World Sickle Cell Awareness: Know your status
By: Sharon Zoe Williams Thursday, June 19th, is observed globally as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. The observation aims at increasing public knowledge and awareness about the disease’s cause, available treatments, cautions, and challenges faced by patients, their families, and carers, amongst others. This year’s theme, ‘Hope through Progress: Advancing Care Globally’, aims at sensitising […]
Over 7.3 million people multidimensionally poor in Ghana – Poverty Report
Data from the 2021 Population and Housing Census revealed that a total of 7.317,555 million people, representing 24.3 per cent of the household population, were multidimensionally poor. Among these poor people, 43.8 per cent experienced severe poverty through deprivations in several dimensions simultaneously. Out of the figure, 3,757,628 are females and 3,559,927 are males. More […]
Hits and misses: First round of Euro 2024
By; Nana Kwame Bediako The Euro 2024 kicked off with a bang as Germany emerged as the dominant force, steamrolling over Scotland in the first round. The German squad displayed precision and prowess, with standout performances from young stars Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, who dazzled fans with their exceptional skills and strategic play. This […]
BECE in limbo – WAEC awaits GH¢48m to begin examination
Uncertainty hangs over the 2024 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) as the examining body, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), waits to recoup almost 98 per cent of GH¢95.83 million it needs to organise the examination. WAEC has received just about GH¢2.3 million out of GH¢95.83 million required to successfully facilitate the exam. But the council insists […]
MMDAs urged to utilise multidimensional poverty index report for development
By: Rukayatu Musah Deputy Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, Vincent Ekow Assafuah has lauded the Ghana Statistical Service, GSS, for producing the maiden Multidimensional Poverty Index reports. This he said is crucial for evidence-based planning and implementation at local levels. He said the reports will assist in targeting beneficiaries for various programs […]
Nigeria Football Federation denies report of banning Victor Osimhen from national team
By: Nana Kwame Bediako The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked rumours circulating online that Super Eagles player Victor Osimhen has been banned from the national team. The rumours allegedly stemmed from Osimhen’s recent social media outburst against former head coach Finidi George. However, NFF General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi clarified in an official statement, that […]
World Sickle Cell Day 2024: Raising awareness and tackling healthcare challenges in Ghana
By: Nana Kwame Bediako On Tuesday 19th June, 2024, World Sickle Cell Day was commemorated globally with a special focus on advancing care, education, and equity in healthcare, under the banner “Hope Through Progress: Advancing Care Globally.” The theme underscored the critical need for accessible and equitable healthcare across Ghana, emphasizing the need to heighten […]
Black Stars move four places up in latest FIFA ranking
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars have made a notable ascent in the latest FIFA rankings, now positioned at 64th globally. This marks an improvement of four places from their previous standing at 68th. While this climb is a positive development, the team remains unseeded, continuing to strive for a higher […]
Prof. Michael Templeton calls for adoption of “tiger worm toilets” to fight underground water pollution
By: Godfred Amoaful A Public Health Engineer at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London, Professor Michael Templeton has called for the adoption of new technologies that align with community interests to find solutions to the sanitation crisis across Sub-Sahara Africa. He said the quest to attain the Sustainable Development Goals […]
Storm Alberto claims lives in Mexico and drenches US coast
Three people have died after the Mexican coast was hit by the first named storm of the North Atlantic hurricane season, which made landfall on Thursday. Storm Alberto – which has now weakened into a depression – has also drenched southern Texas with heavy rain. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) earlier warned of “life-threatening” […]
