Health

Walewale, Ghana – A 52-year-old farmer, Abdul Samed-Fuseini, arrested and accused of impregnating a helpless widow, repeatedly raped and defiled three underage sisters is standing trial in a Walewale District Court. His charges are five counts of Rape, Incest and Defilement. Count One: Defilement of female under 16 years of …

Accra, Ghana – In a report which pulls no punches,  a panel of experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to look at the impact of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has concluded that hundreds of cancer patients could die. …

Tamale, Ghana – On July 21st,  the United States submitted its extradition request for Alex Saab to Cape Verde. In a shocking admission, the Cape Verde Attorney General has admitted that the arrest warrant contained in the request was not in Alex Saab’ name. Despite this glaring legal error, Cape …

Tamale, Ghana – The Deputy Prime Minister of Cape Verde has admitted that the country is going through its worst economic crisis since independence in 1975. According to Dr Olavo Correia, “since Cape Verde’s independence, the country has never been faced with an economic, social, financial and budgetary situation of …

Tamale, Ghana – The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Shaibu, has decried the deplorable insanitary situation in the region and spells out measures to effectively and efficiently deal with it throughout his term in office. According to the minister, “you have bushes all around, plastic rubbers all over, choked …

The social media trend #FIXTHECOUNTRY which has gained attention in public space in my view is a good sign of participatory citizenry who probably need more information from office holders about the decisions and sacrifices from government that has sustained the country in the last 4years. In a COVID-19 economy, …

A JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ BY PARAMOUNT CHIEFS OF THE SISSALA LAND TO H.E. THE PRESIDENT (6th May, 2021) All the Paramount Chiefs of the Sissala Land have met and resolved to seek audience with Your Excellency to discuss some pertinent issues peculiar to the Sissala Land. We are therefore grateful, that …

Accra, Ghana – Penplusbytes kicks off its Health Education and Resource Equity (H.E.R.E.) and Now project in Ghana and Mali on the back of several years of work to increase access to quality healthcare for vulnerable groups in Ghana. Funded by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), the …

Accra, Ghana – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is on a manhunt for credentialled service providers who are demanding extra money (out of pocket payments) for medical services covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). In collaboration with the law enforcement agencies, the Authority has hastened its investigations …

Tamale, Ghana – MTN Ghana’s operational performance in the first quarter of 2021 was anchored on its execution of various ‘Ambition 2025’ initiatives in data, MoMo and digital services. Amid accelerated digitalisation, the mobile network operator has committed to spend US$149 million in total capital expenditure in the year to …