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 COVAX Global Supply Forecast has announced that Ghana will receive a total of 2,412,000 doses of the COVID 19 vaccines by the first and second quarters of this year.
Ghana will get the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, licensed to Serum Institute of India (SII) – also known as the “AZ/SII” type...
The nation’s vaccination drive has received a major boost with the procurement of 2,343 immunization cold chain equipment comprising of solar vaccine fridges and freezers to be installed in health facilities across the country between now and the end of this year.
For a total cost of US$4,737,080, the equipment,...
Indigenous Oil Marketing company, GOIL Company Limited has presented personal protective equipment (PPE), Veronica Buckets, and disinfectants to the Ashaiman Polyclinic in support of the government’s efforts to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The items, valued at GH₵20,000 comprised Veronica buckets; medical overalls; 2000 pieces of hand sanitisers;...
AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited has rolled out a series of interventions and campaigns in the Obuasi township as part of measures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (CoVID-19). Among them are the deployment of the services of its malaria control subsidiary, AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control (AGAMal) and its...
The Kronum and Kwadaso Business Centres of the ASA Savings and Loans Limited have organised a free health screening exercise for clients and residents of the two communities in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region.
In all, close to 400 residents who benefitted from the exercise were screened for various medical...
The Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region, has put in place a standby medical team to attend and manage any case of COVID-19.
The Dean, Faculty of Ghanaian Languages-UEW, Ajumako Campus, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie, made the revelation when Zoomlion Ghana Limited disinfected the...
Catalysis, a healthcare company based in Spain has partnered with pharmaceutical marketing and distribution firm, Unichem to launch one of the world’s most potent antioxidants “VIUSID” onto the Ghanaian market.
VIUSID is a food supplement designed to promote the body's organic functions and works on strengthening the immune system.
The manufacturers use “Molecular...
The number of deaths caused by malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa could double to 769,000 this year, as efforts to curb the disease are disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation warned last week Thursday.
The region has more than 25,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 1,200...
New Crystal Health Services (NCHS) has secured a capital injection of approximately 5.7 million dollars, as it seeks to take its services a notch higher in the provision quality healthcare.
The capital injection comprises a loan of US$2.5 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the...