Research indicates that 72 per cent of children under five in Ghana suffer from vitamin’A’ deficiency and 17,200 people die annually from the disease. This was disclosed by Dr Manfred B. Ewool, Senior Research Scientist and Maize Breeder at the Crops Research Institute (CRI) and Leader of the Research Team at a workshop and a field … The post About

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major crisis for Africa. To better understand the economic impact, we need to look at the three dimensions of this pandemic. First; is the impact of the disease itself on individuals, families, communities, nations and regions. The second is the economic and social impact of the response to the pandemic … The post COVID-19 in Africa: We are

Dr Da Costa Aboagye, the Leader of Risk Communication for COVID-19 National Response, says Ghana is making significant progress in the fight against the disease due to the pragmatic measures put in place to contain it. The infection rates of active cases, he said, kept declining and thereby moving the infections from around 3500 to … The post Ghana

Ghana needs GH¢3.5 trillion to provide adequate nutrition to 850,000 pregnant women and more than 4,000 infants in the country. The nutritional value should include multiple micro nutrient and calcium supplementation, exclusive breastfeeding of infants and improving complementary feeding interventions. It is expected that adequate nutrition would reduce maternal deaths by 82 per cent and … The post Ghana

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, has suspended two of its staff for engaging in administrative malpractices. They are Mr Thomas Osei, Counter Medicine Assistant and Mr Divine Kumordzi of the Sewing Unit of the Hospital. A statement issued in Accra by the Hospital and copied to the Ghana News Agency said Mr Osei would … The post Ridge

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Sunday announced a $10-billion accelerated infrastructure plan to drive jobs and entrepreneurial agenda when elected in December elections. Dubbed the “BIG PUSH,” the fund would be injected into infrastructural development, and according to the NDC Election 2020 Flagbearer, “it will involve … The post John

A non-governmental organization (NGO) has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to introduce a bill to Parliament to outlaw witch camps. The bill should also deal with traditions and practices associated with the treatment of people accused of witchcraft. The 4H-Ghana, the NGO, also called on Ghanaians to take advantage of … The post NGO calls

Professor Wisdom Akpalu, the Dean of School of Research and Graduate Studies, GIMPA, has said the marine fish stock is over exploited through artisanal fishers and industrial trawlers activities and at the verge of collapse if nothing was done to salvage it. He said the fishing industry contributed substantially to the Ghanaian economy, which employed … The post Ghana’s

The government has prioritized vocational and technical training to help equip the youth with the requisite knowledge and skills to help achieve the national industrialization agenda. In this direction, the government is committing enough resources to Vocational and Technical training for the youth to acquire entrepreneurial skills to become self-employed. Madam Sarah Afful, the Central … The post Ghana

Two small scale miners have been confirmed dead after a mining pit caved in and trapped them at a site at Mpatuam in the Amansie West District. Osei Kwame 54, and Vincent Yaw Asiedu 34, with two colleagues, were prospecting for gold in the pit when the incident happened on Thursday evening. Rescuers were able … The post Two small-scale miners trapped to death appeared