The lack of access to clean water and sanitation systems are a central public health concern in Ghana. The pre-requirements for major improvement of the quality, and hence, to improve the health situation are not sufficient, Mr. Kwaku Godwin Dovlo, …

Evans Raybon Anyadi, a Scheme Manager at the Adaklu Anyigbe Mutual Health Insurance Scheme located at Kpetoe who forged documents and raised vouchers for non-existent services has been arraigned before the Financial Court in Accra. The accused has been charged …

The Child Labour Department of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations will develop a code of conduct for informal sector workers to fight the child labour menace. Mr Charles Asante-Bempong, Research and Projects Manager, Ghana Employer’s Association said as …

The Health Accounting Staff Association of Ghana (HASAG) has said targets set for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 could not be attained if challenges impeding effective delivery of health care in the country were not addressed. It …

Government has directed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to work closely with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve waste engulfing towns and cities. “The challenge of waste management should receive the needed attention from the agency and government …

The Asante-Akim South District, last year, achieved 74 per cent coverage of supervised deliveries, a performance the health authorities say should get better. Out of 3,067 pregnant women, 2,277 were delivered of their babies at the various health facilities. The …

Mrs. Elizabeth Bain-Doodu, a Senior Nursing Officer at the Cape Coast Central Reproductive and Child Health Centre, has expressed concern about the high rate of stillbirths among young mothers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. She said such births were peculiar …

Small-holder-farmers have called on government to expand accesses to market centers to enable them sell their produces. According to them, government needed to balance import with capacity of farmers to meet market demand in the country. Mr Baba Tuahiru, a …

The Export Trade, Agricultural and Industrial Development Fund (EDAIF) will be empowering women’s group in the shea nut industry with small motorised means of transport to help increase the volume of shea nuts picked. Mr Ibrahim Yakubu Iscandar, EDAIF Agriculture …

Naa Professor John Nabila, President of the National Houses of Chiefs, has appealed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen its supervisory role on environmental governance to meet the needs and aspirations of the people. He said the nation …

The Ghanaian-German Economic Association (GGEA) has launched a product that will provide financial assistance and credit facilities for Ghanaian importers. The product, which offers assistance in finding supply sources in Germany and obtaining supplier’s credit, is being promoted in partnership …