By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO The Ghana Heart Initiative (GHI) that was established in January 2019 has successfully ended, paving the way for the AYA-Integrated Healthcare Initiative launch. This initiative aims to build on the achievements of GHI, expanding and deepening vital cooperation to improve healthcare in Ghana. The project - funded by...
A dusty yet well-organized school park became a beacon of hope as over 16,000 children, women, and men gathered eagerly at 2 a.m. to receive medical care, back-to-school supplies, and more. This was the heartwarming scene at LifeCheck 2024, the social outreach program organized by the Empowerment Worship Centre (EWC). Spearheaded...
‘Service Above Self’ and ‘One Profits Most Who Serves Best’ are the official mottoes of Rotary International, and by extension, of the Rotary Club of Accra Ridge. Rotary, a global humanitarian service organization, brings together business and professional leaders to promote goodwill and peace through service to those in...
Zipline, the leader in autonomous delivery, is teaming up with the government of Nigeria to transform health access and equity by using drone delivery to improve the country’s infrastructure, positioning it to leapfrog barriers to economic growth and development. Since launching in Nigeria in 2022, Zipline’s climate-friendly and time-saving aircraft...
Puma Energy Ghana, a leading energy solutions provider, is demonstrating its commitment to energizing communities by engaging women, food vendors, hawkers in the bustling markets where they gather to trade. Their purpose, to educate them on the safe handling and usage of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), complementing government efforts to...
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has appointed Kwame Dei Asamoah-Okyere, as its Chief Executive Officer. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo approved his appointment, in accordance with the advice of the NBA’s Governing Board in consultation with the Public Services Commission. Mr. Asamoah-Okyere succeeds Eric Amaning Okoree, the NBA’s inaugural Chief...
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey OBU I read the afore-mentioned subject, that has its roots in the Daily Graphic publication, that over 521,000 traditional and alternative medical practitioners operating in the country are unregistered and unlicensed. The paper quoted the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) as saying that the figure includes about...
Cassona Global Imaging Limited, a lead distributor of advanced medical imaging technology in Ghana and across Africa, has equipped a newly established teaching clinical laboratory centre for Klintaps College of Health and Allied Sciences, to enhance the training of allied health professionals. This state-of-the-art medical imaging diagnostic learning center in...
By Anny OSABUTEY October is Breast Cancer month and as part of efforts to engage the public about the dangers of the disease and how it can be detected and prevented, a new book by two Ghanaian clinicians is expected to be launched next week. The book, A Guide to Breast...
Zipline, the leader in autonomous delivery, is teaming up with the government of Nigeria to transform health access and equity by using drone delivery to improve the country’s infrastructure, positioning it to leapfrog barriers to economic growth and development. Since launching in Nigeria in 2022, Zipline’s climate-friendly and time-saving aircraft...