Budget deficit hits 3.4% against 1.9% target Unbudgeted expenditure, largely occasioned by emergency spending to contain spread of the coronavirus pandemic that was first recorded on March 12 in the country, has astronomically shot up the budget deficit by nearly double in the first quarter of the year. The Fiscal...
Urges providers to settle medicine suppliers promptly But pharmaceutical importers remain sceptical, to go ahead with planned strike The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has so far paid a total of GH¢686 million to health service providers as claims under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) this year,...
Some aggrieved customers of defunct financial institutions in the Bono Region have sent an SOS message to the Bank of Ghana and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), for government to expedite action on the payment of locked up funds to help ease their excruciating plight. According to the group, systematic...
As part of strategies to hasten revival of the economy following negative impacts from the coronavirus pandemic, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has rolled out a programme that supports young entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector to tap into the international market. The Youth in Export Programme, which is in...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured that the health status of all students returning to school from tomorrow will be prioritised. According to the President, instructors, teachers and all those required to play various roles with the return of students to schools have been provided with the necessary...
As Senior High School (SHS) students prepare to go back to school tomorrow, Monday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that government will absorb all the WASSCE fees of GHc75.4 million. This means that, parents do not have to worry about paying for their wards to sit for their...
I have never regreted taking the bold steps to study holistic medicine as my profession. Do you know that about GH¢5,000 worth of herbal raw materials for a single herbal product could generate GH¢500,000 cool profit for you?  Interesting, Chinese and foreign natural medicinal products have infiltrated our market...
Prostate cancer kills many men each year in Ghana. This male only disease can be managed successfully if detected early. Know your prostate The prostate gland is found only in men. It is a small sex gland, the size of a small tangerine (or golf ball) and is located between...
Right To Play Ghana says the global health crisis can have a far more reaching impact on education if deliberate steps are not taken to ensure that all children benefit from the digital lessons provided by the Ghana Education Service. In a statement marking the International Day of the African...
Best Auto Solutions Limited, a total car care company based in Accra, is offering up to 50 percent discount on labor fees for all health professionals within Ghana. The objective of this noble initiative is to express the company’s gratitude to the hard working and dedicated health professionals in the...