Two students at NIIT Ghana, Augustine Danso and Bentil Shadrack, have developed an application to aid in the fight against COVID-19. The application is a self-diagnosis question screener for those experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. The app then providers the user with advice on what to do next.
According to the...
The global outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant threat not only to human health but also to the business sector. In Ghana, experts project significant revenue shortfalls and a significant decline in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In fact, the government has indicated that the cumulative effect of the...
Abosso Goldfields Limited (Damang mine), a subsidiary of Gold Fields Ghana, has donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal Assembly at Bogoso to support the fight against Covid-19 in the mine’s host communities.
The PPEs include 21,420 pairs of gloves, 11,240 N95 and surgical face masks, 16,424...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a US$3-million grant to complement continental efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah, who made the announcement in Cairo, said that the grant was in response to a request by African heads of state, through the auspices of the African Union...
The contractor of the University of Ghana Hospital project, EDC Engineering and Construction Limited based in Israel has donated GH¢100,000 to the COVID 19 Trust Fund.
Ms Elizabeth Ayim who made the presentation on behalf of the company said the donation was part of the Company’s corporate social responsibility.
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In this COVID-19 moment when hospitality businesses are so much in need of a bail out and following the President’s directive to the Finance Minister to make available a GHC 1 billion stimulus package to support businesses, an economist, Dr. Lord...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has acknowledged the adverse effects of COVID-19 on both local and global economies, saying it will result in low revenue mobilisation as prices of crude oil slump on the world market.
Dr. Bawumia said this when he launched the Universal QR Code and Proxy Pay...
Chemico Limited has supported the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) with GH₵50,000 toward its research activities in the fight against COVID-19.
The company had earlier presented a cheque for GH₵100,000 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to support the government’s effort in curbing the spread of coronavirus.
The donation,...
… Zoomlion undertakes massive disinfection exercise at KIA and 3 others to pave the way for domestic operations
The Minister for Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has said that domestic airline operation is likely to resume by the coming weekend after all airports in the country were closed down due...