Tanzania Reopened Its Skies For International Flights Amid C...
Tanzanian in the midst of COVID 19 has reopened its flight for International flights which was closed on April 12, 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcement was made by Isack Kamwelwe, the Minister for Works, Transport and Communications on Monday after ... Read More
African Union And The Covid-19 Pandemic: GIMPA Proposes Dire...
Mr Edmund Amarkwei Foley, the Director of Programmes of Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) in The Gambia, has called on the African Union (AU) to take steps to offer direct financial support to its member States ... Read More
Coronavirus: Trump Gives WHO Ultimatum Over Covid-19 Handlin...
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19.
The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body to commit to "substantive improvements" or risk ... Read More
Global Health Leaders Hold First Ever Virtual Meeting Due To...
Global health leaders are meeting for the first time ever virtually to review ongoing international response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Monday and Tuesday envoys from 194 of the World Health Organization’s member states will meet virtually for the 73rd assembly of the ... Read More
COVID-19: World Trade Organization Head Steps Down A Year Ea...
Roberto Azevedo
The head of the World Trade Organization has said he will step down a year earlier than planned, at a crucial moment for the global economy.
Roberto Azevedo's surprise departure comes as the WTO faces the impact of the ... Read More
2020’ll Be Harder Than Great Recession, 34m People To ...
The United Nations is projecting a tough 2020 for emerging economies like Ghana.
Accordingly, the current fiscal situation brought about by the coronavirus is "tighter now" for most developing countries than it was during the global financial crisis a decade ago.
Ghana is ... Read More
China Water And Electricity Corporation Donates To Energy Mi...
The China International Water and Electricity Corporation has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth about GH¢100,000 to the Ministry of Energy to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The items were 20,000 pieces of face masks, 450 bottles and 20 small ... Read More
WHO To Probe Ghana’s COVID-19 Peak Claims
Dr Matshidiso Moeti - WHO Regional Director for Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that it will probe Ghana’s COVID-19 data to see whether claims that country has peaked are true or not.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, ... Read More
China To Build Africa Center For Disease Control Headquarter...
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 ... Read More
Ghanaian, Ugandan Scientists Research Into COVID-19 Drugs
Dr Edward Amoah Boateng and Mr Ivan Kahwa
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, ... Read More