Doctors in Upper East to benefit from Indian scholarship
Mr Sugandh Rajaram, the India High Commissioner to Ghana says Doctors in the Upper East Region will benefit from Indian scholarships to upgrade their skills for improved quality health care delivery. He said capacity building in the areas of health and education was the core of India’s cooperation with Ghana, adding that India would establish […]
1D1F: President Akufo-Addo commissions $16 million tomato processing factory in Domfete
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the $16 million Weddi Africa Tomato Processing Factory, a company operating under the 1-District-1-Factory initiative, at Domfete, in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region. Government, through Ghana Exim Bank and ADB Bank Ghana, facilitated the acquisition of the loan facility to support the establishment and […]
Lionel Messi agrees Paris St-Germain deal after Barcelona exit – Guillem Balague
Lionel Messi has agreed a two-year deal to join Paris St-Germain following his shock exit from Barcelona, says BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague. The deal, which has the option of a third year, is subject to a medical. The Argentina captain, 34, left Barca – the only club he has played for – as they […]
Radiographers advocate establishment of College for Allied Health Professionals
The Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR) is advocating the establishment of a College for Allied Health Professionals in the country. They have therefore called on government through the Ministry of Health to amend the Specialist Health Training and Plant Medicine Research Act 2011 (Act 833) to facilitate the establishment of the College. The Society believes […]
Sputnik V deal: Sheikh Al Maktoum agrees to refund $2.4M to Ghana
Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, the Dubai-based businessman contracted by the Ministry of Health for the botched procurement of 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine has agreed to refund $2,470,000 to Ghana. This was after the Ministry wrote to him for a refund. A letter dated second of this month, signed by the Minister, Kwaku […]
Eastern Region records 53 maternal deaths in first quarter of 2021
Fifty-three women lost their lives through childbirth in various health facilities in the Eastern Region. at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the Regional Reproductive Health Unit of the Ghana Health Service (GHS)has said. Mrs Ellen Asare, Head of Eastern Regional Reproductive Health Unit of the Ghana Health Service, who disclosed this at […]
R. Kelly: Jury selection begins in singer’s sex trafficking trial
R&B singer R. Kelly has appeared in court in New York, as jury selection for his sex trafficking trial begins. It comes more than two years after he was charged with abusing women and underage girls for almost two decades. The Grammy Award-winning singer faces charges including child sexual exploitation, racketeering and bribery. He has […]
TikTok named as the most downloaded app of 2020
TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app in 2020 as it took the top spot from Facebook Messenger, according to digital analytics company App Annie. The Chinese video-sharing platform is the only app not owned by Facebook to make the global top five of downloads. In its home country, TikTok’s owner ByteDance also holds the […]
Robust and resilient global supply chains critical to tele-medicine
The India High Commissioner, Mr Sugandh Rajaram, has called on Ghana and the rest of the world to embrace a robust and resilient global supply chain, using technology, to sustain tele medicine. “India has put in place incentives for local and global manufacturers to come to the country and manufacture products including pharmaceuticals not for […]
We need sheds, good roads, and amenities- Adjen Kotoku resettled onion sellers
BY: HANNAH DADZIE. The Onion Sellers who were moved from Agbogbloshie to Adjen Kotoku have decried the inadequacy of sheds. They are also unhappy about the inadequate number of sheds and the poor nature of access roads in and around the market. Chairman of the Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society, Alhaji Masawudu Salisu, […]
