As senior high schools (SHS) prepare to re-open on Monday, June 22, heads of SHS in the Eastern Region have assured that all arrangements are in place to receive both the final-year and Form-two students. These arrangements, they said, include availability of Veronica buckets, soaps, alcohol-based hand sanitisers among others...
If it is indeed true that some MPs, staff and journalists who have tested positive for the virus are still reporting to work, then we have a major problem on our hands. This is because as leaders, they are sending the wrong signals to the populace. There are many who...
The woes of the nation’s health sector seem to be deepening as the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) and the Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana (CPG) have written to the Ministry of Health, serving notice over their intention to halt the supply of drugs to health care facilities funded...
The world’s leading disinfectant, which proved effective against the Ebola virus and is now EPA approved to kill the coronavirus, has entered Ghana. Sold worldwide, the Halo Fogger and Halomist combined, offer an unparalleled way of disinfection. The Halosil Disinfection System has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
As at the time of going to press last Friday, the country’s COVID-19 case-count had increased to 10,358; which sends disturbing signals. GHS data show that 16 of the active patients are in a severe condition, while six are critically ill. So far, all 16 regions in the country have...
The Trust Hospital has introduced a new service that leverages technology to continue serving its clients whether they are at home or in the office. Dubbed ‘The Trust Hospital Telemedicine Service’, the introduction of the service, though in the works since 2019, was fastracked by the impact of COVID-19 on...
The Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region, has put in place a standby medical team to attend and manage any case of COVID-19. The Dean, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages-UEW, Ajumako Campus, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie, made the revelation when Zoomlion Ghana Limited disinfected the...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has confirmed the reopening of schools for final year students of public universities and senior high schools (SHS) while preparations continue for the return of final junior high school (JHS) students to complete preparations for their exams. Beginning tomorrow, operating with half class size,...
As at 13th June 2020, Ghana has recorded 11,964 positive cases of Coronavirus, since the country registered its first two cases in March. The number of deaths stands at 54, with 6 persons in critical condition and currently being monitored at various health facilities. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his 11th...
Zoomlion Ghana Limited has been commended for using World Health Organisation (WHO) approved standards, and state-of-the-art equipment, in its disinfection and fumigation exercises. Deputy Minister of Defence, Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro, made the commendation when he launched the nationwide disinfection and dis-infestation of military facilities and Garrisons at Burma Camp,...