The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed concern about how doctors have been criminalized in the media by some individuals including ministers of state after the missing stillborn baby at KATH. A statement signed by the General Secretary, Dr Frank Serebour said the GMA would not sit aloof for any doctor to be used as an escape goat to pacify “some disgruntled individuals” in the missing baby saga which has hit the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). It said, “Even though the GMA

Over three hours of continuous rainfall in Accra has led to flooding in some areas. Even though no serious damages have been recorded so far, the downpour caused inconvenience to both drivers and pedestrians as some vehicles got stuck on the road. Pedestrians had to meander their way around gutters and other low-lying areas to go about their economic activities  The rains notwithstanding, trading activities were ongoing and life around town seemed normal.    

President John Dramani Mahama has proposed that everyday should be made a ‘Made-in-Ghana’ day in an attempt to transform the society and the economy. Speaking at the 57th Independence Day celebrations in Accra, the president lauded the Kufuor-led administration for initiating the practice of putting on traditional wear on Fridays and reiterated the need for Ghanaians to patronise made-in-Ghana goods. “I’m asking us to go one step further. With every piece of clothing we wear, with every

Activities marking the 57th Independence Day Parade at the Black Star Square in Accra was disrupted as a result of a heavy downpour. The rains which started at 09:05 did not deter President John Dramani Mahama from lighting the perpetual flame in remembrance of the unknown fallen soldiers. Although some security services were able to march past in the rain, students from both first and second cycle schools as well as some organised bodies could not take their turns. Delivering his speech, President

Three new boards for the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), the Water Resources Commission (WRC) and the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) have been sworn into office, with the task to help salvage the increasing pollution of Ghana’s water resources. The Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, who inaugurated the boards, indicated that the pollution of water bodies was undermining the government’s resolve to provide safe, affordable water for all Ghanaians. Members

The 2012 presidential candidate of the Conventions Peoples Party (CPP), Dr Abu Sakara Foster, has recommended that the Gonjaland  Economic Forum must be concerned with initiatives that will translate the potentials of the Gonjaland into reality. This, he said, would help bring the needed development to the kingdom and its people. He made the recommendation in an address at the maiden edition of the Gonjaland Economic Forum in Accra on Tuesday. According to him, any discourse on the development

Some chiefs of Agona Swedru in the Central Region yesterday staged a demonstration in protest against the delay in the reconstruction of the steel bridge over the River Akora which runs through the town. Led by the Paramount Chief of Agona Swedru, Ogidigram Okrupi Asiedu Botwe II, the demonstrators wore red arm bands and headgear and marched through some of the principal streets of the town, amid the chanting of slogans and singing of songs by the Asafo company. Some of the chiefs who took part

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is to introduce a new prescription form to sanitise the prescription claims and payment regime. It has also rolled out the instant issuance of ID cards based on biometric data. Speaking at the 2014 Stakeholders Meeting of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NHIA, Mr Sylvester Mensah, said that formed part of the numerous key initiatives running concurrently and driving change and improvement

The President of Breast Care International (BCI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and breast cancer support group, Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, has earned commendation for her role in undertaking public education campaigns to sensitise people to the disease and to help reduce the stigma people attach to the disease in the country. Dr Wiafe-Addai, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Peace and Love Hospital, received the commendation from the Vice-President of Johnson & Johnsons,

Ghanaians are commemorating the 57th anniversary of the country’s independence. President Dramani Mahama will address a parade at the Black Star Square in Accra while similar parades will be held in all regional capitals and districts across the country. This year’s independence day celebrations will be on the theme, “Building a Better and Prosperous Ghana through patriotism and National Unity”. The declaration of independence on March 6 is significant in a number of ways as it was on the

Contractors working on two major road projects which are part of the ‘Gang of Six’ roads have abandoned the project site for lack of payment. Work on the Tetteh Quarshie-Atomic road, the 5.6-km Atomic Junction-Pantang road and the Kwafokrom-Apedwa highway (Suhum-Nsawam) has come to a standstill. The projects are being executed by Messrs Sonitra Construction and Messrs China Water and Electric, respectively. Meanwhile, the contractor executing the Achimota-Ofankor highway, Messrs China Railway

An estimated 700,000 Ghanaians are currently living with glaucoma, a disease of the eye which is the major cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Out of the number, 60,000 have already gone permanently blind. The alarming statistics make Ghana the leading country in glaucoma cases worldwide. Addressing the launch of the World Glaucoma Week in Accra Wednesday, the National President of the Glaucoma Association of Ghana (GAG), Mr Harrison Abutiate, said 250,000 out of the total estimated affected

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has discredited reports that it has directed doctors in the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to work differently from their usual way before and after the missing baby incident at the hospital. “The public should, therefore, disregard any statements that have been issued by some media houses indicating that the doctors in KATH have been directed to attend to three patients per day,” a statement issued by the GMA said. “Indeed, the GMA recognise, the

A human trafficking ring involving some Asians has been busted by the police in Takoradi. The Anti-Human Trafficking Department of the Ghana Police Service arrested two Chinese for trafficking six Vietnamese into Ghana for prostitution. The Takoradi Police have since rescued the six, who were said to have been trafficked into the country on the pretext of transiting Ghana to the United States of America. The six victims were identified as Tran Thi Letrhu, 32; Thi Hong Loan, 29; Huyn Thei Nhieu,

Union Savings and Loans (USL) Limited has declared its preparedness to build a market for the Nmai Dzorn community near Adjiriganor in Accra, as part of its corporate social responsibility activities. The project will, however, begin only after the traditional authorities at Nmai Dzorn have made land available for that purpose. The Executive Chairman of Zoomlion and the Jospong Group, which is the parent company of USL, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, made the declaration at the inauguration of the Nmai