A growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola must be countered by urgent scaling up of routine immunization activities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “We are calling for the intensification ... Read More

The USAID West Africa Fertilizer Programme is to provide training on the use of mobile soil test kits as part of efforts to promote agricultural enhancing technologies to boost productivity and ensure better returns on farmer investments. The two-day regional workshop ... Read More

The World Health Organisation has commended Ghana for the tremendous progress made in fighting Tuberculosis despite the challenges of detecting cases. Ghana has increased its cure rate from 22 per cent in 1996 to the recommended WHO level of 85 per ... Read More

Gene A. Cretz – US Ambassador to Ghana Mr. Gene A. Crete, the United States (US)Ambassador in Ghana, has urged the Media to help in the fight against child labour. Mr. Crete was addressing the media practitioners after a day’s working ... Read More

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Ghana, a non-profit organization, is to host its 2015 Africa and Middle East Conference in Accra to collaborate and exchange ideas on how to impact on their communities. The four-day event which would take place from the ... Read More

A joint summit would be held on April 7, between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), to discuss security and terrorists issues facing the two sub-regions. The high-level summit, which ... Read More

Mr. James A. Bever, the Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) has said agribusiness could transform Ghana’s fortune in the future. He said the USAID’s Feed the Future project, one of its interventions to spur sustainable ... Read More

As World Tuberculosis Day approaches on March 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for “global solidarity and action” to support a new 20-year strategy aimed at ending the global tuberculosis epidemic. A statement issued by the WHO and copied ... Read More

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon Nana Oye Lithur at the 2014 Annual Session of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board. The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) has tasked States to ... Read More

Kofi AnnanFormer UN Secretary General Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, has warned against growing food insecurity in Africa and urged the leaders and stakeholders to demonstrate strong commitment to deal with the problem. He noted that Africa ... Read More