The Rotary Club of Tema Meridian and the Rotary Club of Tema have donated 600 pieces of Rotary-branded nose masks to the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf, located at Adjei Kojo near Tema in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The Rotary-branded nose masks were sponsored by the...
 COVID-19 has claimed more than 700,000 lives, infected over 19 million people, and decimated rich and poor economies alike. But, even as most of the world faces unprecedented recession, policy responses differ sharply. The contrast between Europe and Asia is a case in point. Both regions are undoubtedly facing serious...
  Amid a global pandemic, unprecedented needs and growing insecurity, aid workers and health care responders are staying and delivering to the world’s most vulnerable people   Last year was the most violent on record for humanitarians with 483 attacked, 125 killed, 234 wounded and 124 kidnapped. The UN condemns...
MultiChoice Ghana has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth over GH¢500,000 (US$100,000) to the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi and Ga East Municipal Hospital, Accra intended for frontline staff in support towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during the handover ceremonies, MultiChoice Ghana Managing Director, Cecil Sunkwa Mills...
The Ghana Cooperative Credit Unions Association (CUA) has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other items to Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates of two Junior High Schools (JHS) in Adabraka, to enable the pupils and staff stay safe ahead of final examination. The Association donated the items, which include...
Medical drone giant, Zipline, has received commendations for its support to Ghana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The company, through its assistance in delivering COVID-19 samples to Noguchi and KCCR for testing, has brought lots of relief to many health facilities within their operational areas. Narrating the gains made as a...
Parliament has approved an amount of Ghc174 million as tax waiver on income taxes and additional allowances for frontline health workers in the country. The waiver, which covers for the months of July, August, and September 2020, form part of government’s measures to support frontline personnel involved in tackling the...
Mr. ZHU Jing, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Ghana last week presented medical supplies to the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. The donation is provided by the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government. He said the pandemic of COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge to mankind. China is the first country to report the pandemic and...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured that the government is working to enhance the capabilities of testing all travelers who arrive in the country on the reopening of the borders. However, he noted that the country is in no hurry to reopen the closed borders while hinting a...
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives massively. As we adjust to the realities of the new normal, we may feel burdened by the weight of these unprecedented times and that’s okay. Few months ago, we wouldn’t have imagined that we would be wearing masks, having more...