The Police Administration has decided to serve personnel meals to avoid the situation where officers deployed to ensure the public complied with the lockdown directives do not leave their posts in search of food.
They are not supposed t…
Mr. Kwaku Asante-Boateng, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante-Akim South has donated assorted items to help fight the coronavirus in the constituency.
The items worth over GHC40,000.00, included Veronica buckets, hand sanitizers, l…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Volta/Oti branch has presented locally made nose masks and sanitizers to journalists to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The nose masks were presented to the Association by Madam Dzifa Attivor, Chief…
Information Officers and Commentators of Information Services Department in the Savannah Region including some journalists have attended a day's training on the COVID-19.
The training, organised at Damongo by the Ministry of Information…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, on Tuesday, donated assorted sanitary items to the Ghana Prisons Service to be given to prisoners to observe the hygiene protocols directed by the Ghana Health Service.
The items comprise hand washing …
Mrs Cecelia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has called on the public to support the efforts of their district chief executives as they seek to rid their areas of filth.
"Cleaning our surroundings should be …
Mrs Cynthia Morrison, Minister of Gender and Social Protection, Tuesday said the Government's food and other relief items in the wake of COVID-19 are not for only female head porters (kayayee) as being circulated in some quarters, but for …
The Wassa-East District Assembly has outlined prudent measures aimed at preventing the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the District.
The Assembly has therefore intensified its campaign on public education through the formation of s…
As part of measures to ensure the successful fight against the CONVID-19 pandemic, Kings Kingdom Charismatic Center (KKCC) has donated items worth GHC3,000 to the Tarkwa District Police Command.
The items include, Veronica buckets, cart…
The Effia-Nkwanta Hospital, the major referral hospital in the Western and Western North Regions, has appealed to the public to help the facility procure ventilators in preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ventilators, according to Dr…
The Kumasi Central Market, West Africa's largest open-air market, has been closed down with immediate effect.
This follows concerns raised by the city authorities over the conduct of traders in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pan…
The National Blood Service, Ghana (NBSG), has introduced an appointment system for voluntary blood donors to donate blood at designated Blood Collection Sites with enhanced safety procedures in Accra and Kumasi.
This would help sustain …
No supplement, diet, or lifestyle modification — aside from social distancing and practicing proper hygiene ?— can protect you from developing COVID-19.
The strategies outlined below may boost your immune health, but they don’t pr…
The virus that causes COVID-19 can be viable for up to 72 hours on certain surfaces.
Taking extra care when handling your groceries can reduce your risk of exposure.
Experts say these simple steps can keep you safe.
The CDC rec…
Enhanced contact tracing and testing is ongoing in Ghana and has resulted in increased number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
·As at 7th April 2020, 23:30 hr, a total of 313 cases of COVID-19 with six (6) deaths have been recorded. The reg…
Global Plasma Leaders Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Potential COVID-19 Hyperimmune Therapy
Partnership brings together world-leading plasma companies to focus on developing and delivering a hyperimmune immunoglobulin in t…
Wilmar Africa Ltd has presented cash and products worth GHs 1,000,000 to support government’s efforts to check the spread of COVID 19 and also alleviate the plight of the less privileged families in our society. The donation comprised of a…
Reaching the continent through travellers returning from hotspots in Asia, Europe and the United States, Africa’s first COVID-19 case was recorded in Egypt on 14 February
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to mor…
Visa Foundation Commits $210 Million to Support Small and Micro Businesses and Immediate COVID-19 Emergency Relief
The Visa Foundation today announced a commitment of two programs totaling $210 million to support small and micro busines…
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland on World Health Day
Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic,…
Coronavirus - Africa: European Investment Bank (EIB) Group contributes € 5.2 billion to EU response to Covid-19 outside European Union
Short-term support for health and business investment in Africa, Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood C…
Centurion Law Group has launched a series of legal updates where it will be providing the latest updates and insights on in-country changes in legislations and regulations
The series will provide an overview of the current state of affa…
As of 3 pm EAT 7 April 2020, a total of 10,086 COVID-19 cases and 487 (CFR 5%) deaths have been reported in 52 African countries
Outbreak Update: Since the last brief (31 March 2020), 518,122 new confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVI…
Telecommunication network, Vodafone Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS)and the Flowminder Foundation are using innovative data science techniques to support the government’s response against COVID-19.
The long…
Change is definitely the only constant in life. Being able to adapt to changing conditions is arguably the most useful skill one can develop because change will come one way or the other and in 2020 it’s come in a way no one ever took seri…
The venture applies HOTT3D’s design, construction and project management expertise to building medical facilities within days
A Cape Town-based exhibition builder, together with an event organizer, offer to work with governments and pri…
A former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, has warned Ghanaians against producing and wearing their own face or nose masks because it cannot protect them from the deadly coronavirus.
Acco…
The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate has deployed eight contact tracing teams to interact with residents and possibly test those who would be identified as suspects.
The health teams have so far successfully traced 41 out of the 46 …
A British family have found themselves in isolation in a van on a Greek island after their European travels were curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Kate, 36, and Martin Thacker, 39, their two daughters, Shannon, 12, and Phoebe, 10, …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on behalf of the nation extended appreciation to all health workers across the country for their continued sacrifices in the fight against the Coronavirus disease.
At a meeting with the leadersh…
Zoe Davies and Tom Jackson are one of many couples who have had their wedding cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
But their friends and family weren't going to let the virus get in the way of celebrating. The groom's br…
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, is finally lifting its 11-week quarantine as infections and deaths have tailed off.
As they emerge from their long lockdown, residents share the lessons they've learn…
Two Nigerian software engineers have been fixing ventilators for free at a hospital in northern Nigeria.
William Gyang and Nura Jubril, who have experience doing electrical repairs, discovered that there were 40 faulty machines at the U…
Five local manufacturing companies have been selected to start producing nose masks immediately to help fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, who announced this, said the companies h…
In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about the dramatic impact coronavirus is having on life in her country and beyond.
If anyone had any doubt about just …
The Ghana Institution of Surveyors has developed a computer application that can help trace suspected COVID-19 affected persons in real time.
Additionally, the application can assist with monitoring and evaluation of the disease situati…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government is making efforts to arrive at an acceptable definition of “Frontline Health Workers.”
He has therefore called on the leadership of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to make inpu…
This updated version includes a section on Advice to decision makers on the use of masks for healthy people in community settings
This document (bit.ly/2JKulzM) provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and i…
With global travel almost at a standstill, the latest results of the Henley Passport Index [1] offer disturbing insight into the indiscriminate havoc caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its inception in 2006, the index has provided the …
The Anglican Diocesan Development and Relief Organization (ADDRO) has donated some Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE) to the West Mamprusi Municipal Health Directorate as part of efforts to combat the spread of Coronavirus.
With fundi…
The Western Regional office of the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced a queue management system to stop crowding which characterized their activities.
The introduction acccording to Mr. Emmanuel Narh, Regional …
The Ketu South Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has embarked on COVID-19 house-house education in the Municipality.
The day-long exercise, which accessed residents at their homes and vantage points …
The Veterinary Services Directorate and Professionals have declared their readiness to dedicate their laboratories in Accra, Tamale and Takoradi for COVID-19 testing.
"We are by this statement informing the Government, Ghana Health Serv…
The citizenry have been advised not to hide relatives who exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, to strengthen the country's efforts in response to the novel COVID-19.
Madam Rahinatu Yakubu, Northern Regional Health Promoter at the Ghana Health …
Government through the Ministries of Finance and Gender, Children and Social Protection, is embarking on a food distribution drive to ensure that needy people in areas under the restriction of movement directive, live in comfort.
The di…
The CONVID-19 monitoring Team in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality has debunked allegations that the 33-year-old pregnant woman who was recently confirmed positive with COVID 19 infection travelled to Tarkwa in the Western Region from Bolgata…
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called on the government to review and reduce the planned 2020 Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) expenditure and apply the savings to the COVID-19 Alleviation Programme.
The …
The Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East will soon commence COVID-19 laboratory investigations for rapid release of test results for the Region.
Dr Winfred Ofosu, the Upper East Re…
As part of measures to ensure that members of the public within the movement restricted areas– Accra, Kumasi, Tema and Kasoa, live comfortably, Government has announced hotlines for needy communities and households to reach them for food i…
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called on the public to disregard any medical products including in-vitro diagnostic purported to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19.
The Authority warned all actors in the medical product sup…
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