Since COVID-19 broke out in December 2019, it has continued to spread across the globe unabated, with countries at different phases along the curve
Public health emergencies worldwide, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastation impacts, affect women and men differently, but take a disproportionate toll on women.
Even more...
Along with many other countries, the government of Ghana announced a lockdown of the economic hubs of the country as part of its measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. In expressing the government’s commitment to containing the pandemic, the President declared, “we know how to bring the economy back...
Director General of the Ghana Health Service Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye, has urged all COVID-19 positive patients and potential patients to avail themselves for containment and treatment, as being positive is not equivalent to a death sentence as people perceive.
“What we want to say is that being COVID-19 positive...
The Head of Virology at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Prof. William Ampofo, has said a number of laboratories are being established across the country to enhance the country’s testing capacity, as the infectious disease continues to spread.
In addition to Noguchi and the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research...
GivingTuesday Ghana is responding to meet the needs of affected individuals, families and vulnerable communities in this difficult times by #GivingTuesdayNow Campaign.
#GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and unity that takes place today on May 5, 2020 – in addition to the regularly scheduled Dec 1, 2020...
Zoomlion Ghana has presented GH¢100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund. The donation was made by officials of Zoomlion and took place last week at the Ministry of Information (MoI), Accra.
The donation was made by the Corporate Affairs Manager-Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Daniel Ohene Obeng, and a Communication Officer, ZGL,...
As part of efforts to assist the government to fight the spread of the COVID-19 in the country, Fidelity Bank has donated GH¢1million to the COVID-19 Private Sector Fund during a virtual sod-cutting ceremony.
The Bank's donation is to support the building of the COVID-19 Infectious Disease and Isolation Facility...
The onset of a coronavirus-induced global recession has affected both labour markets and financial flows across the world. At the confluence of these two are remittances, which have increasingly been among the top contributors to GDP in many emerging markets over recent decades.
The issue is particularly pertinent for those...
Last week I commenced a series entitled “without decisive action Ghana will be sleepwalking into a world that widens existing inequalities and uncertainties - which was addressing amongst other things the ten recommendations put forward by the ILO’s Global Commission on the Future of Work. According to the report,...
Global Community has cautioned against bauxite mining in the Atewa Forest, listing it among ‘high risk’ ventures that should not be included in China's Covid-19 financial support projects.
According to A Rocha Ghana and several other NGOs in Ghana, mining Bauxite in Atewa Forest is not eligible for the Chinese...