The World Health Organisations (WHO) is to use the 2015 World Hepatitis Day, slated for July 28 to highlight the urgent need for countries to enhance action aimed at preventing viral hepatitis infection. A statement issued by Christian Lindmeier, WHO Communications Officer and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday, urged nations “to ensure […]
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) says it would continue to focus efforts on providing support to private and public sector initiatives to grow the economies and create jobs in the sub-region. Mr Bashir Ifo, EBID President, said everything would be done to lift the people out of poverty and transform their economic […]
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), has organised a five- day training workshop for Anglophone West African entrepreneurs and technicians in the clean cooking industry. The workshop, which started on Monday, was organised through the West African Clean Cooking Alliance (WACCA) to bring clean, safe, affordable cooking energy solutions to the […]
Ghana has been lauded for being the first African country to join the Voluntary Principles (VPs) to guide extractive companies in maintaining safety and security of their operations. Pat Alsup, the outgoing United States Deputy Ambassador said as the first African country to join the VPs, Ghana took a brave step forward. “In March 2014, […]
It is estimated that cancer kills over eight million people globally every year, constituting close to 13 per cent of the total deaths worldwide. Seventy per cent of cancer deaths occur in low and middle-income countries, majority of which are in Africa. Worried about the increasing number of deaths on the continent through cervical, breast […]
Government in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched the Technical Cooperation Project in support of the safe disposal of obsolete pesticides in Ghana. The project is to improve on the capacity of relevant government institutions and agro-input dealers to ensure sound management of pesticides and disposal of the current stockpile of […]
The organizers of Wines of South Africa Grand event are to introduce variety of wine onto the Ghanaian market in the next few months. Mr Matome Mbatha, the Marketing Manager, Wines of South Africa, said the company decided to introduce the products because Ghana has a prospective market for wine on the African continent. Mr […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is calling for $20 million to prevent the spread of avian flu across West Africa. A statement issued by the FAO on Monday and copied to the Ghana News Agency said “fears are growing that without timely intervention to stem outbreaks of the highly virulent […]
At the close of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, UNICEF has challenged the international community to turn its promises to invest in children and young people into concrete action. According to a statement issued by Elissa Jobson, UNICEF and copied to the Ghana News Agency over the weekend, this concrete action would […]
Dr Joseph Teye Nuertey, Volta Regional Health Director, on Thursday took delivery of assorted medical items from the Korean government, with a pledge to ensure the CHPS concept remained the mainstay of health delivery. He said the model, otherwise known as, the Community-Based Health Planning and Services, remained the best strategic health policy with wider […]
