Everyone is talking about the New Normal. Presumably, this New Normal will be our new way of life after several periods of lockdown and other uncomfortable restrictions have been lifted. The New Normal will determine how we eat, how we fly, how we attend funerals and weddings…and even how...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced the release of the Ghanaman Soccer Centre Of Excellence, at Prampram, for use by the government as an isolation treatment center for possible coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.
The GFA President, Kurt Okraku, said the facility, which is strategically placed, can host about 250 people and...
Government is considering implementing a report which proposes that industries whose activities have been identified to contribute to the spread of the HIV and AIDS diseases be made to contribute to the National HIV and AIDS Fund, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said.
This comes on the back of...
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 Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has embarked on an exercise aimed at ensuring the proper calibration of medical devices and instruments used in hospitals, clinics and health centres.
During the exercise, which was targetted at private laboratories and some hospitals in the Northern, North-East and Savannah Regions, it was observed...
The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Alliance has challenged policy makers, health care institutions and professionals not to relegate the health needs of patients with cancers, stroke, hypertension and diabetes onto the sidelines, as they focus on rolling back COVID-19 cases.
“Though COVID-19 is fatal and deserves the needed attention, we...
The board of the Ghana EXIM Bank has approved a GH¢300million financial seed fund to support various industries in the country.
CEO of the Bank, Lawrence Agyinsam, said the beneficiary industries include oil palm, pineapple, poultry, creative arts, pharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as garment and apparel manufacturing.
In collaboration with the...
In what can be described as a step in stimulating responsible waste management practices, the Plastic Waste Management Programme has created a fund to cater for the increasing problem of plastic waste management.
When fully disbursed, the fund will be able to cater for debts and logistics to make plastic...
Ghana has recorded 70 new cases of Coronavirus, increasing the total confirmed cases to 636 as of 3pm on Tuesday, 14th, April, 2020. Out of the total confirmed cases, the country has also recorded 17 recoveries with eight deaths.
For the past two weeks, some parts of the country that...