The government will begin the construction of hospitals under the “Agenda 111 project” on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. The entire project includes 111 district hospitals, seven new regional hospitals, two additional mental health hospitals to be located in the middle and southern belts, and the […]
The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, yesterday received two Rural Motor King tricycle ambulances from LK International Company Ghana Limited as proof of the company’s production capacity. The donation was the company’s symbolic appreciation of government’s support in enrolling it under the flagship One, district, One, factory (1D1F) programme. Fabricated […]
Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) businessman at the centre of a botched supply of 300,000 Sputnik V to Ghana, has refunded $2.47 million to the government. The amount, which is the cedi equivalent of GH¢14.4 million, was paid into the Special Collection Forex Account of the Ministry of Health (MoH) […]
The Ministry of Health has launched a five-year health technology priority setting strategy that will help the selection of the best options regarding health interventions to boost value for money and health outcomes. The strategy is known as “Ghana Health Technology Assessment Strategy” and is the first edition. Health technology in the context of the […]
The Accra High Court (Commercial Division) has awarded GH¢326,456 in damages against the Sam-J Specialist Hospital in Accra for medical negligence that led to a baby suffering paralysis in the right arm. The amount includes general damages of GH¢200,000 and costs of GH¢20,000 against the hospital and its owner, Dr Amoo Mensah, who the court […]
Journalist, politician and former Minister of State in the John Kufuor administration Elizabeth Akua Ohene has been appointed the chairperson of the board of directors of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Ms Ohene, during the first term administration of President Akufo-Addo, served as a speechwriter, contributing a great deal to most of the major speeches […]
The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says government intends to institute measures to reduce the elective subjects of Junior High School students who cannot read or write. The intervention, he explained, is aimed at ensuring that students at Junior High Schools are able to, at least, read and write by the time they complete […]
The Ministry of Health says Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum has agreed to refund an amount of $2,470,000 paid by the Republic of Ghana for the supply of 300,000 doses of Sputnik Covid-19 vaccines. This was contained in a letter sighted by JoyNews and signed by Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, to the Finance Ministry dated […]
The Senior Staff Association – Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (FUSSAG) have, with immediate effect, suspended their industrial strike action which was declared on August 2, 2021. This follows the National Labour Commission’s ruling on August 6, 2021, and various interventions made by the Minister of Education, Minister […]
Ghana’s visa waiver agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is yet to take effect, Ghana’s Embassy in the UAE has said. Although Parliament on Thursday, August 5, approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and the UAE on mutual exemption of entry visa requirements in respect of diplomatic, service/special and ordinary passport holders, […]
The contractor working on the Tamale Interchange has indicated that the project is about 80% complete. The project will be fully completed by the end of the year. Project Site Manager, Engineer Degbotde explained that they are working on 19 spans, moving at three spans at a time. He said on the southern part of […]
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended members of the Central Regional branch of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their grassroots party mobilisation. For him, their commitment is without inducement. In a Facebook post on Sunday, August 8, 2021, the Vice President said: “I joined some national, regional and […]
