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The First Lady and Head of the Rebecca Foundation Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for more focus and attention on the pre-conception and inter-conception stages of maternal care. Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo made this known when she handed over a renovated and refurbished maternity ward facility at the Bawjiase Health Center to the Ghana Health Service. The First Lady said paying ...

Over 15, 000 babies are born with sickle cell disease yearly in Ghana, Dr. Enam Bankas, Founder of Sickle Life has revealed. According to her, over one thousand children are born with the ailment on monthly basis despite the public education. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of blood disorders typically inherited from a person’s parents. The most common ...

Persons with disability who apply for employment under the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) will be given special treatment, coordinator for NABCO, Dr. Ibrahim Anyars has disclosed. According to him, all panel members assigned to partake in the activity have been sensitized and the sort of scoring sheets they have will permit them to indicate whether someone has a disability or ...

A former Minister for Trade and Industries Dr Ekow Spio-Garbrah has advised the youth to   venture into the Agribusiness sector as the job market has become highly competitive. According to him, Agribusiness has the potential to drastically reduce unemployment, thus, the sector must be a priority area for the over 100,000 graduates that are churned out by the country’s tertiary ...

The Coalition of Northern Savannah Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by the Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA) have lauded Mr Charles Akelyira Abugre, the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of SADA for his exceptional performance during his reign as the head of the Authority. Mr. Abugre was appointed as the CEO of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority, (SADA) ...

Ghanaians have been advised to examine their actions and attitudes, and renew their mindsets in order to win the fight against corruption in the country. Madam Josephine Nkrumah, Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), described corruption as a national crisis which widens the gap between the poor and rich perpetuate social injustice. She entreated the citizenry to ...

At least three people have been shot and scores injured as a result of a clash between the youth of Korle We clan at the Gbese Mantse Palace in Jamestown. The clash erupted when the Gbese Mantse Palace commenced rites to lift the ban on noise making. The clashes stemmed from disagreements over the legitimacy of the chief performing the ...

A World Health Organization (WHO) report says there has been a marked decline in tobacco use since year 2000. Worldwide, 27 percent of the population smoked tobacco in 2000, compared with 20 percent in 2016. The report however, indicated that the reduction was not sufficient enough to meet globally agreed targets aimed to protect people from dying and suffering from ...

One hundred and one suspected Internet fraudsters and drug dealers believed to be the masterminds of major criminal operations at Kasoa and its surrounding communities in the Central Region have been arrested. The suspects, including foreign nationals, were apprehended on Wednesday by the Kasoa Divisional Police in separate swoops in four communities in the Kasoa area: Obom, Akweley, Adade and ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye has tasked the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Environment, Science and Technology and Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to develop tools to fight environmental degradation. According to him, the joint Committee should recommend punitive measures for people involved in environmental degradation. He stated that the Joint Committee must undertake a thorough review of the ...