The sale of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced drastically in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern region with traders worried about the investment injected into the business.
A survey conducted by the B&FT within the Tamale Metropolis to ascertain the impact of...
The World Bank has approved $125 million from the International Development Association for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Sanitation and Water Project (GAMA SWP).
This additional financing will support the Government of the Republic of Ghana’s effort to reach 550,000 people in low income urban communities of the Greater Accra...
The e-waste management project (E-MAGIN) funded by the European Union organised a Training of Trainers and Capacity building workshops for selected Micro Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) from the e-waste sector in Ghana.
The purpose of the training programme was to equip Trainers and MSMEs in the e-waste sector with...
To ensure the various universities across the country are safe for reopening on the 9th of January, 2021, waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has begun the fourth phase of disinfection and fumigation exercise for schools in the Bono East Region.
The nationwide...
The avocado tree, also known as Persea americana, is a member of the laurel family and can grow between 30–40 feet tall. It has greenish-yellow flowers and produces a single-seeded berry known as the avocado. There are different types of avocados.
Nutrition Facts
Each avocado is rich in fiber, vitamin K, folate,...
The Discovery Teen Magazine led by Mercy Catherine Adjabeng (Mrs.); the Editor-in-Chief of the magazine has organized its maiden programme for teenagers with the theme ‘Discovery Teen Chat’.
According to Mrs. Adjabeng, Discovery Teen Magazine seeks to address issues confronting teenagers like challenges they face at their teen stage.
She added...
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as part of this year’s World No-Tobacco Day-2021 (WNTD) celebration, is intensifying its anti-tobacco smoking public education campaign in schools, marketplaces and transport terminals. The education aims to sensitize the public on the need to quit smoking and the...
MEROKAG Pharmacy has been adjudged DKT International’s overall best distributor for 2020. They were presented with an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai for two people.
The award scheme was instituted to support the activities of the non-profit social enterprise whose core mission is to contribute to raising modern contraceptives prevalence rates...
Tech Era, an award-winning technology-based social enterprise, led by Derick Omari in Ghana, and Plano Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based health tech start-up, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address the growing problem of myopia (short-sightedness) in Africa.
This partnership marks Plano’s first collaboration with a company in Africa...
Lanbell Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre has officially opened its office in Accra to offer COVID-19 testing through the use of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to help in the fight against the pandemic.
The Centre, which is poised to serve clients, is set to deliver the quickest PCR detection of SARS-COV-2...
