On 11th January, the China-aided headquarters building project (Phase I) of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) was officially inaugurated in the presence of H.E. Mr. Qin Gang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of...
Rwanda plans to make nearly 2 million instant Zipline deliveries and fly more than 200 million autonomous kilometres by 2029 Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics and deliveries, has announced a new partnership with Rwanda that aims to complete nearly 2 million instant deliveries and fly more than...
Ghana is set to convene top executives, visionaries, thought-leaders and innovators who are leading the charge in healthcare transformation for a deep-thinking and critical conversation on the future of healthcare trends at the first annual ‘Future of Healthcare Summit’. Themed ‘Building a Sustainable Healthcare Systems: A Shared Vision for the...
The Jospong Group of Companies has held a health screening for its staff. The health screening was under the theme ‘Our staff our heroes’ and held at its headquarters in Accra for staff of its subsidiaries. The initiative forms part of activities to mark the Jospong Groups’ Employees Month slated for...
…marks World Earth Day Government has been asked to prioritise policies that help protect the environment and safety of people as the world marks Earth Day. Country Director for Pure Earth Ghana, a civil society group that works in the area of lead and mercury poisoning advocacy, made the call...
Over 300 people have benefitted from ASA Savings and Loans Limited (Inchaban Business Centre) under Anaji Area in the Western Division health screening exercise. An amount close to GH¢5,000 was spent on screening and testing in the areas of malaria, Hepatitis B, blood pressure, sugar level, among others. Mrs. Helena Gaisie,...
Nyaho Medical Centre, an indigenous leading private health provider, has donated a brand new VW Polo Seden vehicle to the Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly specifically the health directorate to facilitate movement and help in the fight against COVID-19. According to the Nyaho, one of the first private hospitals to have...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) expects to receive a total amount of GH₵2.3bn in 2018 from the National Health Insurance Levy/SSNIT and other sources to be able to execute its mandate for the year, a Parliamentary report on the Proposed Formula for the Disbursement of the NHIF for...
Last week I commenced a series entitled “without decisive action Ghana will be sleepwalking into a world that widens existing inequalities and uncertainties - which was addressing amongst other things the ten recommendations put forward by the ILO’s Global Commission on the Future of Work.  According to the report,...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the closure of some supermarkets in the country facilitate the removal of all products labelled in foreign languages. The decision by the FDA came following a publication by the Daily Graphic, which drew attention of authorities to some supermarkets and mother care...