The Ghana Education Service (GES) has employed the services of waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, to fumigate and disinfect all Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide. According to GES, the fumigation exercise is aimed at eradicating pests and insects such as bedbugs which have been tormenting student, especially those in...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed that the country’s borders remain closed for an additional two weeks, effective Monday, April 20. The latest announcement, however, follows the lifting of the partial lockdown imposed on some parts of the country as part of measures taken to curb the spread...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said domestic production of personal protection equipment (PPE) has been stepped up, upon taken delivery and distributing the first batch to health facilities. According to the President, about 363,830 PPE, since the decision was made to look within the country for these medical...
President Akufo-Addo has lifted the ban on restrictions on movement in the areas where lockdown was imposed three weeks ago. The decision, the President noted, is due to the rigorous exercise the country has undertaken to conduct aggressive contacts tracing to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the country. “In view...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to give his 7th address to the nation, on updates and measures being taken by the country, since the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The address tonight, which is scheduled to come off at 8 PM, local time, is also anticipated to...
We live in strange times. When a crisis occurs, humankind tends to seek answers and apportion blame. Some people rely on religion during this period. Some rely on their knowledge of the world or physical phenomena or seek the opinion of knowledgeable people or experts. Other people become philosophical...
A Legal Practitioner based in Accra, Lamtiig Apanga, has supported 16 Community-based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) centres in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region to help fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The supports, which included quantities of hand sanitizers, Veronica buckets, nose masks, hand gloves, soaps, and educational...
Rector of BlueCrest University College in Accra, Dr. Anand Agrawal has said the phenomenon of online learning has been long in coming and though the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) is unfortunate, considering the many lives it has claimed in many countries, it has also compelled many educational...
Last week, I shared little bits about the new normal – working from home. We looked at the pros and cons of this new normal and various recommendations for those involved, to ensure that the risks are mitigated. I hope it was useful. This week, I am starting a...
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has advised against stigmatization of patients who have been diagnosed of Coronavirus and those that have recovered and reunited with their families. This comes after reports that recovered patients and their families were being stigmatized in their communities, a situation, the Minister described...