China has revealed its plans to upgrade its medical and health aid programs for Africa and help the continent complete projects in the health sector such as the Headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Africa’s collaboration with China to curb further spread of the coronavirus over the past months has become […]
Four scientists — three Ghanaians and a Ugandan — have conducted research into a possible antiviral agent as the drug of choice for the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers are Dr Edward Amoah Boateng, a registered specialist surgeon of the Department of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi; Mr Richard Owusu Nyarko, a registered senior […]
The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus may become endemic within communities just like HIV/AIDS and other ailments. Its officials have now said that the virus may live with mankind and may never go away, which requires collective efforts at defeating it. WHO emergencies expert Dr. Mike Ryan told an online briefing on Wednesday from […]
The Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ghana has donated 10 oxygen concentrators and medical accessories to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to support the national COVID-19 response effort. The medical accessories included 3,000 nasal prongs of different sizes for neonates, 110 pulse oximeters for both children and adults, 140 oxygen tubings, […]
The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Mrs Shani Cooper, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government for the manner in which they are handling the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). She said the leadership was doing great and had been straightforward, firm and decisive. Speaking to the Daily Graphic in an interview in Accra, […]
Ghana has been urged to prepare for post-COVID-19 challenges that may occur after the pandemic in order not to be overtaken by events. The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, Mrs Diana Acconcia, said the devastating effects of COVID-19 that continued to take a toll on people and the economies of nations […]
More than half a million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die between now and next year from Aids-related illnesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic – unless governments move to address the issue. A modelling analysis done by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAids shows that the impact of a six-month disruption of antiretroviral therapy could […]
Former US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised his successor Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis. In a private conference call, he called the US handling of the pandemic “an absolute chaotic disaster”. Mr Obama has said he wants to play a larger role supporting Joe Biden in the presidential election in […]
The United Nations announced Thursday it is increasing its appeal to fight the coronavirus pandemic in fragile and vulnerable countries from $2 billion to $6.7 billion. U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock reiterated that the peak of the pandemic is not expected to hit the world’s poorest countries for three to six months. But he said […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has stated that Africa can only avoid a total collapse of its economies from the COVID-19 pandemic if intensive social distancing measures are practised. He added that Africa will only achieve the necessary behavioural change if people can trust the information they have access to. “Our governments need to invest […]
