The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has urged the government to ramp up testing to deal with the increasing COVID-19 case count in Ghana.
The GMA in a press statement dated January 14, 2020, said testing "should be made free or relative…
Earth Observation (EO) data can help economies tap millions in fiscal revenues while creating job opportunities and strengthening a range of industries.
A new World Economic Forum report quantifies key economic benefits from EO data …
– Acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total and ENI
– Existing Production Capacity of 27,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day Estimated 2P Reserves of 1.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent
– Estimated Additional 1 billion barrels of oil …
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day that inspires volunteerism, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) celebrates its annual Tree Planting Day, which takes place the third Monday in January each year.
Tree-planting season in Morocco begins in…
Officials of the National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) on Friday, 8th January, 2021, met with Public and Private Schools to discuss the modalities for the re-opening of schools for the new academic year.
The virtual engagement…
The Upper West Regional Referral Hospital in Wa has been operating at suboptimal capacity following a number of challenges facing the facility, including inadequate capital to purchase consumables.
There is also lack of medical professi…
The West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism (WACCE), with support from the United States Embassy, has trained over 1, 800 peace ambassadors in selected areas in the last three years to help prevent violent extremism in Ghana.
The selec…
The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome products worth GH¢214,000.00
The products, include drugs, food, cosmetics, household chemical substances and mechanical devices.
…
Mrs. Mabel Judith Micah, Effutu Municipal Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has assured parents that the necessary measures are in place to ensure the safety of children and staff at school.
She cited disinfection of privat…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked traders at market centres, commercial transport operators and public sector workers to conduct their activities with strict adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols.
"The wearing of masks in…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to ensure the “rigorous enforcement” of the law on mask wearing at all public places.
The directive includes persons in public transport.
"The…
Preparations for the interment of former President Jerry John Rawlings at the new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp in Accra has commenced, with the construction of the tomb and some decorations in the yard.
The former President will be b…
Recent genomic sequencing undertaken by Ghanaian scientists has shown that some arriving passengers in Ghana are carrying the new variants of Covid-19 and have been isolated.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who announced this at …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that personnel of the Ghana Police Service, and if need be other security agencies will join in, to strictly enforce the Covid-19 health and safety protocols to stem the spread of the dis…
More than 700 outgrower farmers from six zones in 60 communities in the Western Region have received Covid-19 relief items from B-BOVID, a leading agribusiness and social enterprise company.
The items were presented to the farmers at a …
Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), led by Professor Rita Akosua Dickson, the Vice Chancellor, has toured colleges and halls of residence of the University to ascertain compliance to COVID-19 safet…
Rwanda Central Bank chief economist, Thomas Kigabo, has died of complications from Covid-19.
He died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
Mr Kigabo had been the chief economist at central bank for more…
The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has put in place measures to ensure the safety of students who have started arriving on the campus, as the country's universities reopened for the 2020/21 academic year.
President Nana Addo Dankwa …
Agriculture production in the 2020 farming season, in the Upper East Region has been largely affected by the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Francis Ennor, the Upper East Regional Director of the Department of Agricultu…
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has agreed to maintain its old fees for the registration of importers.
This agreement was reached after a consensus-building meeting jointly organised by the National Standards Body and the Ghana Ship…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says it will, today, present proposals to the National Census Steering Committee for consideration on the determination of the specific dates for the conduct of the 2020 National Population and Housing C…
Many of us are looking for ways to boost our immune system and protect ourselves from COVID-19, so we are increasingly turning to supplements. But if not used properly, those supplements could go from friend to foe very quickly.
Vitamin…
Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has threatened to embark on a strike action to press home their demand for improved conditions of service.
A statement signed by Mr Zakaria Mohammed, National Chairman of SSA a…
The Children and Teens in Worship Foundation (CTWF) has donated furniture to enhance teaching and teaching in Light Academy School.
As part of gestures in line with the donation, Light Academy would donate their old usable furniture …
The Western North Region has recorded nine new cases of COVID-19 cases bringing to a total of 674 active cases with 663 recoveries and two deaths in the Region
The new cases were recorded in the Sefwi-Waiwso and Aowin municipalities, wi…
Symptoms of protein deficiency include fatigue, weakness, thinning hair, brittle nails, and dry skin.
Protein deficiency is more likely to affect vegans, vegetarians, those over the age of 70, and anyone with a digestive issue like cel…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the COVID-19 situation in the country is dire and alarming with a potential of an exponential rise in cases.
The Association said most of the designated facilities for isolation and treatment of …
The Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Hospital has established a Breast Care Unit through the support of AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine to help in the screening and treatment of people living with breast cancer.
After renovating a place for the…
Despite the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country, people continue to ignore safety protocols with ‘business as usual’ attitudes at funerals and other social gatherings.
Majority of patrons at three funeral grounds the Ghana News Ag…
The Upper East Region has recorded a total of 89 active cases of COVID-19 from three Municipalities and three Districts, a situation report on the virus from the Ghana Health Service (HS) in the Region said.
Out of the number, 45 are fr…
The University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, has constituted a COVID-19 response committee to ensure the safety of students and staff of the university as it prepares to commence academic activities.
The five-member committee i…
The ninth edition of the Vodafone flagship health initiative, "Vodafone Healthline" has kicked off with education on the prevention, symptoms and treatment of COVID-19.
Dr. Joseph Oliver-Commey, an Infectious Disease Specialist Member, …
Schools in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis are preparing earnestly for the full reopening of schools after ten months of closure due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A visit to some private and public schools saw the cleaning o…
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called on the government, school managers, pupils, and students to promote adequate education and ensure strict adherence to all COVID-19 preventive protocols.
It said the adherence to all strateg…
A Pediatrician at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr. Josephine Abankwa-Opoku has debunked the assertion that children are not affected by the Covid-19 virus.
She said though the severity of the disease in children is lower than in…
The price of eggs in the Bono Region, considered to be one of the hubs for the production of the commodity, has risen by about 50 per cent within the last two months, causing concerns among poultry industry players.
The price of a crate…
The Ashanti Region saw a sharp increase in positive cases of the Coronavirus diseases between the later part of December last year and now with recorded cases shooting up from 18 before the Christmas festivities to 79 currently.
The Ash…
Dealers in fabrics for uniforms for basic school pupils are making brisk business as a result about by the reopening of schools.
After nine months of COVID-19 shutdown, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, directed that schools reopen…
The Eastern Regional office of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA), has registered 360 vehicles between January 4 and 13, 2021.
Mr Sylvanus Markwei, Eastern Regional Manager of DVLA, who made this known to the Ghana News A…
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called on the MP for Asawase Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka to retract allegations of bribery against a Supreme Court judge relative to the election of the Speaker of Parliament.
A statement signed by the N…
Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases have risen to 1,404 from 1,330, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced via its website.
This follows the confirmation of 175 new cases of infection, bringing the country’s cumulative cases to 56,981. …
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat with support from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will introduce mechanisms for supporting trade under the agreement.
One of such mechanisms that the Secretariat …
In early 2020, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) formalized a partnership to catalyze women’s entrepreneurship through gender lens impact inv…
IFAD’s fight against rural poverty and hunger highlighted at One Planet Summit, as President Macron calls on others to step up their commitment
In a move to sustainably address rising hunger and poverty, exacerbated by COVID-19, climate…
The Executive Committee of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC-Ghana), on Wednesday called on workers across the country to strictly observe all COVID-19 safety protocols per the World Health Organisation and Ghana Health Service directiv…
The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has initiated Psychoeducational training for Professionals and Emergency Medical Technicians to facilitate their duties as frontline health workers.
The training was to enhance the psychological and …
The Takoradi Technical University (TTU) since its conversion in 2016 by an Act of Parliament, decided to develop academic and industry-centred programmes to produce graduates that will help solve the varied challenges facing the societies.…
Mr Martin Agyei Mensah-Korsah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Techiman South constituency has assured his commitment to facilitate unity and social cohesion in the area.
He described the post-election violence which erupted in th…
Ms Zhou Guiping, Director of Confucius Institute at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has pledged the Institute's unwavering commitment to support the Cape Coast Technological University (CCTU) for mutual benefits.
The Institute relish…
The chiefs and people of Atronie in the Sunyani Municipality have held a meeting with the Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene and deliberated on pertinent development challenges confronting the town.
Discussi…
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