Marburg virus detected in Ghana as two people die
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the potential discovery of Marburg Virus Disease (MBV) cases in Ghana – two people have died from suspected infection. The Marburg virus is…
Pressure mounts over Ghana anti-LGBTQI+ bill
The Government of Ghana has sent a delegation to London to hold talks on the highly debated anti-LGBTQI+ bill, as rights activists have launched a campaign to mark Pride month.…
Accelerating Ghana’s digital transformation agenda
The World Bank have approved $200 million to help the Government of Ghana increase access to broadband, enhance the efficiency and quality of selected digital public services, and strengthen the…
MILLION AFRICAN CHILDREN PROTECTED BY FIRST MALARIA VACCINE
As World Malaria Day approaches, more than 1 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received one or more doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine, thanks to a…
WHO AND GHANA AGREE TO ACCELERATE ACTIONS ON NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
The World Health Organization has welcomed the establishment of a new Heads of State and Government Group to accelerate progress towards the SDG target for noncommunicable diseases – a one-third reduction…
NATIONAL DAY – GHANA
The Independence Day of Ghana is a national holiday celebrated yearly on 6th March and marks the declaration of Ghanaian independence from the British colonial rule. In 1963, Ghana became…
PAKISTAN JOINS FIGHT AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION
Through its Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan has now joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. Ahead of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, where plastic pollution will…