Universities in emerging economies are playing a key role in the response to the coronavirus crisis through cutting-edge research and development (R&D) and pioneering approaches to learning.
Higher education institutions around the emerging world have adopted a range of different models in reaction to the pandemic. Some are working more closely with governmental bodies, while...
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief executive, is to reconvene the agency’s emergency committee this week to assess the pandemic.
He admitted that the world has made a huge effort, but conceded that there is “a long hard road ahead of us”.
The WHO first declared the spread of the...
Fabrimetal Ghana, producers of high tensile reinforcement bars, have donated 450 Cylinders of oxygen to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital through its ongoing support to fight COVID-19. This is to help in the management and treatment of COVID-19 patients in the country.
The 450 cylinders, which adds up to 4000 Cubic...
The pandemic has led to a surge in pollution from disposable products like plastic face masks and hand sanitiser bottles. Effective trade rules can help limit the spread of coronavirus waste.
Historical data tell us that about 75% of coronavirus plastic will likely become waste, clogging our landfills and floating...
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,...
About 78 markets together with lorry parks, public toilets and other public places were disinfected and fumigated in the Volta Region on Tuesday.
The exercise followed a huge clean-up operation last Monday by Dansworld International Services International Limited (DISL), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in the region’s markets and...
-as Ghana records impressive results in its malaria control programme
The US government has said it is committed to supporting the country to achieving a ‘malaria-free society’ while encouraging healthy living including the use of mosquito nets, and early testing and treatment of malaria.
The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S....
The National Lottery Authority (NLA), has indicated that due to the shift system it is implementing to make its working environment safe from COVID-19, and the increasing spate of lotto fraudsters, it is taking reasonably longer to pay winning tickets or prizes and thus appealing to the staking public...
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the potential vulnerability of the world’s food supply chains. This is galvanising governments in emerging economies to boost domestic production through new agricultural inputs and investment in agri-tech and logistics networks.
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 265m people globally could face acute food insecurity by...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted restrictions on religious gathering from an hour to two hours.
He intimated this in his 14th address to the nation on measures taken against spread of coronavirus.
“Our churches and mosques have been open for prayers and services over the past seven weeks adhering...