Human Rights Watch is committed to reporting on the human rights dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research has identified 40 questions to guide a rights-respecting response to this crisis that addresses the needs of groups most at …
Port of Los Angeles Announces Apple Donation of 160,000 Face Shields to Logistics Victory Los Angeles to Help City Combat COVID-19
Logistics Victory Los Angeles (LoVLA.org) is receiving a donation of 160,000 face shields from Apple Inc…
Mr Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary General, has appealed to families and leaders at all levels to protect and safeguard the well-being of children as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe.
He said they foresee an…
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) of Ghana has sampled some COVID-19 donations received from the Chinese Government for laboratory tests to ascertain whether or not it is safe for use in the country.
The donations, which arrived at the…
The widespread destruction wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Harold in several Pacific countries just days ago has been nothing short of heart-breaking. At least 32 people have died, while more than 45,000 men, women and children in Vanuatu’s ha…
The Northern Regional Health Directorate is expecting results of a second test on the nine COVID-19 patients in Tamale to determine if they are free of the disease.
Dr John Eleeza, Northern Regional Director of Health, who announced thi…
As the virus continues to hold the world in its grip, there is growing evidence that women and girls are at risk in specific, gendered ways
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Collaboration and coordination are key for rapid COVID-19 support
African private sector has a major part to play in supporting governments to defeat COVID-19 in Africa. That is one of the main messages from an emergency session of the …
If you undermine the use of technology in improving education, covid-19 will expose you. The AIT example
One of the industries in Ghana that is most hit by the COVID-19 pandemic from Archaeology to Zoology is the Education Industry. Ind…
To ensure that Persons with Disability (PWDs) complied with the restriction on movement directive from the President, while living comfortable lives, the Department of Social Welfare (DSW), Korle-Klottey Municipality, on Thursday, distribu…
Mrs Naana Eyiah Quansah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa Central, has admonished residents in the Constituency to adhere strictly to the directives given by President Akufo-Addo and Ghana Health Service to support the war against the C…
Mr John Peter Amewu, the Energy Minister, has reiterated that disconnected customers will not benefit from the free electricity announced by the President, as part of efforts to mitigate the hardships of the the COVID-19 pandemic.
The M…
As many of us find ourselves confined to our houses due to social isolation measures, concerns tend to arise about the lack of sunlight – and possible vitamin D deficiency. For many, a go-to fix is to take supplements.
The supplemen…
Over the next six months, the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCR) would spend five million Ghana cedis to support the Government's efforts at mitigating the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
Mr. Kwame Gyimah-Akwafo, the Presiden…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has identified a number of geographical areas in the country that are likely to be hit hard, in case the coronavirus (COVID-19) infections escalate across the country.
Among the areas are Subin in Kum…
African Union Member States (52) reporting COVID-19 cases (19,895) deaths (1,016), and recoveries (4,642) by region:
Central (1,708 cases; 54 deaths; 232 recoveries): Burundi (6; 1; 4), Cameroon (1,016; 21; 168), Central Africa…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff Abba Kyari has passed on. Kyari tested positive for Covid-19 in March.
Nigeria on Friday reported fifty-one new cases of coronavirus, taking the total confirmed cases in the most populous bla…
The Western "brand" is suffering from what many see as a "slow and haphazard" response by Western governments to the COVID-19 outbreak. As the epicentre of the pandemic moved from China to Europe and now to the US, the weakness of Western …
Inside the rural Ohio labs run by Battelle, a nonprofit research and development firm, scientists have tested explosives, experimented with atomic energy and worked with chemical nerve agents. But some of the group’s most critical work is …
The Pentagon awarded a $400 million contract to Ohio-based nonprofit research organization Battelle so it can help to sterilize N-95 masks at 60 locations using concentrated hydrogen peroxide vapor.
Battelle said on Friday it was awarde…
The Ghana Health Service is supervising the completion of a backlog of laboratory samples which have been picked for testing as part of the COVID-19 testing exercise. This is after some 57,000 samples have already been successfully tested …
The Wa West District Assembly on Wednesday donated some hand washing and assorted items to the Wa West District Health Directorate as its contribution towards the fight against the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
They included: 30 veronica buc…
Two Ghanaian companies, DDP Outdoor Advertising and Commodity Monitor Limited have provided free billboard advertisements on COVID-19 to fight the pandemic.
A press release copied to the Ghana News Agency said the Companies had sponsore…
The Koforidua Regional Hospital has appealed to voluntary blood donors to come to the aid of the Blood Bank of the Hospital.
Speaking to the media, Dr Cardinald Newton, the Acting Director of the Hospital said as, at Easter Monday, the …
About 40 hospital staff of the Hohoe Municipal Hospital in the Volta region have been quarantined with 85 contacts traced after the Hospital recorded two positive cases of the novel corona virus disease.
The two positive cases are a 22-…
Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
UN officials also say it is likely the pandemic will kill at least 300,000 people in Africa and push nearly 30 million i…
Transport operators and drivers in Western North Region have increased transport fares by over 25 percent.
This follows the directives by the Ghana Private Road Transport (GPRTU) for drivers to reduce the number of passengers travelling…
Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, Deputy Health Minister Designate, has said the Government's current measures to contain Covid-19 might have to continue for the next two weeks.
This is because the nation would enter a crucial stage within the pe…
Getting timely, accurate data to get the pandemic under control in Africa and other regions is critical to avoid devastation and for the success of global efforts
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Global Partnership for …
* Viettel Group's member companies are helping millions of customers worldwide to stay online through the pandemic.
* Services fee discount, educational packages and free money transfer are some of the solutions
With countries constr…
Ventilator Manufacturers Unite to Form Ventilator Training Alliance and Create App to Help Frontline Medical Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Several of the world’s ventilator manufacturers have formed a Ventilator Training Alliance (…
On Saturday, Zimbabweans from all corners of the world, are meant to celebrate 40 years of independence!
I say 'meant to celebrate' because, at this stage, there is little to celebrate.
The country regained its sovereignty from British…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Expands Commitment to Global COVID-19 Response, Calls for International Collaboration to Protect People Everywhere from the Virus
Additional funding brings foundation commitment to more than $250 million …
EY, SAP, and Qualtrics Collaborate to Bring Resources to Governments Around the World to Help in the Fight Against COVID-19
Custom COVID-19 solutions help governments stay connected to their citizens and employees, use data to make quic…
Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to Ghana, following its launch across 18 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa last week. Created as part of Facebook's efforts to help the global fight against COVID-19, users in Ghana wi…
“SAR-COV-2” the cunning and elusive coronavirus that gave the world a wake up. Objective perspectives from Professor Douglas Boateng. Part -1
High recovery rate may provide optimism in the midst of wide spread fear and despair “Covid-1…
Covid-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of a conversation about the trial.
The patients t…
The Tema General Hospital in the Greater Accra Region has shut down its Paediatric Unit for emergency disinfection following reports that some workers have been exposed to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Two units at the hospital — …
A 99-year-old war veteran has walked 100 laps of his garden to raise £17m and counting for the NHS.
Captain Tom Moore originally aimed to raise just £1,000 for NHS Charities Together by completing laps of his garden before his 100th bir…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has initiated a campaign to encourage residents and traders in the various communities in the metropolis to wear nose masks.
Dubbed, "Wear your nose mask", the campaign is aimed at curbing the spr…
A 46-year-old Nigerian national man who tested positive for Coronavirus in the Upper West Region has bolted.
Simon Okafor Chukudi was among seven confirmed cases in the region.
He had been kept under surveillance at his residence by …
The Royal Society is to begin an urgent scientific investigation into ways of ending the coronavirus pandemic.
An expert panel will assess all the available science and lessons learned from other countries to provide advice in the next …
The Rebecca Foundation with support from the Merck Foundation, has presented boxes of food and relief items to some persons living with disabilities, HIV and AIDS and some artisans affected by the hardships of Covid-19 the Stay Home order.…
The Controller and Accountant-General has implemented the three months tax relief granted to all health workers as directed by the President in his recent address to the nation on the coronavirus disease.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuf…
The Meridian Ports Services (MPS) has allayed fears of a possible closure of its Terminal 3 at the Tema Port, following reports of a suspected COVID-19 case at the facility last Thursday.
Officials insist that the facility was working…
Ghana has recorded a total of 1.3 per cent of COVID-19 infections among the at-risk population of 50,719 tested, as at April 15, 2020.
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, said as at mid-night on April 15, the country's …
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, visited the state-of-the-art National Information Contact Centre (NICC) established to receive information and concerns from the public in relation to the measures being implemented by the Gove…
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that it will roll out one million coronavirus testing kits to meet the continent's "big gap".
The organisation’s director John Nkengasong says testing rates…
The Obuasi Mine Malaria Control Programme of the AngloGold Ashanti, has disinfected health facilities and market centres in Obuasi as part of efforts to fight COVID-19 pandemic.
The exercise, which was conducted in collaboration with th…
Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, has indicated that the region has recorded 258 cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) with 40 deaths within the period of January 1 to April 12, 2020.
He said the death rate of the …
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