The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated eight tons of essential medical supplies worth $65,000 to the Ministry of Health to support affected communities of the Akosombo Dam Spillage.
The supplies include intravenous fluids, antibiotics, pain medications, water sanitation and...
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region, has appealed to the government to fastrack the resettlement of the flood victims.
“I want to state emphatically that four weeks into this disaster, we are...
The relocation of displaced people affected by the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams would be determined by an assessment being done by stakeholders on whether the submerged structures could be reinhabitable.
As a matter of urgency, an assessment...
The United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided $100,000 (1.1 million Ghana cedis) to the more than 31,000 people displaced by recent flooding in the Volta Region.
The assistance, will would support the...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced an end of the controlled spilling of the Akosombo dam.
According to a statement issued on October 30, 2023 by the VRA, “The Volta River Authority (VRA) wishes to inform the public, particularly...
Former Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Kwaku Gyan, has expressed deep-seated concerns about the potential impact of the recent Akosombo Dam spillage on the 2024 general elections.
At a public lecture titled “Protecting Our Democracy: The Role of...
The National Inland Canoe Fishermen Council (NICFC), has called for the restoration of the economic livelihood of victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage in the shortest time possible.
The Council said was important to ensure that the living conditions...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has successfully restored power to Mepe, one of the communities in the Volta Region inundated by flood waters due to the spillage from the Akosombo dam.
Additionally, the Authority has restored the community water supply...
An Independent Presidential Candidate, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has once again demonstrated his commitment to share in adversities that beset the people and help find solutions to them.
An ample demonstration of this was when, over the weekend, he toured and...
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is stepping up disease prevention measure in communities affected by the ongoing spillage of the Akosombo dam with the provision of thousands of mosquito nets.
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director General of the GHS, said it...
