SEND GHANA has called on government to make public how much has been accrued to the COVID-19 Trust Fund. In order to complement government’s efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic, the national trust fund was established through an Act of Parliament, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) National Trust Fund Act, 1013. This was...
The Korean government, through the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has donated COVID-19 laboratory test kits and other equipment to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Accra to help the ongoing fight against the pandemic. The donation, which is about 63,000 PCR diagnostic test kits and other equipment, is expected...
It is an ever-inspiring breeze on the Kwahu Ridge all year round, and even more so during Easter when people from all walks of life and nationalities throng here to celebrate the long holiday. With activities ranging from paragliding, hiking, carnivals and street jams, the indigenes, that is, the Kwahu...
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is committed to consolidating its relationship with the Republic of The Gambia through the financing of key infrastructure projects to propel economic transformation. EBID will also fund developmental initiatives with the sole purpose of positively impacting the livelihoods of the Gambian people...
Prudential Life Insurance Ghana in collaboration with Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential Plc in Africa and Asia, has announced their partnership with 3 institutions; United Nations Population Fund Ghana (UNFPA), National Cardiothoracic Centre and the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre (GIDC) to fund projects that are set...
A Vector Control Officer (VCO) of Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Mr. Enoch Mintah, has hinted that his outfit's continuous disinfection of the country’s airports is to contain the virus. He said despite the reduction in COVID-19 cases across the country, his company will continue to carry out disinfection operations in...
Epidemic and Pandemic outbreaks have practically proven to be major nemesis to smooth implementation of national, sub-regional, regional and global development programmes to enhance competiveness of individual economies; while accelerating their respective growths. Practical occurrences, including partial and complete economic lockdowns, during the intense period of COVID-19 affirmed the...
The innovative medical drone delivery services operated by Zipline have since introduction made over 4 million routine vaccine deliveries, fortifying Ghana’s position as the country with the world’s largest medical drone delivery service. The work of Zipline from April 2019 to date includes delivering some 1.7 million lifesaving medical products...
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the finalisation of a US$207million facility granted by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), the state-owned Japanese organisation focused on trade and investment. The facility will support the Bank’s broader response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially its financing efforts for the acquisition of COVID-19...
The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency at the Presidency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has attributed the survival of most Ghanaian businesses from the devastation unleashed globally by COVID-19 to the competence of internal auditors. According to him, but for the pre-emptive foresight of the country’s internal auditors, the number...