The street is no place to grow up. You cannot plant seeds by the roadside, on rocky grounds, in thorns where the wind blows, where wild birds descend and pick the seeds, and yet, expect those seeds to germinate, sprout and bear fruits.” “I would like to go to school,...
Men’s health month is an annual celebration marked yearly with the aim of raising awareness about health problems specific to men. Male Pattern Baldness is a common form of hair loss in men and can be quite devastating for some when it slowly creeps up on them in their...
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to have gone into self-isolation after a member in his close circles tested positive to coronavirus, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. According to a statement issued and signed by the Minister, even though the President has tested negative to the...
A campaign to create awareness on the novel coronavirus pandemic, food safety, clean cook stoves and cooking fuel sanitation among others with the aim of bringing sanity into various markets across the country has been undertaken within three marketplaces in the Greater Accra Region. The exercise which was on the...
The Lumiere Group International (LGI) and the Chamber of Pharmacy, Ghana have announced the establishment of US$200 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to foster medium and long-term financial stability of pharmaceutical sector in Ghana. The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalises the mutual interaction between the...
Dalex Finance donated medical supplies worth GH¢20,000 to the St. Andrews Catholic Hospital, at Kordiabe to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Head of Support Services of Dalex Finance, Eric Asante, presented the items to the hospital. He was supported by the Corporate Communications Coordinator, Yaw Acheampong Adjei and Kofi Arkoh...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has been supported by the European Union through the EU WeCAPS project, with over half a million cedis worth of personal protective equipment to help the fight against COVID-19. The PPEs include 5,000 pcs surgical masks, 2000pcs KN95 Nose masks, 2,000 disposable surgical gowns;...
Yinson Production West Africa Limited (“YPWAL”) has donated a Biological Safety Cabinet worth USD4,600 to the National Public Health Reference Laboratory at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana in support of the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, YPWAL has pledged to provide the laboratory with USD4, 500...
The Institute of Industrial Research (IIR) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has held an open-day as part of its stakeholder engagements planned for Work Package 3 of the Recirculate project, which is currently underway. The event was held under the topic ‘Water for Food Production’, and...
This week’s B&FT’s Inspiring Startups features a young couple who are using the Moringa plant to promote healthy living in his community and beyond. Beyond that, they have employed the use of technology that naturally restores lost nutrients to the soil to support plant growth. Read how it all...