ECOM Ghana one of Ghana’s leading licensed cocoa buying company has presented items to KMA as part of the company's efforts in helping the government to fight COVID-19.
The donated items worth about GH¢30k include Veronica Buckets, hand sanitizers, liquid soap, gloves, nose masks, among other personal preventive equipment.
The Director...
Ghana has become the first African country to lift lockdown measures, a decision motivated by the country’s progress in combatting the coronavirus and concerns over the well-being of its poorer citizens.
On April 20 President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the end of the three-week lockdown, which had been imposed on the...
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, and an ideal time to learn more about Parkinson’s disease.
So what is Parkinson’s disease? It is a progressive disorder of the nervous system. Parkinson’s disease occurs when the brain stops producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter that regulates movement and emotions.
The main signs are tremor,...
The Pharmacists Forum has called on Prof. Samuel Ato Duncan, the Chief Executive Officer of COA Herbal Centre, to work with the Food and Drugs Authority to fix the problem of products contamination rather than fighting the issue in the media.
In a statement, the Pharmacists Forum said drug-recalls all...
The total number of confirmed coronavirus has now crossed 2,000 and currently stands at 2,074 with 212 recoveries and 17 deaths as of Thursday, April 30.
According to the Ghana Health Service's disease surveillance, the latest development brings the case count per region to 1,795 recorded in the Greater Accra...
The Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA), a network of persons living with non-communicable diseases in the Northern Region, has called on government and the Ministry of Health to as a matter of urgency channel more resources to the northern parts of the country as they battle with the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
The CEO of International Maritime Hospital, Dr. Sylvester Oppong has advised the general public that the lifting of restrictions on movements of persons by the President does not mean the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
“The lift on restrictions doesn’t mean the pandemic is over. In fact, we are virtually starting,”...
Over 9.6 million learners attending pre-primary to tertiary education in Ghana, have been affected by the unprecedented closure of schools due to Covid-19 (UNESCO, 2020).
Persons on the autism spectrum (a neurodevelopmental disorder with associated challenges of social communication, social interaction and rigidity/restrictive repetitive behaviour), have likewise been affected.
Now, educational...
It is as if the COVID-19 pandemic which is ravaging the globe is not bad enough, and farmers are feverishly preparing their fields to catch the rains in good time.
Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations were first reported in the country in 2016 with maize as a preferred host. Subsequently, the...
Abosso Goldfields Limited (Damang mine), a subsidiary of Gold Fields Ghana, has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly at Bogoso to support the fight against Covid-19 in the mine’s host communities.
The PPEs include 21,420 pairs of gloves, 11,240 N95 and surgical face masks, 16,424...