Effective conflict management needed for productivity in healthcare facilities
Mr Prosper Lana, the Deputy Director of Administration at the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, has emphasized the vital role of effective conflict management in maintaining productivity within Ghana’s healthcare sector.
Speaking at a leadersh…
UN Geospatial Information Management for Africa to Hold Its Tenth Session in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa: The Tenth Session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Africa (UN-GGIM: Africa) will take place from 28 October to 1 November 2024 in Addis Ababa.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) dis…
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative Cornerstone for Environmental Dev’t, Health, Says WHO
Addis Ababa: The World Health Organization (WHO) has lauded Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative as a cornerstone for environmental development and health improvements.
Dr. Maria Nera, Director of Environment, Climate Change, and Health at the World H…
Iseguri Initiative sensitises students on teenage pregnancy, early forced child marriage
The Iseguri Initiative, a Kadjebi-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has launched a new programme to educate stakeholders and students, especially, young girls on the effects of teenage pregnancy and early forced child marriage.
The engageme…
About 1,817 lives lost in Ghana to road crashes in eight months
Mr Felix Owusu, Greater Accra Regional Planning Manager, National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has disclosed that a total of 1,817 people lost their lives in 9,820 road crashes reported in Ghana between January and September 2024.
Mr Owusu said out…
Stakeholders’ involvement key in preventing cocoa smuggling – COCOBOD
The active involvement of all key stakeholders will help prevent the smuggling of cocoa beans to other countries, Mr Emmanuel Adjei, Ashanti Regional Deputy Manager of COCOBOD, has stated.
He said increasing cocoa smuggling to the neighbouring count…
National Tourism Awards slated for October 25
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, is set to organize the National Tourism Awards to reward excellence in the tourism sector.
The awards slated for Friday, October 25, 2024, at the Os…
Collaboration between customs and stakeholders key to success of AfCFTA
The Acting Head of Tariff and Trade Unit at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Jonathan Dabrah says collaboration between Customs and stakeholders is key to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) imple…
CNC uses drama to educate communities on health, education and cleaner communities
The Western Regional office of the Centre for National Culture (CNC) has undertaken Social Behavioural Change Drama Campaign in eight communities within the Western Region.
From the Shama District, Dwomo, Shama, Abuesi and Aboadi were selected while…
The double burden of obstetric Fistula: Pain, Stigma and effect on Children
A 46-year old mother of three, Mariam Tuffuor, after a prolonged labour for the fourth child, developed obstetric fistula, rendering her incontinent and ashamed.
Sharing her ordeal in a trembling voice with the Ghana News Agency in Accra, she said: …