More of the world's poorest countries are proving their commitment to immunization by contributing towards the cost of life-saving vaccines, despite the world financial crisis, a Geneva-based public-private partnership organization, GAVI A…
Togbe Kwadwo Dei XI, Paramount Chief and the elders of Peki Traditional Area, have called on President John Evans Atta Mills to give Mrs. Perpetual Annan another chance to become the District Chief Executive for South-Dayi.
A letter to t…
A three-day workshop aimed at equipping school health Coordinators with the requisite skills to promote community oral health and personal dental care among school children, has commenced in Kumasi on Monday.
The training of trainers' wo…
Mr Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Information on Monday tasked management of National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) to champion national regeneration crusade for the attainment of a "Better Ghana," agenda of Government…
Stakeholders at a day's forum on development of appropriate skills for the country's educational institutions have called for a strong link between theory and practical training in order to well-prepare students to meet the needs of the jo…
Mr. Cletus Avorka, Minister for Interior, announced that government would improve conditions of service, including salary increase for workers of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO).
He said details of the package w…
A total of GH¢20,000 will be needed to refurbish the Mampong General Hospital to enable it deliver quality health care, Mr. Joseph Ofori Amanfo, Administrator of the facility has said.
He said the hospital, which was established in 1…
A five-day annual review meeting of Reproductive and Child Health of Ghana Health Service (GHS) opened on Monday under the theme "Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality: Scaling - Up Best Practices" at Busua in the Western Region.
Ms …
Dr Sekou Nkrumah, son of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's First President has taken over as Acting National Coordinator of National Youth Council (NYC).
A statement issued in Accra on Monday and signed by Ms Sarah Obeng, Public Relations Of…
Dr. Emmanuel Ahiable, Medical Superintendent of the Mampong General Hospital, has announced that a Post Exposure Prophylactics (PEP) to prevent HIV transmission from patient to health worker, would soon be administered on all health person…
Dr. Benjamin Kwesi Prah, Rector of Kumasi Polytechnic, has cautioned Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) students not to use their expertise to engage in cyber crimes.
He said cyber crime was a social canker and could sc…
Mr Samuel Okudjeto-Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Information, on Monday tasked the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) to champion national regeneration crusade for the attainment of the "Better Ghana," agenda of the Government.
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The Mighty Chapel International on Sunday donated assorted items to the Osu Children's Home which the Home acknowledged as the largest donation to be received this year.
The items, which were individual contributions from the members…
An eight-member delegation from the Ghana Actors Guild led by its Chairman, Samuel Odoi Mensah has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Chieftaincy and Culture, Mr Alexander Asum-Ahensah.
A statement issued on Monday said the del…
Mr George Kojo Agbelengo, Relax Hotel Manager on Monday testified in the case in which six police officers and five other people are jointly charged for allegedly robbing a businessman of money and belongings at an Accra Circuit Court.
R…
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Frank Serebour, on Monday said the work-to-rule action
by doctors to press home demands to review salaries and working conditions
has started in earnest and that docto…
A total of 473,352 children in public basic schools in the Volta Region are to be de-wormed by the end of May this year.
They are 106,047 in the kindergartens, 274,395 in primary schools and 92,910 in Junior High Schools.
Madam Jane…
Mr. Issah Ali, Executive Director of the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a development-oriented, non-governmental organization (NGO), has urged government to ensure the passage of the Tobacco Control Bill (TCB) without delay.
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Mr Samuel Okudjeto-Ablakwa, a Deputy Minister of Information, on Monday assured the Management of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) of the Government's preparedness to assist the Agency to face its challenges.
He said they had acquainted th…
A 10.3 kilometers-dual carriage bypass is to be constructed from Sokode-Gbogame to link the Ho-Aflao highway.
The bypass is to open up the eastern part of Ho to development and divert heavy duty vehicles especially those carrying ceme…
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources on Sunday called on chiefs, their elders and opinion leaders to hold Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives accountable for funds allocated for the development o…
The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council on Monday began a three-day workshop to equip Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Region with requisite administrative skills to effectively perform their du…
The National Labour Commission (NLC) on Monday appealed to Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to reconsider its position to save precious Ghanaian lives and therefore asked them to call off their strike.
A statement signed by Mr Mohamme…
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested a suspected car stealing syndicate believed to be operating between Kenyasi and Duase in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti.
The suspects, Kwabena Appiah, Kwame Brobbey and Ben Adazy …
Pregnant women in the Upper East Region were on Monday urged to go for voluntary HIV testing at the health institutions that they go to for antenatal care, so that measures could be taken to protect the unborn child from infection.
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Some 171 students of the Aburi Girls Presbyterian Senior High School have been presented with the Head of State Award (HOSA) for participating in community service.
The students, who each received a silver medal being the category for…
Doctors under the aegis of the Volta Division of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) would on Friday offer free medical screening in communities in and around Abutia-Forsime situated within the Kalakpa Forest Reserve.
A statement sig…
A 22-year-old ex-convict has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by a Kumasi Circuit Court for stealing items worth Gh¢1,600.
These included a laptop, two mobile phones and a cash of GH¢10.
Kofi Twum, who was released from prison t…
The Sefwi Wiaso District Magistrate Court in the Western Region, has remanded a 22 years old farmer, Kwesi Kusasi into police custody for defiling a 13 years old girl.
His plea was not taken and the court ordered him to reappear on 3…
A zoology professor at the University of Cape Coast, Prof John Blay Jnr, has said it would require the efforts of district assemblies, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and traditional authorities to…
A team of 30 urologists from Ananse Foundation, a Danish-Ghanaian NGO, in collaboration with Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital, is undertaking an outreach service at the hospital.
Dr. De Wall Hans, Chairman of the NGO, said at the openin…
Dr Andrews Ayim, District Director of Health for Ketu South and Ketu North districts, has advised pharmacists and pharmaceutical service providers to improve customer service to be able to withstand competition from traditional health prac…
The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), on Tuesday launched a Regional Public Education Campaign on the swine flu in K…
Mr. Robert Ajene, a retired educationist, has appealed to district assemblies in the Upper East Region to enact by laws to ban children from going to internet cafés during school hours.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga…
Vodafone Ghana has presented a cheque for GH¢3,000 to the Oguaa Traditional Council to support the Oguaamanhen's Educational Fund.
It also donated some of the company's mobile phones and accessories to the council.
The Chief Ex…
The Asokore Traditional Area in the Sekyere East District of Ashanti Region would soon benefit from a 65,000 Ghana cedis circuit court.
At a sword cutting ceremony to begin the construction of the court on Saturday Nana Susubiribi Krobea…
Residents of Suhum Ahembrem in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District have appealed to the district assembly to re-construct the bridge over the stream which links the community with the main Suhum/Kumasi/Accra road.
The spokesman, Mr George …
Mrs Angelina Kutin Tandoh, Principal of the Saint Teresa's College of Education, has appealed to the government, the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders and sympathizers to assist the college to surmount its infrastructure inadequ…
Mr. Dominic Nyame, General Secretary for Prestea Concerned Citizen Association, an advocacy group, on Tuesday called on government to restrain Golden Star Resources, a Canadian-US mining company operating in Prestea, from expanding its ope…
Members of the Asante Akim South District Malaria Advocacy Team (DMAT) have urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to ensure that the fight against malaria was made a priority on their development agenda.
This, they s…
Patients on Tuesday rushed to the Central Out Patients Department (OPD) of the Korle bu Teaching Hospital to access health care before the doctors stop work at 1700 hours deadline they have given themselves during their work-to-rule action…
Government will soon put before parliament a Cyber Security Bill for consideration, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Communications, said on Tuesday.
He said the bill was part of efforts to check the rising internet fraud which had be…
Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister for Environment and Science, on Tuesday called for the adoption of responsible lifestyles to ensure that quality of life was not compromised.
She said values and opportunities that made humans to achieve a…
The Government has been urged to ensure that Artemisenin based Combination Therapies (ACTs) that have been jointly recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the Ministry of Health for malaria treatment as part of global effor…
The Ghana Health Service has completed a week long exercise to promote the good health of children in the two the Dormaa districts in the Brong-Ahafo Region and commended parents for their commitment and co-operation.
The children, ag…
A Kumasi circuit court has remanded a 47-year-old unemployed into prison custody for allegedly possessing 320 grams of India hemp.
Kwaku Agyemang pleaded not guilty.
Police Chief Inspector Mary Nana Adwoa Affanyi told the court that pe…
Eight people have filed a suit at the High Court, Commercial Division, to commit top executives of BPI Bank for contempt following the change of name of BPI Bank to UT Bank.
Suit number ACC/4/09 names the plaintiffs as Alex Ashiabor …
The family of an 18-year-old boy who was stabbed to death by a friend at Kurofa, near Juaso in the Asante Akim South District has disputed the age of his assailant, who claimed to be 16 years when he appeared before the Agogo Magistrate Co…
Fire gutted the office of a Deputy Minister of Information, Mr Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa on Tuesday destroying furniture, computer and accessories; a refrigerator; a television set and documents.
When Ghana News Agency arrived at the of…
Dr George Akwesi Amofa, Deputy Director General of Ghana Health Service, said on Tuesday that non-communicable diseases would kill 28 million people in Africa within the next 10 years.
He said the diseases, which include hypertension,…