First Ladies pledge to eliminate stigma associated with infertility and cancers
First Ladies in Africa have pledged their collective resolve to partner “Merck More Than A Woman” initiative to create greater awareness on infertility and cancers, which are perceived mostly to…
2020 Census to capture data on Disability
The 2020 Population and Housing Census to be done by the Ghana Statistical Services, will for the first time capture data on disability. The Statistical Service will be using the…
US$56.52 million project for famers in Northern, Upper East Regions
Selected farmers in the Northern and Upper East regions are to benefit from a US$56.52 million African Development Bank loan facility to fund an initiative dubbed 'Savannah Agricultural Productivity Improvement…
Mental Health Authority underscores need for care levy
The Mental Health Authority (MHA) has underscored the need for establishing a levy that would provide the needed funding to service mental health care in the country. Dr Akwasi Osei,…
Uncontrolled Hypertension Killing Ghanaians
More than half of Ghana’s population has never checked their blood pressure before, Dr. Efua Commeh, Deputy Programmes Director, Non-Communicable Disease, Ghana Health Service (GHS), has revealed. She explained that…
Climate Change actions must address gender inequality – UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme {UNDP} has called for concerted efforts to consider the special needs, concerns, knowledge and experiences of both male and female in climate change adaptation and…
130 Countries sign ‘Declaration of Astania’-To strengthen primary health coverage
Countries around the globe have signed a declaration vowing to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step towards achieving universal health coverage {UHC}. The “Declaration of Astana”,…
Two NGOs to build one million toilets
Two non-governmental organisations {NGOs}, Yapa Environment and Sulabh International Centre for Action Sociology { SICAS}, have started the construction of one million ''Twin Pit'' toilet facilities across the country in…
Electricity Consumers To Choose Their Own Suppliers By 2023—Energy Commission
Energy consumers will by 2023 choose their own power suppliers as part of reforms to make the power supply subsector more competitive. Per the new arrangement, smaller private entities will…
Professor Akosa urges Ghanaians to adopt healthy lifestyle
Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, has called on Ghanaians to adopt a healthy lifestyle so as to prolong their lives and contribute to national…
