I was treating a woman named Cindy who had just immigrated to the United Kingdom from a country where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic. She had started her first job as a nanny for two children. She came to me coughing up blood, experiencing chest pain and with a high fever. We diagnosed her with TB. … The post Learning from experience:
Mrs Gladys Ghartey, Chief Economic Officer and Head of UN System Unit at the Ministry of Finance, has called for a collective and coherent effort by all stakeholders to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). All the 17 goals and 232 targets are interconnected and demanded the unflinching support, experience, expertise and a multifaceted … The post Achieving
The Chiefs and People of Effutu Traditional Council have launched their 2019 Aboakyer festival with a call on the youth to get involved in all the activities to enable them learn the significance of the festival. The theme for this year’s festival, which will commence with the Aboakyer Marathon race on Saturday, April 27 is … The post Traditional
The Sissala West District Assembly has disbursed an amount of GH¢1,636,836.00 to 11,872 beneficiaries of Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) in the District in six disbursement cycles. With a total number of 3,935 LEAP Households from 50 communities, the District is described as one of the poorest in the Upper West Region. Mr Fuseini Fahim, … The post Sissala
Ghana, on Friday observed the celebration of this year’s World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with a call on the public to help find persons living with TB but not yet diagnosed. Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, the Minister for Health, who made the call in Accra in a speech read on his behalf, stated that TB was … The post As Ghana observes World TB Day country
Madam Cynthia Mamle Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection has assured caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme(GSFP) that government would soon pay all arrears owed them. She said government had already made GHC186 million payment through the Ghana School Feeding Programme(GSFP) to sustain the programme and asked the caterers to keep faith … The post Government
Mr Habibu Adam, an Economist, has attributed the depreciation of the cedi to the structure of the economy, allowing foreign portfolio investments into the domestic bond market and the speculative attacks by either politicians or ‘rogue traders’ in the forex market. Mr Adam said Ghana recorded trade deficit of $1.69 billion in 2016 as in … The post Economist
Maize production plays a crucial role in the growth of Ghana’s poultry industry, Mr Victor Oppong Adjei, President of the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF), has said. He said maize played a fundamental role in the nation’s socioeconomic development as it served as a raw material for poultry production and as a food … The post Maize
Official report from the Jema Government Hospital has confirmed that 67 people perished in the gory accident which occurred on the Techiman-Kintampo highway in the early hours of Friday. Two people of the survivors who sustained degrees of injury died on arrival at the hospital whilst 35 of the deceased were burnt beyond recognition, when … The post Hospital
African countries are noticing the importance of digitalization and the digital economy in driving growth and transformation on the continent and they are moving towards utilizing the advantages for development. As a result, digitalization and the digital economy is taking center stage at the ongoing 52nd Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, … The post Africa
While cannabis is widely used in African countries, it is largely illegal. A report however says if it is legalized, the potential market value of cannabis on the continent could be up to $7.1 billion annually by 2023. The yet to be published report by an organization called Prohibition Partners which describes itself as provider … The post Africa’s
The credit ratings organization Moody’s says if the Ghana cedi continues to depreciate, that will be credit negative for the country’s banks. “Although it is partly explained by seasonal demand , a sustained depreciation of the cedi is credit negative for Ghanaian banks because it will hurt their asset quality, retracting the recent improvements in … The post Unrelenting
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board has lauded authorities for strengthening the banking sector and resolving issues involving nine banks. In a statement after the seventh and eighth reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) support arrangement for Ghana, the Board said the completion of the financial sector clean-up, as planned, would support the provision … The post IMF
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board has lauded authorities for strengthening the banking sector and resolving issues involving nine banks. In a statement after the seventh and eighth reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) support arrangement for Ghana, the Board said the completion of the financial sector clean-up, as planned, would support the provision … The post IMF
Dr Franklin Oduro, Deputy Executive Director of Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD), has raised issues with the resort to manual verification of voters during last December’s referendum saying it created room for circumventing electoral rules to perpetuate anomaly. He said it is not illegal to do manual verification of voters during voting but argued … The post CDD
The University of Ghana (UG) and Toyota Ghana Limited on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a multi-purpose engineering and training workshop on campus. The facility is estimated to cost three million dollars, and the amount would be disbursed to the UG over a ten-year period. Mr Takuya Kajiura, Managing … The post Toyota and University
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to effectively utilise the Whistle-blowers’ Act to ensure rule of law, promote good public ethics and preserve public interest in national affairs. Whistle blowing is the act of disclosing information about another person’s impropriety to one or more persons or … The post Police
Eighteen countries have met in Accra to discuss how to mitigate deforestation and improve on afforestation as part of the Africa Regional Consultative workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation, Forest Degradation and Conservation (REDD+). The workshop was funded by the World Bank and organised by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), a continental coalition … The post Eighteen
The 564 beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Programme Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in the Tano South Municipality of the newly created Ahafo Region have appealed to government to increase their grant allowances. They said the increment is necessary due to the current economic situation in the country, which is affecting prices of goods and services. … The post LEAP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Manso Adubia Constituency, Mr Frimpong Yaw Addo, has proposed a national discourse on the presentation of Ex-gratia to MPs in the country after their tenure of office. He said the frequent and unending complaints and criticisms from members of the public and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) about the … The post Let’s debate ex-gratia
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