The Electoral Commission has initiated a queue management system at its registration centres to prevent overcrowding and the breach of anti -COVID-19 social distancing rules by anxious applicants seeking to acquire their Voters Identification card. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency explained that under the queue management system,...
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spinal Clinic Limited, Dr. Bryan Cox, has called on government to get rid of doctors who falsely portray themselves as chiropractors in the country. He said government should enact laws that prosecute quack doctors within the chiropractic profession. These doctors without proper training,...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced that remedial measures are being pursued to tackle the re-emergence of the ‘dreadful’ fall armyworm (FAW), reported to have already affected some farms in about four regions of the country. It observed that unlike other invasive pests which have acclimatised to...
Scripps National Spelling Bee, USA has had to cancel the 93rd edition of the programme due to the ongoing concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus and uncertainty around when public gatherings will be possible or advisable. On March 20 this year, the 2020 edition of the programme, which...
The Asaase Foundation, in collaboration with its donors, has donated state-of-the-art dialysis machines to seven identified hospitals across the country.  The move forms part of its kidney health campaign which sought to improve healthcare, particularly ensuring access to life-saving dialysis treatment for individuals suffering from kidney disease. It also marks its...
Unichem Ghana Group receives the Greenlight from LUEX U.K. for its new production plant Unichem Industries. The new facility which is located in Spintex, one of the manufacturing enclaves in Accra has been several years in the making and will help ramp up local production for Unichem to serve...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the closure of some supermarkets in the country facilitate the removal of all products labelled in foreign languages. The decision by the FDA came following a publication by the Daily Graphic, which drew attention of authorities to some supermarkets and mother care...
Some 122 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded overnight bringing the total case counts for the country to 5,530, with 647 recoveries and 24 deaths. The death to positivity ratio now stands at 0.43 per cent of the case count. The 647 recoveries mean 160 infected persons have now recovered...
Worldwide The Netherlands contributed at the beginning of April the amount of €100million to the WHO for the fight against COVID-19 in the more vulnerable countries. This support aims not only at preventing and combatting COVID-19 but also focusses on mitigating socio-economic consequences. At the beginning of last July, the Dutch...
The Ministry of Health has in collaboration with Zoompak Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), taken steps to properly dispose of medical waste from the ongoing Coronavirus vaccination Programme in the Ashanti Region. Speaking to journalists at the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti...