The Ministry of Education (MoE), Ghana Education Service (GES) and teacher unions have come to an agreement for teachers to be provided with laptops for assessment work, with teachers paying 30 percent of the cost; but some concerned teachers are calling for the mother association, the Ghana National Association...
The Deputy Ranking Member on Local Government in Parliament, Benjamin Kpodo has stated that the GH¢30 landfill tipping fee paid by government to service providers does not conform with world standards and therefore described Ghana's situation as woefully inadequate. According to him, the amount paid is nothing to write home...
The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed scrawny community delivery services and infrastructure undertakings, and in specific nonexistence of PPP projects, at all stages and all sectors in the Ghanaian Economy—with implications for governments, public service providers, and end-users. While all germane stakeholders appreciate the significance of PPP agreed projects in...
Over the years, discriminatory and offensive words and terminologies have not only been used for children with special needs; parents and care-givers have also had their share, as if it were their fault that their children are in this shape. This has made parents and care-givers have some kind...
Healthcare is the backbone of every nation. Governments everywhere have taken the health sector as a priority sector. In the wake of the COVID-19, the healthcare delivery system has received some level of attention. The global pandemic has exposed inefficiencies and overwhelmed healthcare systems globally. In 2003, the Government...
Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana through its sustainable social initiatives has impacted the lives of 8.5 million Ghanaians in the previous year. Head of Vodafone Ghana Foundation, Reverend Amaris Nana Adjei Perbi made this known at an annual review session with the media in Accra. The...
A 2022 report dubbed “Ghana: Roadmap for resilient infrastructure in a changing climate” has disclosed that some districts in the country risks being cut off from healthcare due to flooding and landslide exposure that affect roads. The report which provided an assessment on risk of climate hazard on national infrastructure...
As part of efforts to commemorate this year’s International Health Month, Vodafone Ghana, Foundation through its monthly Birthday Stars initiative, has organised free health screening exercise, STEM training and instant school for Nyame Nsa and Haven of Hope foster homes in the Eastern Region. The programme was in partnership with...
The Bank of Ghana Ladies Association (BoG Ladies) has donated medical equipment and accessories to the Volta Regional Hospital, Hohoe, to enhance quality health care delivery. The items included a new Mindray DC 30 Ultrasound Scanner, Bank of Ghana-branded bedsheets, papers for printing, gels and a patient monitor were donated...
When most people hear the word ‘automation, their eyes start twitching with confusion. Take it up a notch to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and our heads are spinning. But did you know RPA is all around us? Think back to how banks were run years ago – long queues just to withdraw...