The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi on Monday, received three Savina 300 Ventilators and suction machine to manage COVID-19 patients admitted in the facility.
Contracta Construction UK Limited, contractors of the new Kej…
The Institute of Nature and Environmental Conservation (INEC), an NGO focusing on preservation and protection of plants, has launched a project to restock the country's forests with African teak tree species.
The project, which is being…
The Government through the Ministry of Education has supplied Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the nine Education Directorates in the Western Region.
The PPE is to be distributed to final year Junior high and Senior High School st…
The South Dayi Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has embarked on a sensitization programme for community members and religious bodies in various communities in the District.
This forms part of the Commis…
Parents of final year and second year Gold track students of the Accra Girls Senior High School are demanding an immediate vacation of their wards following the alleged outbreak of COVID-19 in the school.
It is alleged that six students…
Mr Nuhu Gibri, Oti Regional Director, Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said human resource development has become a cardinal component in the successful implementation of Service organisational policies.
He said the Service is t…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid more than GHC784 million in claims and withholding taxes to service providers.
The payments were effected between January 01 and July 01, 2020, with National Health Insurance Scheme …
Africa is seeing coronavirus cases rapidly increasing and deaths rising, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
We've looked at the situation across the continent, and examined which countries are of most concern.
How fast i…
The usage of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Mobile Renewal Service is recording increases monthly after the lifting of the lockdown.
The latest summary report indicates an increase of 8.2 per cent for the month of June 2020, wh…
New research shows that the most effective homemade face masks are those made with tightly woven fabric and providing a good seal along the edges.
Bandanas were not found to be effective.
N95 masks need to be properly fitted and should b…
Recently, China Yutong Bus has donated more than 1.2 million medical masks to African countries
China Yutong Bus (en.Yutong.com), one of the world’s major bus and coach suppliers, has donated more than 1.2 million medical masks to Ghan…
Research Enhances Understanding of the Nutritional and Economic Differences in Soybean Meal from Different Origins
Meta-analysis compares commercial soybean meals produced from different countries, informing the U.S. soybean meal qualit…
ESCAP to highlight Asia-Pacific priorities at United Nations’ High-Level Political Forum
The global crisis resulting from the spread of COVID-19, has had a major effect on sustainable development targets, with health systems overwhelmed…
UC Berkeley Global is proud to announce its Global Program for Freshmen (GPF), launching Fall 2020. This unique “online study-abroad” program is designed for incoming first-year university students seeking a close-knit, collaborative learn…
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has tested positive for COVID-19 and started self-isolation and treatment from home.
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah announced this in Accra on Tuesday at the bi-weekly media update on COVID-19 …
As parts of the globe cautiously begin to open up, the focus is on what travel freedom and global mobility will look like in a post–Covid-19 world. Last week the EU released a list of countries whose residents would be allowed entry into t…
The government has injected over $269 million worth of agricultural equipment in the agricultural sector since 2017, in fulfilment of its promise to mechanise agriculture in the country.
The equipment, which is from the Czech Republic, …
The Ministry of Aviation says it is not in any discussions relating to the sale of the Kotoka International Airport.
Media reports and social media publications had said the Kotoka Airport was being sold to a foreign company to take ove…
The Hospital Administration of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has decided to suspend emergency surgical cases for the next two weeks.
A statement signed by Mr Mustapha Salifu, the Head of Public Relations of the Hospital and copied to t…
Accra Girls Senior High School has assured of the safety of students following news of reported cases of Covid-19 in the School.
“Parents, the situation is under control and your wards are safe, so you can go home with a peaceful mind,”…
The Ghana Health Service and the Ghana Education Service Monday announced that as at July 6, six students, a teacher and spouse had tested positive for COVID-19 in Accra Girls Senior High School.
The two Services announced that the affe…
Ghana's COVID-19 cases have risen to hit 21,077 after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 992 new infections across the country.
The country's health management body in its latest update via a designated portal also confirmed that 2,000 …
Mr. Kwadwo Damoah, the Commissioner, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said the Authority would reward officers involved in the interception of contraband goods at Kpoglu Border in the Ketu South Municipality.
H…
Saudi Arabia has announced a series of measures to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, later this month.
It will limit the number of domestic attendees to around 1,000 and touching the Kaaba, Islam'…
Mr Benjamin Quarcoo, the Western Regional Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cautioned customers who were due for disconnection before the Government's relief to urgently pay their arrears to remain con…
Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson, the Bono Regional Minister, has performed separate ground-breaking ceremonies for work to commence on the first phase of construction, under the Ghana's Secondary City Support Project in the region.
The …
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) on Sunday said the Southern part of the country will experience slight to modest rains during this month, as the rainy season tapers off to an end.
"Although there may be breaks from time to time, …
As we reported earlier, an Indian medical council had hoped to have a vaccine available for public use by mid-August - which a group of Indian scientists has now dismissed as unrealistic.
So where are we in the global search for one?
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Bishop John Peter Sackey, the President of the United Nations' Youth in Ghana, has called on Government to invest in research and production of herbal medicines for effective and quality health care for all.
He has, consequently, sugges…
The Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR), a unit under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), has commenced data collection exercise on household registration in the Northern, Savannah and North East Regions. …
SafeCare4Covid - the free app for healthcare providers to provide them with practical support in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 is far from over. No matter where in the world they are, healthcare facilities face similar chal…
We typically teach spelling by having kids write their words several times. We teach lots of subjects by having the child fill out a workbook page to see what they remember.
We give tests where they are asked to write things down. Even …
Since you were successful in grabbing the grade you so wanted. Also, you and your parents believe that the result so rightfully was reflexive of your talent, you are literally on top of the world and feeling invincible. You have got yourse…
Study Investigates Accuracy of Respiration Rate Obtained From Pulse Oximetry on Pediatric Patients Using Masimo RRp®
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) today announced the results of a study published in Pneumonia in which independent researchers in…
How is the Coronavirus pandemic affecting Climate Change? How do we give up fossil fuels when energy is connected to everything? Global economic growth is driven by consumer consumption, but unfortunately, that consumption is also pollutin…
The University of the Free State (UFS) is pleased to announce that it will be providing students with additional, holistic support to ensure no student is left behind during the COVID-19 pandemic. UFS aims to go beyond meeting the academic…
Merck Foundation joins hands with African First Ladies to improve cancer care in Africa through providing one, two- and three-year Oncology fellowship and master degree for more than 80 doctors from 26 countries
Merck Foundation to make…
Mr. Benjamin Cudjoe the Birim Central Municipal Director of Education has advised parents to protect children by ensuring that, they wear nose masks before they leave their homes for school to prevent them from getting infected with novel …
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) wants a review of the country’s strategy for combating the COVID-19 in order to arrest the alarming rate at which the disease is spreading in the country.
It said with the numbers increasing, its memb…
Last week, social media went buzzing with pictures of the two latest wax prints by GTP named ‘Lockdown’ and ‘Fellow Ghanaians’.
The excitement which greeted the wax prints on the Ghanaian market was to be expected because of the curious…
Ghanaians have been asked to disregard a media report that said President Nana Akufo-Addo was in London receiving treatment for COVID-19.
A statement from the Presidency said the publication was "clearly a figment of the author's imagin…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is, from today, July 4, beginning a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure following his exposure to a COVID-19 positive person in his close circle.
A statement signed by Information Minister K…
Ghana's COVID-19 case count is now 20, 085.
The figure includes 14, 870 recoveries and 122 deaths.
According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), who released the figures on Sunday, July 5, 2020, the country has also recorded a total o…
A framework to enhance police-media relations and safety of journalists has been developed.
It was developed by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), National Media Commission (NMC), Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ghana I…
Some Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in the Tamale Metropolis have appealed for isolation of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centres at hospitals in this period of the COVID-19 pandemic to assure them of safety as they visit the hospital…
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Barbara Oteng Gyasi says Ghana's quest is to use the Pan African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) to rise above and beyond the shadows of slavery to celebrate the African spirit of resilienc…
COVID-19 symptoms can vary widely in different people, ranging from deadly pneumonia to a loss of smell, or even no symptoms.
Many people report mild symptoms initially before more severe fever and coughing.
While 80 percent of cases are…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution as African airlines begin operations in various countries.
The WHO said strict measures should be observed to prevent surges in coronavirus infections.
The organisation urged g…
The Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Bolgatanga, has presented items to health facilities in the Bongo District and Kassena-Nankana Municipality to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The y…
The Saint Andrews Catholic Hospital at Kordiabe has received medical supplies worth GHC20,000 to help fight against the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The medical supplies donated by Dalex Finance included, boxes of hand…
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