Recognising that “no one is safe until everyone is safe,” the G7 recently announced additional steps to facilitate globally more “affordable and equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics” to combat COVID-19. But translating stated intent into effective action will require both bold political leadership at home and support...
Following the initial ‘shock and awe’ of COVID-19, companies and consumers are striving to adjust to the ‘new normal’, and some of the changes taking place now may be permanent additions to the marketer’s working life.
Many firms had to close down their physical stores, refine their supply chains and...
Business closures. Mass layoffs. Financial fragility. These are some of the words you would often hear being associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because the impact of the pandemic caught many unawares. And sheer endurance of the virus and its constant mutations further raises the anxiety and the...
What are the risks if not everyone is vaccinated against COVID-19?
In countries where no significant proportion of the population is vaccinated, there is a huge risk of sustained community spread of COVID-19 over a prolonged period.
The longer the period of sustained community spread, the more likely that the virus...
… Over US$15m raked in so far by operator
Aviation consultant Sean Mendis has said that transparency issues which have recently engulfed the contract between the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) (on behalf of government) and Frontier Healthcare Services have great potential to hurt the country’s international image - and...
Set to delay economic recovery programme
The country’s quest to revive the economy to return to its pre-pandemic levels may not be realised early as government’s intention to secure vaccines for 20 percent of the population may only be possible next year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) country...
Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Prof Gabriel Ayum Teye, has reiterated management’s commitment to introduce demand-driven programmes to meet the current needs of employers.
In view of that, management of the university has commenced enhancement of infrastructure on the various campuses to accommodate students and train...
The absence of courts in most places in the Oti Region is affecting justice delivery, especially the enforcement of the COVID-19 protocols in the region.
According to police this development, coupled with the limited space at the various police stations, was a huge challenge to the newly created region.
One of...
Some businesses in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis which virtually collapsed have begun to pick up after a 10-month closure of schools due to COVID-19. Tailors and dressmakers, food vendors at schools, stationary shop operators and disposable face-mask makers among others are currently in full swing after schools re-opening.
Sales of face...
Industry players in the Ashanti Region have warned of a gloomy outcome for businesses with any attempt by the government to impose a second lockdown as the second wave of COVID-19 infections surges.
The shutting down of major trading hubs and cities - including Kumasi, they concluded, will eventually collapse...