“Vaccines are safe, effective and lifesaving”- Alex Azar.
Vaccines work by training and preparing the body’s natural defenses (immune system) to recognize and fight off viruses and bacteria they target (World Health Organization, WHO). However, depending on the type of vaccine, immunity may be built immediately or it can take...
As a child, she was curious about engineering and that led her to want to take up a course in the sciences to add some real meaning to her engineering instincts. But when she entered the KNUST mechanical engineering department and realized that there were only two females including...
Marketing Manager for SES HD PLUS Ghana Limited, Adelaide Abbiw-Williams, has called for a new multi-dimensional leadership to tackle the challenges confronting today’s world. Adelaide Abbiw-Williams was speaking at a virtual summit organized by Touchpoint Magna Carta as part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day.
According to...
It is easy to overlook the idea of protecting a child because there is the perception that children are vulnerable hence protecting them should come naturally. Indeed, children by their very nature are still in their formative years and the slightest obstruction to the formative process can cause a...
Director of Partnerships and Communications at the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Somachi Chris-Asoluka has stated that, the foundation has been able to train 9,000 entrepreneurs across 54 African countries.
The beneficiaries, she announced cut across various sectors including agriculture which has 30% of entrepreneurs.
Chris-Asoluka revealed through a zoom conference that the...
Africa’s collective debt now stands at 70% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP)
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, have called for a quick and comprehensive plan...
Otumfuo on the Whine
Everything talked about in this article will only really make sense when you picture Otumfuo & co. on a nationwide tour of self-pity. Just picture this: you, after a long, gruesome day of hard work, coming back home, switching on the TV to find Otumfuo, wife,...
The Ghana National Service Secretariat recently released the posting for the 2020/2021 placement and over 86,000 graduates were posted to various institutions to undertake their mandatory national service. This number, I believe, has seen a significant growth year on year thereby increasing the number of unemployed graduates across the...
Listening to the 2021 budget, I felt very ashamed and disappointed as a Ghanaian who had high hopes for the future. A national budget in a pandemic must offer hope and inspiration. This budget does not inspire confidence for the future of the Ghanaian youth. It kills the aspirations...
A director according to the UK and South Africa’s Companies Acts, Dodd-Frank, King IV and Sarbanes-Oxley Reports is a person who by any title undertakes that role by offering relevant directional input and guidance.
The Institute of Directors Ghana, best practice guide (pp.27) states that a director is “any person...