More than 50 percent of expectant and new mothers experience perinatal depression, a situational analysis of mental health disorders related to pregnancy has shown. Among the number, between 13 and 17 percent develop suicidal intentions. The analysis was conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), in partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UK-Foreign ...
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Pay equal attention to Ghana’s mineral wealth – John Kwakye tells Amin Adam
The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has told the Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam to pay attention to Ghana’s mineral wealth which he says is worth trillions of dollars. Dr Kwakye said that the mineral resources are being plundered by foreign companies with the assistance of Ghanaian officials. His comments come ...
Read More »Queen Mother recommends paralegal training for traditional rulers
The Queen Mother of Adafienu in the Some’ Traditional area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, Mama Ayaba Duse Equagoo II, has underscored the need for Chiefs and Queen Mothers in mining-affected areas to undertake some form of paralegal training. Such pieces of training, the queen mother noted, would help traditional rulers to acquire basic legal knowledge ...
Read More »Koforidua to host 67th Indece Day celebration
The 67th National Independence Day Celebration will be marked at the newly built Youth Resource Centre in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua, on Wednesday, March 6. This year’s event, which is on the theme: “Our Democracy, Our Pride”, was launched in Koforidua yesterday, alongside the unveiling of the anniversary logo. The President of Cote d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, is expected to ...
Read More »Parliament to encourage use of local languages during proceedings
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the committees on education, finance, culture, and tourism to explore factors leading to the seeming extinction of local languages in the country and provide appropriate recommendations for consideration. This follows concerns raised by Members of Parliament about the growing neglect of local languages, particularly in schools across the country, and the need ...
Read More »NDC cannot be better managers of the economy- Afeku
Catherine Abelema Afeku, New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary Candidate (PC) for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira in the Western Region has said the governing NPP are better managers of the Ghanaian economy than the National Democratic Congress (NDC). “The NDC cannot be better managers of the economy. The data clearly shows that the NPP administration does better when it comes to the introduction of ...
Read More »Save A Life campaign yielding positive results-MTN
Prince Owusu Nyarko, Regional Senior Manager, South West of MTN has noted that the Company’s blood donation Initiative dubbed, ‘Save A Life’ campaign has so far yielded very positive results. Since its inception in 2011, the MTN Save a Life Campaign, organised in partnership with various institutions has been making some inroads to help improve the health sector. Addressing the ...
Read More »Africans dissatisfied with public education – Afrobarometer report
The latest Afrobarometer Pan-Africa report has shown that the majority of Africans are dissatisfied with their government’s efforts to provide public education. The Afrobarometer is a pan-African, independent, non-partisan research network that measures public attitudes on economic, political, and social matters in Africa. Based on national surveys in 39 African countries, the report shows that younger generations have more education ...
Read More »2024 Inauguration of District Assemblies and Unit Committees: Women still Underrepresented?
The recent inauguration of District Assemblies and Unit Committees in Ghana has brought to the forefront a persistent issue of the limited representation of women in these decision-making spaces. Despite efforts by the women’s movement in Ghana and Africa at large to promote gender equality, women continue to be underrepresented. The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development (MLGDRD) ...
Read More »Cost of Living: Ghana ranked 20th in Africa; 3rd in West Africa
Recent data from Numbeo has illuminated Ghana’s position within the intricate tapestry of Africa’s cost of living landscape, offering insights into both its regional standings and underlying economic dynamics. Ranked 20th among 24 surveyed countries, Ghana emerges as one of the nations boasting a relatively lower cost of living across the continent. However, within the West African sphere, Ghana occupies ...
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