With schools closed, learning continues through mass communication and internet-based resources. GettyImages
Almost universally, one of the first measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 was the closure of schools, colleges and universities. This has affected over 1.576 billion learners, constituting slightly over 91% of enrolment.
In Africa, about 297...
“Digital is fundamental to our business and to the future of the entire financial services industry.”
---Dennis Hudson, Seacoast Bank
The novel coronavirus seems to have taken all by surprise and exposed vulnerabilities that were never anticipated across all sectors of the various economies including banking. Obviously in our lifetime, we...
Newly released technical note aims to help governments, ICT companies, educators and parents protect children in lockdown
Millions of children are at increased risk of harm as their lives move increasingly online during lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF and partners have said.
“The coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented...
The Tema West Municipal Assembly has distributed food items to over 500 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in their various homes in the municipality.
The recipients include the Blind, Deaf, Physically disabled, Persons with Albinism, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome, Autism and Stroke victims. They received items such as rice, yam,...
Bank of Africa has donated 700 bags of rice, 200 gallons of oil, 200 cartons of tin fish and 200 cartons of tin tomatoes to the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to support efforts to provide food to the 400,000 vulnerable Ghanaians during the partial lockdown of...
Vodafone Ghana’s comprehensive COVID-19 response plan is helping the country combat the global pandemic and minimise its impact on consumers and businesses. The several unique initiatives outlined in the plan are currently addressing the specific needs of Ghanaians during this crucial fight.
Commenting on the various initiatives, Patricia Obo-Nai, Chief...
Businesses have a moral responsibility to contribute to the Government’s efforts to overcome the spreading of the novel coronavirus, William Annor Adu, the Head of Business Development at Allianz Insurance Ghana has said.
Mr. Adu who was speaking at the presentation of various items to the Ghana Health Service last...
… summary of the facts as at April 19
Death rate in Ghana as a percentage of known infections has dropped 1.45 percent from to 0.86 percent. In South Africa it has increased from 1.2 percent to 1.7 percent and globally from 6.2 percent to 6.9 percent.
As expected, due to increased...
Zipline, the world's only national scale on-demand drone delivery service, announced that it has begun delivering COVID-19 test samples. Zipline drones now fly test samples collected from patients in more than 1,000 health facilities located in difficult to reach rural areas of Ghana to Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical...