One of the primary benefits of health education is its role in disease prevention. Ghana has faced outbreaks of infectious diseases such as malaria, cholera and HIV/AIDS. Health education serves as a powerful tool to raise awareness about the causes, symptoms and preventive measures of these diseases. By educating...
Rebecca Osam, the young and dynamic CEO of Reflo Company Ltd., is on a passionate mission to empower women and inspire dreams. Her journey is a testament to determination and the unwavering pursuit of positive impact.
"Stay positive, dream big, NEVER give up, go hard or go home." Her motivation...
…against high-risk climate change
The global gathering of world leaders, scientists and youth activists at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, UAE was as important as the 2023 SDG Summit, all with the sense of mobilising finance, power, institutions and innovative technologies to advance Paris...
…calls for more cyber forensic professionals
In a very comprehensive 3 days of virtual skills training that left a lasting imprint on 313 eager minds, Threat Combat recently concluded a very insightful training programme in the art of Memory/Malware Forensics. This wasn't just a training programme, it was a journey...
It was interesting to hear Bank of Ghana (BoG) officials pat themselves on the back because year-on-year inflation had dropped to 26.4 percent in November 2023, from 35.2 percent in October 2023 and 54.1 percent in December 2022. This trend should have been expected, I thought, because of the...
Former President John Dramani Mahama's 24-hour economy policy has the potential to bring about significant transformation. However, for this vision to become a reality, it must be accompanied by a 24-hour public transport policy.
Implementing a 24-hour public transport policy will revolutionise Ghana's public transportation system, enabling it to cater...
Election years, by their very nature, create winners and losers; influencing not only political outcomes but also economic dynamics.
Since 2000, the year that marked the end of Ghana’s ‘political wilderness’ era, economic conditions have mostly succumbed to the intense struggles among political elites vying for power during elections. As...
A failed state is a country that has lost control of itself due to a number of factors, such as political instability, civil unrest and lack of governance.
Originating in the nineteen nineties, the term was initially applied to characterise the situation in Somalia. The country descended into disorder following a coup...
Data breaches, attacks on critical infrastructure or physical assets and increased ransomware attacks drive cyber concerns globally and in Africa for 2024.
Business interruption remains #2 with 31%. ‘Natural catastrophes’ is the biggest riser compared to 2023 with 26% in #3
In Ghana, ‘Macroeconomic developments’ such as inflation...