The World Bank has said that measures such as lockdowns used to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by many advanced countries may not work in Africa, hence, the need for governments to design a model that will suit their systems.
Some African countries including Ghana have resorted to...
Africa’s leading beverage manufacturing giant, Kasapreko Company Limited has donated to Manhyia Palace, the seat of the Ashanti Kingdom, assorted drinks, water and hand sanitizers to complement the efforts of Asantene Otumfour Osei Tutu II in providing support to the vulnerable groups in the lockdown areas in Greater Kumasi.
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Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana (HCCGH), an association of Consular corps, has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other safety equipment to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and Ghana Police Service (GPS) respectively, to help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
The support from HCCGH is aimed at...
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the entire world – rich and poor – into uncharted territory, prompting extraordinary policy responses almost everywhere. The looming economic fallout will be more severe than that of the Great Depression, the 2008 global financial crisis, and perhaps even the two world wars. After...
The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic in December 2019 has been devastating to mankind. It is undoubtedly a hallmark in human history, and will surely be recalled just like the ‘Spanish flu’ in the 20th century.
Coronaviruses are a family of RNA viruses that...
Vodafone Ghana has reopened its pioneering Healthline Medical Call Centre to empower Ghanaians with accurate COVID-19 information and refer suspected cases to the Rapid Response Team (RRT).
Healthline Call Centre, which has been a resounding success, was established in 2013 by the Vodafone Ghana Foundation to provide expert medical advice...
The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, a private sector-led initiative, has set out a major plan to construct a 100-bed COVID-19 treatment and isolation facility to complement government efforts to contain the coronavirus.
Construction work on the new facility was expected to commence yesterday, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, and is...
When I postulated the digital economy in Africa in 2013 as a precursor to becoming a fulltime angel investor and subsequently writing about its KINGS in 2016, it never crossed my mind that in 2020 COVID-19 would be the SPEEDING agent. Who could have predicted COVID-19 except Bill Gates...
First National Bank Ghana Limited is introducing a raft of relief packages to help both individual and corporate customers against the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Long before the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Ghana, many analysts had predicted that the pandemic would adversely impact Ghanaian businesses...
The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund has supported 10,000 Kayayei in Accra and Kumasi with 140,000 food packs and other essentials to lessen the effects of the two-week lockdown due to the spread of the virus.
The Private Sector Fund fed Kayayei with one hot meal a day for the...