Fidelity Bank Ghana Ltd (FBGL) and USAID/GHANA have signed a US$3.9m agreement aimed at facilitating lending to Ghana’s health sector. The agreement outlines a model to provide funding for potential borrowing entities under private health facilities, such as hospitals and clinics, accredited by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) or those seeking NHIA accreditation. Before […]

President John Mahama and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt have underscored the need to scale up green growth efforts across the world at the ongoing Global Green Growth Forum in Copenhagen. Speaking at a plenary session of the forum — dubbed “Facing the Consumer” — both leaders identified a dying world and increased health […]

President John Dramani Mahama yesterday held a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, was believed to have centred on Ghana’s democratic development and the Ebola epidemic in parts of West Africa. Ghana is an active and committed member of the 53-member Commonwealth […]

The Africa Union Commission is calling for urgent international help in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. About 4,877 people have died in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone after contracting the disease since its outbreak in the sub-region early this year. Chair of the Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, who is on a tour of […]

Mr. Joe Faalong, Upper West Regional Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has appealed to the Japanese government to support the region with expertise and projects,  to help address the nutritional challenges among children. He said the region was endowed with resources, including arable land for the production of all kinds of food […]

As part of its contribution to the international efforts to combat the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa, the Russian Federation has allocated a total of 779.4 million roubles. A statement issued by the Russian Embassy in Accra and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday said the Federation had been consistently […]

China would play a lead role in support of Ghana’s effort to overcome current economic difficulties, the Chinese Ambassador, Sun Baohong has said. Speaking to Ghana News Agency in an interview, Ms Sun said China would continue to offer assistance in the areas of investment, infrastructure and manufacturing, especially through the Public Private Partnership mode. […]

DuPont, an international organisation that deals with issues related to agricultural development, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a collaborative programme in Tamale on Wednesday, that will boost maize production among smallholder farmers and help to increase their incomes. The initiative, which involves an investment of more than US$4 million over […]

Ghana will today face a United Nations Panel to answer questions on how it has implemented the conventions demanding an end to discrimination against women. Every four years, national reports are submitted outlining measures taken to enable how women enjoy their full rights. Gender Children and Social Protection Minister Nana Oye Lithur explained that Ghana […]

President John Mahama will today, Wednesday, speak at the UK House of Commons on Ebola and the Security Situation in the West African Sub-region. Hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group, President Mahama, who is Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government will continue his advocacy for a more stained international […]