US President Joe Biden wants to “build back better” after the pandemic. It’s a widely shared goal. But what exactly does it mean, and how should we do it?
Clearly, we should build back with more equality of opportunity. Many communities in the United States and elsewhere in the developed...
The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Mr. Bright Appiah, says although there has been a rise in COVID-19 infections among children, available data is not strong enough to shutdown down schools.
Within the last four months (November 9 to February 4) a total of 1,737 children within the age...
Although developing countries attracted a record share of global foreign direct investment in 2020, finance for infrastructure and productive sectors fell significantly, weakening their COVID-19 recovery prospects.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing economies have shown relative resilience to the COVID-19 crisis, falling by just 12% in 2020 compared...
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has donated COVID-19 preventative items to the public affairs directorate of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The donation took place at the authority’s head office, BPA Heights, Airport residential area in Accra.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which is seeing a second wave...
Before the pandemic, medical tourism was a major growth area
Dubai was a world leader among emerging market destinations
Covid-19 travel bans and lockdowns seriously dented growth
Increased emphasis on safety has enabled a gradual re-opening
Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, medical tourism was a significant growth industry...
There is evidence that the death rate for those infected with COVID-19 in Africa is on the increase.
And although the overall number of new cases has fallen in some countries, it remains persistently high in others, with many of these cases possibly linked to new variants of the virus.
What's...
The COVAX Global Supply Forecast has announced that Ghana will receive a total of 2,412,000 doses of the COVID 19 vaccines by the first and second quarters of this year.
Ghana will get the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, licensed to Serum Institute of India (SII) – also known as the “AZ/SII” type...
An Open Letter to Civil Society Organisations’ leaders
Dear Civil Society Organisation Leaders,
June 4th. A party knows it as a revolution, some people consider it a liberation, and for others it is a massacre. It is a date etched in a nation’s history
During Jerry Rawlings burial with military honours at...
...as GCB, UG Medical Centre, others benefit
The Phase one of community disinfection campaign by Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has come to a climax with several public institutions benefiting.
The nationwide exercise which forms part of Zoomlion’s corporate social responsibility dubbed: “ Free Community Disinfection Campaign” is to...