As we continue in our march to defeat COVID-19, there are a few things that we need to do regularly to protect ourselves as we STAY AT HOME. The risk of sitting for long periods or just relaxing in bed all day is extremely high but we need…
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The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is rallying national support to fix its equipment deficit as COVID-19 bites the facility hard.
The facility has been overstretched over the last month with its 25-bed makeshift Highly Infe…
Vodafone Ghana has reopened its pioneering Healthline Medical Call Centre to empower Ghanaians with accurate COVID-19 information and refer suspected cases to the Rapid Response Team (RRT).
Healthline Call Centre, which has been a resou…
On Friday, Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with Covid-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted her to come the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Hospital to see if he needed to be put on…
The Central Regional Minister, Mr Kwamena Duncan has asked water supply companies and agencies not to limit the amount of water people can fetch in the period of free water supply.
There are reports that some water agency officials in…
US President Donald Trump has said he is going to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) because it has "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
He accused the UN agency of mismanaging and cov…
The story of United States (U.S.) leadership in the global battle against COVID-19 is a story of days, months, and decades.
Every day, the United States provides U.S. technical assistance to hospitals and labs around the world. Thes…
The Organised Labour National May Day Planning Committee, planners of the Annual International Workers’ Day of Solidarity (May Day) celebration, has cancelled the 2020 May Day activities and celebration, amid the fight against the COVID-19…
MultiChoice Ghana Ltd has partnered with the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to support the distribution of the Ghana Learning TV channel on both DStv and GOtv platfor…
South Africa on Monday repatriated over 60 of its stranded nationals, who want to return home from Accra, which is undergoing a 21-day lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
They were seen off at the Kotoka International Airp…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the Military Authorities to initiate a probe into two alleged assault incidents on two journalists by some soldiers.
It also called on the Military Authorities to investigate the two…
Mr Chen Xiaodong, Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held talks with a group of African Ambassadors, including Mr Edward Boateng, Ghana's Ambassador to China.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the fallout of the targe…
Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has called for calm in the Region after it recorded nine cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, April 12.
He said, "Relevant stakeholders" had started contact tracing in affected districts and c…
Mr Elliot Edem Agbenorwu, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ketu South has said all six confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Municipality were foreigners aided by residents to enter the country illegally.
The cases, the highest in t…
The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS), a research and advocacy institution on Saturday appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider a holistic 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
In a statement signed…
Goldfields Ghana Limited has spent more than US$833,000 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in its operational areas in the Western Region and other parts of the country.
The Company, through the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has also contributed …
The Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast, the Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle has said the lessons of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must bring the best out of mankind to exhibit unprecedented revolutionary love, selfles…
The College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has reached the advanced stage in the design and construction of a homemade ventilator.
The project, a joint work between the College's Computer Eng…
The Bolgatanga New Market is likely to be closed down soon after a marathon COVID-19 prevention meeting between the Municipal Chief Executive, Joseph Amiyuure and the market's leadership.
Two major decisions, that were arrived at, and h…
The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, says the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has taught the world the value of brotherhood and the significance of showing love to all people irrespective of religion, race, gender, backgrou…
The Ghana Police Service Sunday warned henceforth any person found at any beach in Ghana will be arrested as part of measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus.
A statement signed by Superintendent of Police Mrs Sheilla Kes…
Seventy medical practitioners and supporting staff have been trained in risk communication and public health education on COVID-19.
It was organised by Vodafone Ghana Foundation in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
T…
The novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is not a "death sentence and Ghanaians must not panic over surging figures", the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said.
Ghana has so far recorded 566 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 with eigh…
A coronavirus vaccine could be available for the general public by September, according to a professor of vaccinology at Oxford University.
Professor Sarah Gilbert told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that clinical trials of the vaccine w…
African Union Member States (52) reporting COVID-19 cases (15,284), deaths (815), and recoveries (2,895) by region:
Central (1,274 cases; 39 deaths; 170 recoveries): Burundi (5; 1; 0), Cameroon (820; 12; 130), Central African Re…
The HSRC and University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nelson R. Mandela (UKZN)’s School of Medicine would like to understand how the virus is affecting South African health workers – both physically and emotionally
We are very happy to w…
Coronavirus - Ethiopia: World Food Programme (WFP) launches Ethiopian Government-supported Air Hub for COVID-19 response
WFP is planning to organize and process flights for humanitarian personnel through the Addis Ababa hub as well as m…
It isn't breaking news that the world is currently on "lock-down mode." Around the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has made conditions dire and triggered global economic shutdowns.
For the oil and gas market, it has been an especially tryi…
In the past two weeks since the institution of enhanced surveillance, restriction of movement and continuous public education to prevent the spread of cases of COVID-19. Several cases have been recorded as a result of intensive contact tra…
The wearing of masks has become one of the defining images – and debates – of the coronavirus pandemic.
Some argue we should we all be wearing face masks to protect ourselves from the virus and to reduce the risk of asymptomatic carrier…
As the world's population was plunged into lockdown, our social media feeds became filled with stories of shortages at local supermarkets.
But with many restaurants and other areas of the hospitality industry effectively shut for busine…
The President of the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Chapter of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Alex Egotey has admonished Ghanaians not to panic in the face of the increasing number of the Coronavirus disease.
He has rather advised…
Government is spending GHC2 million a day on the hot meals being provided for Ghanaians in the lockdown areas in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Communications Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has boosted Ghana's fight against the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic after approving the government's request for financial support to curb the viral spread and mitigate its impact on lives and …
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the gathering and availability of data has played a significant role in Ghana's battle against COVID-19 so far.
Identifying suspected cases, testing and tracing contacts of conf…
This fear has taken an emotional toll especially on people who are aged and for those who are already living with anxiety disorders.
Of course it is a new virus, which means that no one has immunity, and there is no vaccine.
It is ca…
CS Mutahi; We have up-scaled our level of preparedness & response to contain the spread of this virus.
Bought Kshs.140M PPE’s
Tested 8,123 samples
Mobilized 500 ventilators for critical care
Manufactured & distributed …
Non-Profit Organization Collaborates with IDEO.org to Develop Positive Social Movement in Support of Refugees and Marginalized Communities
Alight, formerly known as the American Refugee Committee, is proud to announce the global launch…
Africa.com Convenes Top African Business Leaders with Harvard Business School Faculty to Respond to COVID-19
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As COVID-19 takes hold of African economies, African b…
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, founder and overseer of Action Chapel International in Ghana has organized Operation Feed My People, a large scale emergency feeding program in response to the state of emergency lockdown in Ghana again…
Coronavirus - Africa: World Health Organization (WHO) Africa's Polio Eradication Programme is supporting the fight through surveillance & contact tracing
As the #COVID19 pandemic spreads, WHO Africa's #Polio Eradication Programme is s…
Coronavirus - South Africa: Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries on Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown relief secured for destitute waste pickers countrywide
The initiative is aimed at alleviating distress many reclaimers face durin…
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A number of very important guidelines have been issued worldwide to address the COVID-19 pandemic, namely:
frequently wash hands under running water with soap for at least twenty seconds
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Professor Fred McBagonluri, the President of Academic City University College working with 13 others, have developed a baseline prototype of a mechanical ventilator to support the national and global efforts towards eradicating COVID-19 pa…
The Ghana Chamber of Mines on Thursday, made a donation of GHS11.5 million to the Ministry of Health (MOH) and its allied institutions, to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Out of the total amount given, GHS 3.3 million w…
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, has expanded its outreach to feed more needy and vulnerable people within the restricted areas – Accra, Kumasi, Tema, and Kasoa.
The Mi…
Keda Ghana Ceramics Company Limited, producers of Twyford Ceramic Tiles in the Shama District has donated some sanitary items worth hundreds of cedis to some selected organisations to fight spread of the COVID-19.
The items include some…
The Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana on Thursday presented safety equipment to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to assist them in their line of duty against the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
The it…
A Clergyman has entreated Ghanaians to abide by the directives put in place by the government to manage and control the spread COVID – 19.
Apostle-General Emmanuel Astiko, Founder and Leader and the General Overseer of the Power Mission…
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