Growing up, the term entrepreneurship sounded rather old-fashioned and out of place in modern day business discourse. But entrepreneurship is still here with us, and now comes with an even stronger sense of founder passion, authenticity, and boldness like never before. Entrepreneurs are also now younger and more diverse...
With more than three million cases across the globe as of April 29, 2020, the impact of COVID-19 has been far-reaching. Governments around the world are in a position never experienced before, as each attempt to discover the best strategies with which to address the pandemic. Several governments have...
Nestlé is also contributing masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to keep frontline health workers safe Nestlé is supporting more than 850,000 vulnerable people in Central and West Africa as part of a USD 3.4 million effort to help countries in the region fight COVID-19.
At a time when...
Parliament must pass the National Research Fund bill to help fund local researchers adequately and reduce dependence on foreign donations and grants, Professor Gordon Awandare, the Director of West Africa Centre for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) - a research-based institution, has said.
In calling on Civil Society Organisations...
GOIL Company Limited continues to assist health institutions and frontline staff in the fight against the novel pandemic, COVID-19.
The latest is the Police Hospital in Accra, where the company donated GH¢50,000 worth of medical items and personal protective equipment, PPE, to fight the coronavirus disease.
The items included Medical Scrubs,...
… but regulator says amount is statutory
The Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association (GNTDA) has described as expensive the annual Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) homemade face mask certification fee of GHȼ350 - which comprises a registration fee of GH¢250 annually and a facility licencing fee of GH¢100 (paid...
The Ghana Association of Bankers has donated GH¢2million to support the construction of an infectious disease isolation and treatment centre at the Ga East Hospital in Accra.
The President of the Association Alhassan Andani presented a cheque for the amount to Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund at a short ceremony...
US President Donald Trump’s administration is effectively waging war on human health. In addition to imposing tariffs on imported medical equipment and restrictions on exports, the White House has proposed cutting the budget of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by 16%, starting in October. Moreover, Trump...
In times of adversity, opportunities arise and so it is with COVID-19. Ghanaians are producing essential items like hand sanitizers, PPE, veronica buckets and face masks so that we are not entirely dependent on the benevolence of outsiders.
Ever since the President issued a directive requiring the mandatory use of...
The Tarkwa operations of Gold Fields Ghana (GFG) has confirmed two positive COVID-19 cases, but assured that the patients, a worker and his wife, are in stable conditions.
A press release from the mining giant said: “the company received the test results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research...