It is official. Women have better memories than men. In a study published in the journal Menopause, women aged 45-55 years performed better in all memory measures, despite experiencing a decline around the menopause.
About 75 percent of…
An implant that beams instructions out of the brain has been used to restore movement in paralysed primates for the first time, say scientists.
Rhesus monkeys were paralysed in one leg due to a damaged spinal cord.
The team at the Sw…
Ivory Coast's government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds.
The small plastic bags, containing rum, vodka or other spirits, are popular with those on a budget - costing between $0.35…
About 16,000 new cases of cancer occur in the country annually, with liver, breast, cervical and prostate, being the leading types, the Head of the Physiotherapy Department of the University of Ghana, Dr Ajediran I. Bello, has stated.
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African university curriculum must encouraged students to create their own entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial skills to be relevant in the field of work, Mr Austin Okere, Founder of Computer Warehouse Group, has said.
Mr Okere said int…
Nurses in some public health facilities in the Greater Accra Region have withdrawn services to patients who call at the Out-patients Departments (OPDs) as part of a road map to back their demand for better working conditions.
Yesterday,…
The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ENI Ghana Exploration and Production Limited to explore opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
Under the agreement, a solar…
A medical team from the Boston Children’s Hospital in the USA has carried out free surgeries on 12 children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi to correct heart defects.
Each of the beneficiaries would have paid at …
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Robert P. Jackson, has stated that the US focus, will continue to be supporting a prosperous and democratic Ghana under President-Elect, Donald Trump.
He said the US and Ghana would continue to work togeth…
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced the third call for proposals of research into non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) in Ghana and the sub-Saharan Africa. The move which forms part of the Africa NCD Open Lab this week is to strengthen the co…
The Chinese Government has presented a cheque for an undisclosed amount of money to the Lordina Foundation to acquire start-up tools to support artisans in the rural areas of Ghana.
The cheque was presented by Ms Sun Boa Hong, the Chine…
The Kwame Nkrumah interchange would be opened to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Monday, November 14, 2016. A statement issued from the Ministry of Roads and Highways copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the opening was necessary to r…
About 495,000 households in the Northern and Upper East Regions are expected to be enumerated in 2017 as part of the phase two process of the Ghana National Household Registry.
Mr Robert Austin, the National Coordinator of the Ghana …
The Northern Regional Health Directorate has made a giant stride in the fight against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence among pregnant women in the region.
According to the Board Chairman of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH…
On the 29th October, 2016, SG Cancer Foundation organized an event in Osu, (Oxford Street) Ghana, distributing fliers and educating women on breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that forms in the cells of the breast. Althou…
Global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon was recognised for its outstanding contributions to the civil engineering profession at the South African Institute of Civil Engineers-South African Forum of Civil Engineering …
Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) has donated foot-wear to some school children and staff of Zoomlion Company Limited, a waste management company, in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region.
The items which were receive…
Mr Prosper Bani, Minister of the Interior has called for the prevention of global terrorism as a productive path way of combating campaign.He said globally organising resources for terrorism prevention was very difficult to come by, howe…
The 2016 World State Report has called for investment in girl’s education, health, and leadership skills to enable them to fully realise their potential to harness the nation’s demographic dividend.
The report shows how 10-year-old gir…
SEND-Ghana has entreated the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the District Development Facility (DDF) to accelerate the disbursement of funds to district assemblies to ensure full implementation of the District Assemb…
The Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR) has called on the Allied Health Professions Council to engage the law enforcement agencies to rid health facilities and imaging centres of unqualified individuals providing radiographic services.
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The Ashanti Regional Director of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mrs. Mercy Larbi, has called for concerted effort to give more protection to children – shield them from abuse and forced marriage.
She…
Students of the Bolgatanga Nurses Training College (BNTC) have been urged to eschew violence and act as peace ambassadors in the coming elections.
The students were at the launch of the College’s 19th Ghana Nurses and Midwives Trainees …
The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District Assembly has been selected to benefit from a funding support package from the European Union (EU) to grow the area’s agriculture, Mr. Jacob Ware, the District Chief Executive (DCE), has announced.
H…
Dr. Jerry John Kponyo, a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has called for increasing drift towards the use of technology to grow the country’s agriculture.
He said it could not be business as us…
Dr Hanson Nortey, the Deputy Programmes Director of the Tuberculosis Control programme, has warned about the abuse of antibiotics, which he said would create a security and economic crisis if not checked nationally and globally.
Accord…
The Bishop of Obuasi, the Most Rev. John Yaw Afoakwah, has challenged those seeking to be leaders to make a difference in the lives of the people they intend to lead.
He said from the history of the salvation of men, it always took the …
The Director General, Ghana Education Service, Mr. Jacob A. M. Kor, has reiterated the need for teachers to move away from the old ways of doing things to enable them produce functional graduates who would be very useful to the nation.
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Over 800,000 people have attended the “Greater Peace Gospel Crusade” organized in Sunyani - the capital of the Brong-Ahafo Region. The power-packed non-denominational crusade was put together by Christ for all Nations (CfaN), an internati…
The St Nicholas Preparatory School at Tema Manhean, in the Greater Accra Region, has received a container load of assorted items from Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement S.A. (TCM).TCM is a best-in-class ship management company that provides te…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has released funds to qualified Licensed Buying Companies (LBC) to purchase cocoa for the 2016/2017 cocoa season. A statement by COCOBOD, and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the seed funds were …
Could vitamin D have another feather in its cap? As concerns grow regarding adequate vitamin D intake, low levels have now been linked to a risk of bladder cancer, according to results presented this week at the Society for Endocrinology c…
A number of studies have suggested a diet high in protein can aid weight loss. Now, researchers have shed light on the underlying mechanisms of this association, which may open the door to new preventive and treatment strategies for obesit…
Kids who are exposed to surgical anesthesia before age four tend to have slightly lower school grades at age 16 compared to other kids, but the difference is very small and shouldn’t discourage parents from proceeding with necessary surger…
Around one in six cases of breast cancer begins with symptoms other than a suspect lump, experts are warning.
Researchers from University College London say women need to be aware of other warning signs - such as nipple changes - so tha…
Scientists say they may have found a way to protect babies in the womb from the harmful effects of Zika.
So far the US team has only had success in mice with its antibody treatment, but it says it might eventually lead to a therapy for …
Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have paid for the cost of surgery of some 54 patients, from the Birim North District, at the New Abirem Government Hospital of the Eastern Region.
Other 80 patients also received free health scr…
Dr Patrick Atobrah, Paediatrician and Medical Director of the Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga, has called on health professionals to immediately render medical care to patients, especially children who are critically ill.
He said critic…
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is to join forces with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to further tighten the corruption noose as spelt out in the National Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NACAP).
Mr Richard A.…
The Greater Accra branch of the National Association of Special Educators (NASpEG), has organised a forum to provide insight into the new Pre-Tertiary Teacher Professional Development and Management (PTPDM) Policy for members.
The forum…
Donald Trump will become the 45th US president after a stunning victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The Republican nominee's projected victory came down to a handful of key swing states, despite months of polling that favoured Mrs Cl…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called African countries attention to the importance of using the “One Health approach” in order to more successfully prevent and manage public health emergencies and threats.
One Health is an app…
The fifth African Union High Level Dialogue on Human Rights is slated for November 23 to November 26 at Arusah, United Republic of Tanzania to take stock and reflect on our achievements in the search of a better life for all segments.
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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tema Region, has launched its 2016 safety week celebration with a call on workers to properly manage their stress. Professor Samuel Oheneba Dornyo, President of College of Counselling and Psychology …
The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has underscored the need for students in private universities to have access to the Students Loan Trust Fund.
According to her, access to public institutions was limited, considerin…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated a Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle to the Central Adoption Authority (CAA) of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP).
Receiving the vehicle on behalf of the min…
The Republic of Korea will soon approve US$100 million to finance the establishment of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development at Somanya in the Eastern Region.
In addition, Korea is working on the expansion of fundin…
President John Dramani Mahama, on a four-day election campaign tour of the Ashanti Region, has performed the ceremony to inaugurate a community day senior high school (SHS) in Pakoso in the Asokore-Mampong municipality.
This brings to f…
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Ubora Institute and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, have engaged patient groups to solicit their views towards the development of National Healthcare Quality Strategy.
Mr Benjam…
Students from the Ashesi University have beaten five top universities to emerge winners of the maiden model democracy 2016 Inter-Schools Debate held at the British Council in Accra.
The Inter-school debate, which was to provide students…
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