presented two adjustable chairs to the Dialysis Unit of the Volta Regional Hospital. The chairs, also known as dialysis beds, were estimated at GHC6,000.00 and financed by Glory Oil and the Ho Munici…
Pokémon Go is the smartphone game that has taken 2016 by storm, generating around 4-5 million downloads and around $1.6 million in revenue every day. One suggested benefit of the augmented reality game is that it boosts physical activity. …
Trying to work out the best way to shift those extra festive pounds ready for the new year? Well, look no further; Mayo Clinic physicians say that low-carb diets are slightly better than low-fat diets for weight loss in the short-term.
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Sleeping in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event may help people to process the memory more effectively and therefore minimize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research published in the journal Sleep.
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Eating well, exercising, and being socially active are some factors that can help raise self-esteem. For some people, however, the road to confidence is much more challenging. Now, researchers suggest it may be possible to train the brain …
A new body, Biogas Association of Ghana (BAG), has been formed to promote the sustainable development of the biogas sector in Ghana.
Its objectives are to carry out, encourage and support research into the biogas technology and to ensur…
One hundred and forty-two gender and disability-friendly sanitation facilities have been constructed in six districts in the Northern and Upper East regions.
The facilities are expected to support 122,000 people, including children, in …
The Embassy of China has donated anti-riot equipment valued at GH¢100,000 to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to boost its operations.
They included 50 sets of personal protective equipment, bullet proof vests, helmets, goggles, jung…
The Australian High Commission in Ghana has presented a cheque for GHC190,000 to the Orthopaedic Training Centre (OTC) after an application for funding under Australia’s Direct Aid Program.
The grant award formed part of Australia’s cel…
Passion for Needy, an NGO of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), on Thursday donated assorted items to the inmates of Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
The items, which were distributed between the male and the female prisons, inc…
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) has reacted to some official documents, publications and correspondence between it and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), regarding financial demands made on the agency by the ministry…
An investment firm, the National Trust Holding Company (NTHC), has constructed a mechanised borehole for patients of the Weija Leprosarium to help alleviate the acute water situation at the centre.
The borehole, constructed at a cost of…
The United Nations Children's Fund, (UNICEF) in marking its 70th Anniversary, has commended the efforts of its goodwill partners in spearheading its child anti poverty campaign in the country.
UNICEF partnered goodwill partners who were…
The government has been urged to improve resource allocation to the agricultural sector to enhance food production.
Mr. Festus Kwadjokpo, the capacity building co-ordinator for the Agriculture Policy Support programme of the United Stat…
The Board of Governors of Achimota School has set up a committee to investigate the recent death of a form one student.
The committee would probe the circumstances that led to the death of Kelvin Moses and also make recommendations to h…
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has organised a blood donation exercise to create awareness on its mandate to regulate blood and blood derivatives as essential medicines.
Speaking at the event, held at the premises of the FDA, in Acc…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement Programme (ADVANCE) and Nestle have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a partnership for regular supp…
Major stakeholders in the first five projects under the Food and Business Global Challenges Programme, have met in Accra towards improving the synergies between the public-private partnerships and small-holder farmers to make the Programme…
A two- week national exhibition on nature conservation has opened in Accra with a call on the private sector to invest and promote tourist sites in the country.
Hosted by the Accra City Hotel, the exhibition put together by the Ghan…
Rehabilitation works have begun on the Weija Irrigation Scheme which was destroyed by the June 3, 2015 torrential rains that caused severe flooding within the catchment area of the scheme.
The more than 7.4-kilometre stretch of canal em…
ONE of the most important medical insights of recent decades is that cancers are triggered by genetic mutations. Cashing that insight in clinically, to improve treatments, has, however, been hard. A recent study of 2,600 patients at the M.…
Everyone feels sad from time to time and this is a natural human emotion. But depression is a serious condition that can affect every aspect of a person's life.
Situational and clinical depression are similar, but not the same. Recogniz…
As the curtain call for 2016 approaches, we reflect on the year's medical advances and clinical research. Here, we will revisit the peer-reviewed studies that have garnered the most fascination and debate on Medical News Today.
This yea…
Shisha tobacco smoking is increasing among university students in the UK and worldwide with many feeling it's more socially acceptable and less harmful than cigarette smoking - according to a study presented at the British Thoracic Society…
A planned levy on sugary drinks due to be introduced in Britain in April 2018 could significantly reduce the number of people who become obese and develop diabetes and tooth decay, scientists said on Thursday.
In a study on the levy's h…
SEND-Ghana, a subsidiary of SEND Foundation of West Africa, has organised a sensitisation forum for civil society organisations (CSOs) and traditional leaders to create awareness on the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) Mas…
Goldfields Tarkwa Mine has held its maiden Teachers Awards ceremony aimed at honouring teachers in schools in the company’s catchment area, for their contribution to the development of education and national growth.
As part of the annua…
The Sekyere Central District Health Directorate has taken delivery of items costing GH?155,000.00 to support quality healthcare delivery. These included five motorbikes, weighing scales, stabilizers, laptop computers, mattresses, refrigera…
Dr. Charles Brempong- Yeboah, acting Rector of the University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies (UCAES), has urged the National Accreditation Board (NAB) to positively skew their accreditation process to favour agriculture-b…
The Koforidua Regional Hospital in the Eastern Region has conducted a free health screening exercise for students of the Koforidua School for the Deaf.
As part of the exercise, the students were screened of their eye, nose, ears, throat…
Some vulnerable groups were not given priority access to polling stations during the December 7 general election, Child Rights International has said.
The groups included pregnant women, nursing mothers and parents with children und…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has commended President John Dramani Mahama “for the maturity demonstrated” by conceding defeat after the December 7 General Elections.
The Commission also congratulated …
The Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana has launched the second edition of the Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Intellectual and Cultural Festival.
The biennial festival and conference which is aimed at bridging the gap…
The Ghana Industrial Cassava Stakeholders Platform, has held a day’s workshop in Accra to build the capacity of members on the development of acceptable business plans and business proposals.
It is to enable members to access funding oppo…
Mr Adam Samed, Former President of the National Northern Students Union, has appealed to all to offer their necessary contributions as well as support to the government-elect to succeed.
He argued that it was incumbent on the citizenry …
The Australian High Commissioner has praised the roles of human rights institutions and the defenders of such rights as the world celebrates the Human Rights Day.Mr Andrew Barnes, the Commissioner, said the important role of such rights b…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has dismissed reports suggesting that its Chief Executive, Mr Noble John Appiah, is leading a special task force to destroy vital vehicle documents.
According to the Authority some …
The Administrator General of the Presidential Estates Unit (PEU), Mr David Yaro, has assured Ghanaians that state assets are secure for a smooth transition.
He said the comprehensiveness of plans executed prior to the transition, a…
The Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference (GCBC) has congratulated the President–elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for emerging winner of the just ended presidential elections.
It has also lauded President John Dramani Mahama for conceding de…
The University of Ghana has been ranked 125th in the prestigious Times Higher Education’s BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017.
The inclusion of University of Ghana in the Times Higher Education (THE) Brazil, Russia, India, China an…
The La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly in Accra has topped the District League Table as the best performing assembly in the country for 2016.
The municipal assembly performed creditably in areas such as improved education, health…
Ms Dzigbordi K. Dosoo, the Founder of Allure Spa in the City, has urged politicians who contested various positions in the December 7 Elections to go through a massage therapy.She argued that massage therapy was capable of fighting stress …
Embryo freezing is a procedure that allows embryos to be preserved for later use. The first successful pregnancy resulting from freezing a woman's healthy embryos was in the 1980s. Since then, many embryos have been frozen for later use.
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The best way to avoid athletic dental injuries is to wear a properly fitted mouthguard, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).
“While there are several good commercially available mouthguard products, all of th…
Women who are denied abortions have a higher risk for mental health problems soon afterward compared to women who are allowed to go through with the process, a new study suggests.
For five years, researchers tracked nearly 1,000 women w…
A person’s current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.
U.S. researchers followed stroke survivors for an average of five years after the event and found thos…
Detailed MRI scans should be offered to some women in pregnancy to help spot brain defects in the developing baby, say researchers.
Ultrasounds are already used to look inside the womb and check that the baby is growing properly.
How…
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