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COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases rise to 3,780

Ghana's COVID-19 active cases have risen to 3,780 from a previous 3,716, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced via its designated website.This follows the confirmation of 178 new cases of infections, bringing the country's cumulative cases to 25,430. The...

Ghana coronavirus: 24,518 cases; recoveries pass 20,000

Ghana is West Africa’s most impacted nation behind Nigeria, at a point in May 2020, Ghana led the regional case load. June has started with progressive lifting of more virus restrictions. President Akufo-Addo in his tenth address announced that whiles...

COVID-19: Ghana confirms 854 new cases

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed 854 new  COVID-19,  increasing the country's case count to 22,822. The update by the  Ghana Health  via a designated website also confirmed that 408 persons have recovered or discharged, bringing the total recoveries to...

Government will ensure that campuses remain safest place for students

In spite of the outbreak of cases of COVID-19 in some senior high schools (SHSs) in the country, government has given the assurance that campuses will remain the safest place for students. Dr Yaw Adu-Twum, a Deputy Minister of Education...

Civil Society Organization(CSO) wants government to extend COVID-19 reliefs to vulnerable persons.

The Tax Justice Coalition-Ghana (TJC), a CSO has called on government to extend its social interventions such as utility reliefs to needy and vulnerable persons, particularly women. The coalition has also urged government and the African Union and international partners,...

Ghana’s test case hit an average of 400 daily

Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, said the country is currently doing an average test of about 400 new cases of COVID-19 daily. Dr Kuma-Aboagye presented graphical statistics showing an increasing trend in the...

COVID-19: Ghana records nearly 1,000 new infections

By Benjamin Adamafio Commey, GNA Ghana's COVID-19 cases have risen to hit 21,077 after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 992 new infections across the country. The country's health management body in its latest update via a designated portal also confirmed that...

Coronavirus patient suffers 4-hour erection from blood clots

The 62-year-old man experienced the painful condition known as priapism while in the intensive care unit A coronavirus patient in France suffered a four-hour erection due to a blood clot that may have been triggered by the illness, doctors have warned. The 62-year-old...

In Mozambique, water project boosts yields as farmers grapple with climate extremes

The project provided irrigation kits, constructed boreholes, small dams and water troughs that increased access to water for people and cattle Felicidade Machava, 60, likes to recount the story about how, one year, she filled a small truck with maize...

Yinson Production provides Biological Safety Cabinet for COVID-19 testing

The management of Yinson Production West Africa Limited (YPWAL) has donated a Biological Safety Cabinet worth USD4,600 to the National Public Health Reference Laboratory at Korle-Bu to help in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 that continue to wreak...
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World Leaders advocate for technology adoption to tackle healthcare challenges in Africa

World Leaders at the prestigious World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, an event co-hosted by GAVI and the Ministry...
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