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Revolutionising healthcare workforce development in Africa’s underserved regions
By Godson Kofi DAVIES In Africa, where the beauty of landscapes is as vast as its cultural diversity, a silent crisis brews in the realm of healthcare. The continent faces a dire shortage of healthcare professionals, a predicament most acute in the rural and underserved areas. According to the World Health Organization, sub-Saharan Africa bears […]
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Performance tracker vague, needs more data – IMANI Africa
Policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has called on the government to improve the information and data contained on the newly launched Performance Tracker. The think tank said the tracker is a good policy that needs data and information to improve it. The performance tracker was launched by the Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong […]
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Agribusiness
K-Ricebelt project: Transferring expertise and technology to feed Africa
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gambia, Senegal, Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya are benefiting from a South Korean developmental initiative as a swift response to the danger over food security in Africa by helping these countries to increase rice production and reduce their reliance on imports. Known as the K-Ricebelt project, it is aimed at providing small farmers […]
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Business
Over 700 Ghanaian products absorbed under AfCFTA’s Guided Trade initiative – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has during the State visit of the President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló, announced the giant strides being made by Ghanaian products under the Guide Trade Initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Following the maiden roll out of the Guided Trade Initiative, President Akufo-Addo said, over […]
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Cases of TB, malaria and HIV/AIDS on the rise due to locked up medical supplies – CSO
The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Health Policy Research and Analysis, Dr. Thomas Anaba, has disclosed that the locked-up medical supplies donated by the Global Fund have led to a surge in tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS cases. The supplies which include antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients and mosquito nets for pregnant women have […]
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Health crisis looms as Global Fund suspends shipments to Ghana
Ghana faces a potential health crisis after the Global Fund suspended shipments of essential medical supplies due to delays in clearing previous donations stuck at Tema Port. This includes vital antiretroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS patients. The Africa Center for Health Policy Research and Analysis (ACHPR&A) expressed grave concern over the government’s inaction in expediting the […]
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Africa
Israel’s military confirms ‘decline in forces’ in southern Gaza
Israel’s military said on Sunday that it was reducing its numbers of soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the area. The military stressed a “significant force” would remain in Gaza. • Ruins of Gaza “This is another stage in the war effort”, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman, Lt Col Peter Lerner, told …
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Africa
Kagame blames the world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide
Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. Rwanda has shown strong recovery and economic growth in the years since, but scars remain and there are questions about …
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Other Sports
African Games: Volunteers to receive GHC 1,000 each following protests over unpaid stipends
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2023 African Games has yielded to pressure from volunteers and agreed to pay them an allowance of GHC 1,000.00 each. This decision comes in response to fervent protests by volunteers who were left unpaid following the conclusion of the continental event. The volunteers, numbering over 1,000, had generously […]
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Features
French West African States yet to learn from Mozambique
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH Russia has now started calling for combined strategic partnership and international efforts to drastically address the complexities of rising insecurity and adopting a multilateral military force for countering terrorism in Africa, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. An official statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry called for finding common solutions […]
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Banking & Finance
Zenith Bank spotlights opportunities for women in business
At the maiden edition of the Women in Business Dialogue series organised by the Business and Financial Times and held in Accra, the Sector Head, SME & Retail Banking at Zenith Bank, Gloria Cabutey-Adodoadji, urged businesswomen to leverage on the golden opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to expand their reach […]
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Africa
Education and business: how Russia and Ghana can help each other grow
In the past few years, the whole world has faced changes – or one might even say structural shifts – in the economy, society, logistics and other areas. The new state of business relationships require completely different approaches and business decisions. Global challenges have forced different countries to implement projects and initiatives that would allow […]
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Africa
WTO reform is everyone’s responsibility
By Ngozi OKONJO-IWEALA Taking place in challenging and uncertain times, the World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi produced mixed results: a few successes, but also some disappointments. By contrast, the previous ministerial conference, held in June 2022, concluded with the adoption of numerous multilateral agreements and decisions, giving the WTO a temporary […]
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