The Ghana Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (GhNCDA), a network of persons living with non-communicable diseases in the Northern Region, has called on government and the Ministry of Health to as a matter of urgency channel more resources to the northern parts of the country as they battle with the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19)...
The ground-breaking COVID-19 test kit developed by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics, is awaiting approval for use from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Dr. (Mrs.) Augustina Sylverken, a Virologist at the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research (KCCR), has said.
She said the...
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) has made a cash donation of GHS40,000.00 and quantities of Water, Hand Sanitizers and essential medications to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund.
This donation is in line with the Institute’s Corporate Social Responsibility and public advocacy programmes. The donation was made through the...
A new banking sector report (March 2020) published by the Bank of Ghana has shown that more than half of banks’ deposits mobilised between February 2019 and February 2020 went into loans, an indication that banks are living up to their mandate of supporting the private sector with access...
Estimates suggest that between 40-70 per cent of the world’s population could become infected with the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has already transformed into an economic and labour market shock, impacting not only supply (production of goods and services) but also demand (consumption and investment).
All businesses, regardless of size,...
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) has petitioned the Minister of Finance to establish an Emergency Fund from which businesses can access working capital, pay salaries and purchase raw materials for production as COVID-19 continues to bite hard.
The petition was drafted by the association after deliberations among its members on...
Without Asia’s buyers due to the Coronavirus pandemic, local cashew farmers and dealers say they are left with no option but to sell their raw nuts at giveaway prices.
The cash crop has been a supreme contributor to the country’s Non-traditional Exports (NTEs) earnings over the years, topping the list...
The CEO of International Maritime Hospital, Dr. Sylvester Oppong has advised the general public that the lifting of restrictions on movements of persons by the President does not mean the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
“The lift on restrictions doesn’t mean the pandemic is over. In fact, we are virtually starting,”...
Biggest telecom service provider, MTN Ghana, has posted a 20.6 percent growth in revenue in the first quarter from GH¢1.2 billion in March, 2019 to GH¢1.44 billion in March, 2020.
According to the company’s unaudited first quarter financials, MTN withstood COVID-19 induced challenges to record the stellar performance.
“Voice growth was...
Over 9.6 million learners attending pre-primary to tertiary education in Ghana, have been affected by the unprecedented closure of schools due to Covid-19 (UNESCO, 2020).
Persons on the autism spectrum (a neurodevelopmental disorder with associated challenges of social communication, social interaction and rigidity/restrictive repetitive behaviour), have likewise been affected.
Now, educational...