Government has been urged to increase the budgetary allocation for the health sector to help address and manage the numerous challenges it is battling with. Siapha Kamara, Chief Executive Officer of SEND Ghana - a civil society organisation, who made the call noted that the health centres in the district...
The Rock City Hotel located in Kwahu-Nkwatia was lightened up with the long-awaited 2021 residential Chartered Institute of Ghana Educational and Annual General Meeting (AGM) dubbed “Increasing Insurance Penetration and Coverage; Role of Regulations, Innovation and Ethics,” last week. The 3-day conference took off with paper presentations. Papers presented included...
Only antibody therapy authorised in US for pre-exposure prophylaxis Pivotal phase III data showed robust efficacy and long-term protection with one dose in high-risk population AstraZeneca's Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab), a long-acting antibody (LAAB) combination, has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) in the US for the pre-exposure...
Gabriel Opoku-Asare, Head of Society, Africa at Diageo has been promoted to the role of Corporate Relations Director, South-East Asia (SEA). Gabriel will join the SEA leadership team and will be accountable for public relations and policy, Diageo in Society 2030 and employee engagement across South-East Asia, working closely...
Secretary-General for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has disclosed that Africa’s recovery from COVID-19 will be the slowest among world regions due to limitations, fiscal constraints, monetary policies, insufficient support and the slow vaccine rollout. The pandemic has caused significant disruption, hardship and nearly every aspect...
The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management Ghana (CIHRM), has graduated 322 Level-3 members, the highest in the history of the institute at a colorful graduation ceremony at the Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accra on Friday, 10th December, 2021. In his welcome address, the Chief Executive Officer of the...
Given the unprecedented surge in gold price and the colossal gains most mining companies made last year, General Secretary, Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU), Abdul-Moomon Gbana said the Union expects that mining companies would take strategic advantage of the boom to invest in modern infrastructure and expand existing ones, increase...
After an intense four-month battle, Reginald Boateng took home the winning cash prize of GH¢10,000.00 and souvenirs from MTN Pulse and Promasidor at the just ended MTN Pulse Business Challenge Competition. The event took place last week at the L’AINE Office Complex, Adabraka, where the top 5 contestants battled...
The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Ghana, through its Programme Migration & Diaspora (PMD), has begun a nationwide sensitisation on the National Labour Migration Policy. The first part of the sensitization on the approved policy, has...
Official Banking partner of the English Premier League, Absa Bank, has announced plans to reward and excite its customers this festive season. Inspired by a commitment to ensure all customers across its business touchpoints are rewarded in the month of Christmas, the Bank has outlined more than four campaigns, beginning...