The Akyem Oda Community Health Nursing Training College held its second graduation at Oda during which 450 graduates were presented with certificates. The graduates comprised 250 students in public health nursing, 175 students in certificate nursing and 25 midwives. Addressing the graduates, the college principal, Jones Abekah-Baah, urged them to strive to uphold the highest…
Former Assistant Director of Legal Services, Ghana Armed Forces, Dr. Jamal Tonzua, has said that while the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) crisis is purely a governance crisis, including a lack of political commitment and institutional weaknesses, political leaders have cajoled the military and set it up to fail on a matter that requires sound evidence-based…
John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has once again positioned himself as the leader to rescue Ghana’s faltering economy, pledging bold reforms and comprehensive economic revitalisation if he is elected president in the December 7 general elections.Addressing enthusiastic crowds in Nadowli and Wichaw during his three-day campaign tour of…
The Ghana Health Service says it has so far identified 25 persons who came into contact with a 15-year-old who tested positive for MPOX in the Western North Region. This forms part of efforts to contain the spread of the highly contagious disease as health officials across Ghana’s 16 regions remain on high alert. Director…
The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Environment, Science, and Technology, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has hinted that he will be raising the issue of illegal mining on the floor of Parliament next Tuesday, October 15. He contends that the government’s deafening silence on the menace, commonly called galamsey is a cause for concern. Parliament is…
NEW YORK/JERUSALEM, 16 April 2024 – “Today I completed a two-day visit to the Middle East, where escalating violence continues to take an unconscionable toll on the lives of children. “On the first day in Israel, I met with some of the many Israeli families who experienced unspeakable violence on 7 October, including children taken…
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally — with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer. The report, released at the World Hepatitis…
Health facilities in the Oti Region are grappling not only with high mortality cases, but other ailments that need special medical attention but facilities at hospitals in the region lack in that regard. Available records revealed that six (6) pregnant women lost their lives during delivery in the year under review (2023) which doesn’t augur…
Parliament has formally requested the Chief Justice to expedite the hearing of cases related to the Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly known as the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill. In a petition submitted on Friday, March 28, Parliament’s legal representatives emphasised the significant public interest surrounding these cases and stressed the importance of a prompt…
Rashida Abubakar Tetteh, the troubled mother of a three-day-old baby, has spoken out about the tragic loss of her child allegedly due to a power outage at the Tema General Hospital on the evening of Tuesday, March 26. The 24-year-old mother, currently admitted to the Post C-S ward of the hospital, recounted her heartbreaking experience…
