Coastal communities and those living along the country’s major inland waterways have been sensitised to prioritise safety in order to protect life and property. The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) as part of its mandate took its sensitization clinic to many coastal communities, including those along the Volta Lake. The Authority has...
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has presented essential medical items to the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipal Hospital for the establishment of a Breast Care Unit in the facility to help in the screening and treatment of people living with breast cancer in the municipality. After renovating a place for the establishment of...
Akosua Comfort a four-year-old girl who was born with one leg longer than the other, has finally received support from Vodafone Healthline, to correct the anomaly and afford her quality life. According to Akosua’s family, residents of Ada Akrofenso in the Eastern Region, they noticed the anomaly after her birth...
A new report has projected Africa’s consumption of the internet to increase by over 300 percent every month, as the pandemic has forced many activities online – a development which could add about US$180 billion to the continent’s economy in the next five years. The report dubbed ‘e-Conomy Africa 2020’...
The African Union has secured close to 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the largest such agreement yet for Africa, a continental official said Tuesday. Nicaise Ndembi, senior science adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The Associated Press in an interview that the current AU...
With the Democrats’ stunning sweep of Georgia’s two Senate run-off elections handing them control of both houses of Congress as of January 20, the idea of $2,000 stimulus checks for every household is sure to be back on the agenda in the United States. But although targeted relief for...
Higher debt levels, weaker debt affordability, and low buffers pose significant challenges, given limited institutional capacity Growth recovery will vary throughout the region Tourism-dependent economies like Kenya, Mauritius and Tanzania will particularly see a slow recovery Low domestic revenue mobilisation will continue to plague SSA sovereigns; particularly Nigeria, Ethiopia...
Policymakers’ choices during this disruption could shape their economies for decades to come The pandemic struck a global economy that was already profoundly unsustainable - socially, environmentally and even intellectually. Over the past four decades almost all advanced economies have become more polarised, with increasingly unequal income distributions. Developing economies lifted...
As the nation grapples with mounting fiscal deficits, calls by key stakeholders for expedited passage of the Tax Exemption bill into law have intensified. Fiscal judiciousness has been thrown into disarray following the ongoing pandemic - its adverse effect on economic activities, as well as the cost of multiple stimulus...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a global health crisis, which has challenged health standards worldwide. Ghana has had its share of the coronavirus pandemic and is working hard to get a grip on the situation. Safety Communication Consult (SCC) caught up with the Executive Vice President and Head of...