COVID-19 has produced the right opportunity for Ghana to produce its own medicines and medical equipment and stop relying on imports, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. In his 8th address on the measures taken on the COVID-19 pandemic, the President thus urged the pharmaceutical industry to intensify its...
A total of 1,098,503 locally produced Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has been delivered to the government, to enhance the fight against the coronavirus disease, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said. The President, during his 8th COVID-19 address to the nation, assured that the supply of PPE to health...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced a two weeks further extension on the ban on public and social gathering, as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. This comes as Ghana's case count reached 1,550 with 11 deaths and 155 recoveries as of Sunday,...
The United States government has made available about 2,500 kilograms of medical cargo and supplies provided by the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit Three (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment. The items, delivered by the U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing in Ramstein Air Base, Germany, which arrived at...
Professionals for Change (P4C), a political volunteer group, has supported the Ga East Municipal Hospital, at Kwabenya in the Greater Accra region, with essential medical supplies, as part of their contribution to curbing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The items, which were valued at GH₵27,000 and procured through the benevolence...
The country’s total confirmed cases of coronavirus have now reached 1,550, as of Sunday, April 26, 2020, with 155 recoveries and 11 deaths recorded, according to Ghana Health Service. The count of cases per region still has the Greater Accra Region with the highest number of cases, having so far...
Honorary Consuls General Corp-Ghana has presented a special financial package to some selected media houses in the country. The donation, presented by John Mitchell, Consul General for Trinidad and Tobago was in fulfillment of Ambassador Ray Quarcoo, Consul General of Haiti’s pledge on behalf of the Consul General Corp to media practitioners as...
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...
Singapore is widely praised as one of the countries that reacted quickly and effectively to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. It managed to keep daily cases below 50 for two months following its first case on January 23. But subsequent spikes – though still low compared to global levels –...
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, one thing has become clear – the need to prioritise water provision, particularly to rural communities, where populations are most vulnerable due few water facilities and unsafe water. Unless attended to, this will make the risk of spread in rural areas much...