Olam International, a leading food and agri-business, in partnership with Singapore-based Temasek Foundation has donated a consignment of PPE to the Government of Ghana to support national efforts in the fight against COVID -19.
The consignment comprised various items of PPE including 3,000 surgical gowns, face shields, KN95 masks, and...
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unparalleled disruption for the global health and development community. Organizations fighting infectious disease, supporting health workers, delivering social services, and protecting livelihoods have moved to the very center of the world’s attention. But they find their work complicated by challenges of access, safety, supply chain logistics,...
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers want the imposition of restrictions on the importation of basic drugs that are being produced in the country, so as to promote the local industry and make the vision of ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ a reality.
Indeed, the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the realization that...
As with so much else, international development has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How might we use these lessons to reshape the sector, rather than returning to the status quo?
For starters, the crisis has reminded us that nature still reigns supreme, and it should spur us to...
National Communications Authority (NCA) has said that all telecommunication companies operating in the country provided data to assist the Ghana Health Service contact trace persons suspected to be COVID-19 positive.
The clarification comes a few days after a group calling itself STRANEK-Africa and a private legal practitioner, Francis Kwarteng Arthur,...
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) has launched a COVID-19 Response Plan of Action to assist African countries to improve access to sustainable and resilient health services and protecting economies. In this interview with Africa Renewal, the CEO of AUDA-NEPAD Ibrahim Mayaki discusses the scope of this initiative. These are the excerpts.
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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured that the health status of all students returning to school this week would be prioritised even as the cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
In his regular address to the nation on COVID-19, he stressed that all efforts are been undertaken to...
The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.
The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, an official said.
If the evidence is confirmed, it may affect guidelines for...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said its doors are open for business, and is thus urging corporate organisations to fulfil their tax obligations and ensure government generates all the revenues it can to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, Acting Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA),...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is still here, and thus Ghanaians must wake up to that reality and follow the safety protocols, Deputy North East Regional Minister Mr. Tahiru Tia Ahmmed has said.
According to him, though his region is fortunate not to have recorded any COVID case in the past...