The College of Engineering (CoE), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has held a demonstration exercise to explain the working operation of Ghana's first home-made prototype ventilator.
The medical equipment, whi…
Six more persons have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) in the Central Region as at Tuesday, April 21, the Regional Directorate of Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed.
This brings to eight, the total number of co…
Dr. Lord Graceful Mensah, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Ho Teaching Hospital Tuesday said presentation of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to health institutions boosts morale of staff to up the fight against COVID19.
"PPE are e…
BlueGreen Water Technologies, Ltd. [1] ("BlueGreen"), a global cleantech company, announced today that it has successfully completed its strategic intervention in Roodeplaat Dam in South Africa. Following the company's application of its …
The evolution of civilisation runs hand-in-glove with the earliest forays by our ancestors into agriculture. Simultaneously, the unfolding of early forms of agriculture brought primitive technology into people’s lives, while in today’s mod…
Lebanese Community companies in Tamale have presented personal protective equipment including food items to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) to complement efforts at treating COVID-19 patients at the facility.
The items included 100 p…
Mr Joseph Danso Yeboah, Sekyere Central District Director of Health Services, has commended the District Assembly for initiating innovative measures to prevent the spread of covid-19 in the area.
He said the setting-up of the District C…
Eurofins Technologies’ Range of Testing Kits for Serology-based Antibody Detection by ELISA in Patients Exposed to COVID-19 now Available to Order Online by Government Approved Clinical Laboratories Globally
In a continued effort to he…
Mr Lan Kwame Tugbenu, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has called for the need to show love, care and support for victims of COVID-19 and their Families.
That, he said would m…
Not much change with the nos. Sar-cov-2” the cunning and elusive coronavirus that gave the world a wake-up call
…summary of the facts as at April 19th .part-2.
DEATH rate in Ghana as a percentage of known infections has dropped 1.45%…
Leading off-grid utilities provider, WINCH ENERGY, has unveiled the WINCH CLINIC, a mobile health facility fully powered by renewable energy. The new clinic has been designed to overcome the barriers of time, affordability and reliability,…
More Americans continue to show interest in the phrase investment book based on Google search queries. Data compiled by Finbold.com shows that over the past 12 months, the interest has spiked by about 150%.
By the week ending 21st April…
To sustain and grow relationships between U.S. soybean farmers and international customers, the U.S. Soybean Export Council virtually hosted The U.S. Soy Connection: Global Digital Conference and Situation Report on April 14-15
This wee…
The Institute of Directors -Ghana (IoD-GH), a professional organization committed to the professional development and practice of Corporate Directorship has appointed Mr Frederick Emmanuel Aryeetey as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Mr…
More than 70,000 extra troops will be deployed in South Africa to help enforce a lockdown intended to stop the spread of conronavirus, national broadcaster SABC says.
Opposition leader John Steenhusien has tweeted a letter that Presiden…
He made the call during a global Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) webinar
African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina says an accelerated global health and economic effort is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pan…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa's education systems were making slow, but steady progress in getting kids into school and keeping them beyond the primary grades, a new analysis of Afrobarometer data shows.
Many governments received…
Mr Samuel Addai Agyekum, District Chief Executive (DCE)for Sekyere-Kumawu has been honoured for his outstanding contribution towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)in the district.
The award, which was presen…
Funzi has designed a course entitled ‘COVID-19: Adapt and thrive’, as a part of the country’s official coronavirus response initiative
The United Nations in South Africa has partnered with Funzi, a mobile learning service based in Finla…
Jackson College of Education, a private College of Education, has presented a cheque for GHC 20, 000.00 to the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR).
The donation was to support the work and enhance the re…
Ten straw basket weaver groups in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region have received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable them fight the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
The items worth over GHC10, 000.…
Mr Alexander Djornobuah Tetteh, the Deputy Western North Regional Minister has advised Ghanaians to still adhere to the President's directives on the COVID-19 pandemic despite the lockdown lift, to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
He …
The Management of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) has donated 20 boxes and 100 gallons of liquid and gel sanitizers to the Ridge and Tema General Hospitals to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the…
The 2020 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says moving into the next decade will be a crucial period for journalism, exacerbated by coronavirus, which threatens the right to reliable information.
The …
GCB Bank has presented 100 veronica buckets and their accessories to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources as part of the Bank’s commitment towards the control of coronavirus in the country.
The Ministry will deploy the bucke…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, governments, apparently on the advice of experts, have kept updating guidelines and policies on the wearing of facemasks. President Akufo-Addo says every Ghanaian must also now wear a facemask when out …
Coronavirus - Africa: Ministers of the African Union Discuss Actions to Mitigate the Devastating Impacts of COVID-19 and Address Urgent Challenges in Tourism Sector
The main objective of this meeting was to discuss the urgent actions to…
The Ghana Health Service is continuing with the supervision of the completion of a backlog of laboratory samples which have been picked for testing for COVID-19.
Total samples tested so far now stands at 68,591 with 1.52 % testing positiv…
Despite the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the world mustn't forget the "deeper environmental emergency" facing the planet.
That's the view of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in remarks released to celebrate Earth Day.
…
The Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Dacosta Aboagye, has cautioned the public against the improper use and disposal of nose masks.
He said while the use of nose masks had become a preventive measure agains…
The Bono Regional Minister, Mrs. Evelyn Ama Kumi-Richardson on Tuesday emphasized the ban on the use of tricycles (Pragyia) for fare paying passengers in the region is still in force and culprits will be prosecuted accordingly.
She said…
The Ghana Post has announced the opening, for full business activities, of all its branches that were closed due to the partial lockdown, as part of measures by government to control the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
A sta…
The world is at risk of widespread famines "of biblical proportions" caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned.
David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said urgent action was needed to avoid a catastrophe.
…
Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has revealed that about 15, 000 are likely to die from the novel Coronavirus.
This, according to him is based on a model generated for the coronavirus infections in Ghana.
He ex…
The Ministry of Health is to soon establish guidelines and requirements for the production of face masks in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed.
He said though "the mass production of face mask is very much …
Rwandans are adhering to a government directive for mandatory wearing of face masks in public during the ongoing lockdown.
The order was announced on Saturday by the health ministry and took effect from Monday.
In the capital Kigali,…
The Sintex Group of Companies has presented various food items to the Rebecca Foundation's Relief Boxes Challenge for onward distribution to those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Group donated 1,000 relief boxes containing r…
Residents of North Taifa on Monday appealed to the Government to make available the services of water tankers to provide them with potable water.
Some residents told the Ghana News Agency that the community had been hit with water short…
It is certainly too soon to draw some lessons on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, since it continues to dramatically affect significant segments of the world population and still remains a puzzle, an enigma for the world scientific co…
Ghana has since its first two recorded cases of COVID-19 infections, had traced a total of 86,000 contacts, out of which the test results of 68,591 had been received.
Out of the number 1,042 persons, representing 1.5 per cent have been …
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has refuted claims that the Authority has unlawfully issued Ghana cards to some foreign nationals, specifically to a Chinese national.
This follows a video circulating on social media suggesti…
The Central Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) as part of its water relief efforts, supplied potable water to underserved communities in the region.
The move, was in line with the utility reliefs announced by the…
SOS Children's Village (SOS CV) Ghana, an International Non-Governmental Organization has distributed assorted food items to residents of Tema Manhean and Glefe.
The gesture is part of the organization's relief support to help families …
The Kwahu Afram Plains North District Assembly has established two isolation centres at the Donkorkrom Presbyterian Hospital and the community center to be used by the district for possible case of COVID-19 in the district.
Speaking in …
Gulf Energy Limited and CareWorld Global have donated medical equipment and assorted disinfectants to the 37 Military Hospital and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) COVID-19 Treatment Centre to aid in the fight against the disease.
The items…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says we don’t have enough evidence to understand if and why some people may experience reactivation after recovery.
We need more data to determine if and why the virus may be having a flare-…
During pregnancy, your baby-to-be depends on you to provide the nutrition they need. For this reason, it’s important to eat a well-balanced diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables.
The benefits of eating fruit during pr…
More and more countries are convinced that the spreading of coronavirus can be reduced by the public covering their faces.
In their view, this is not about protecting yourself but about protecting others, by minimising the risk of you p…
The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is encouraged that several countries are now starting to plan how to ease social restrictions that restricted the movement of their citizen…
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