A group calling itself, the Universal Access to Healthcare Campaign (UAHC) has called on the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service to swiftly take steps to address the deficiency of medical doctors in the districts. The group noted that lack of medical doctors and allied health professions poses an obstacle to quality healthcare ...

Two persons were on Friday sentenced to two years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit crime and possession of narcotic drugs without lawful authority. The two, Ebenezer Tagoe, a mason and Emmanuel Boi Nortey,a Carpenter, were sentenced to one year each for conspiracy and two years each for possession of 23 and a half maxi sacks ...

A Liberian man walked into the country’s health ministry offices Wednesday and set(link is external) the second floor wing on fire after reportedly losing a family member to the Ebola virus. According to reports(link is external), the man held the government responsible for the death of his relative, claiming they were not equipped to handle the disease. Government ...

People who use wearable gadgets to monitor their health or activity can be tracked with only $70 (£40) of hardware, research suggests. The work, carried out by security firm Symantec, used a Raspberry Pi computer to grab data broadcast by the gadgets. The snooping Pi was taken to parks and sporting events where it was ...

Telecom operator, Vodafone Ghana has launched Red Moviethon as part of efforts to reward its loyal customers. The new campaign will provide customers with additional ticket for every ticket bought to see any movie of their choice on Wednesdays. The campaign, which began on Wednesday, 30th July, will treat customers to a collection of exciting movies every Wednesday at ...

Engineers have developed a prototype tablet display that compensates for an individuals’ vision problems. The system uses software to alter the light from each individual pixel on the screen, based on the person’s glasses prescription. The researchers also added a thin plastic pin hole filter to enhance the sharpness of the image. The team say the technology ...

The independent presidential candidate in the 2012 elections, Mr Joseph Osei Yeboah, aka JOY,  has urged the government to honour Mr Martin Amidu, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, to prove to the world that Ghanaians value patriotism. He explained that this would also be a motivator for the younger generation to suffer ...

A labour consultant, Austin Gamey has called on the National Tripartite Committee to focus on its mandate and ensure that a nationwide labour protest does not occur again. Organised Labour, on July 24, embarked on a nationwide demonstration to protest what they call the poor economic conditions in the country. Various groups and associations, including ...

The Director of Health in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem district in the Central region, Kofi Mends Kwaning has dismissed reports of alleged an Ebola-related death in the area. Some residents in the area have expressed fears of a possible outbreak of the disease in the area after the death of a 46-year-old woman after visiting the area. ...

Two US citizens infected by the Ebola virus in West Africa will be evacuated back to the United States to be cared for in strict isolation in the coming days, the State Department said Friday. “The safety and security of US citizens is our paramount concern,” deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said, confirming the State Department ...

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has briefly suspended his campaign for the flagbearership of the New Patriotic Party to enable him and Party officers in the various regions monitor the limited voter registration exercise scheduled to take place from August 4 to August 13, 2014. Addressing delegates of the New Patriotic Party in Wa, as part ...

Real Madrid’s plans to renovate the Santiago Bernabeu have been suspended by the Spanish High Court amid an investigation by the European Commission into alleged corruption. Madrid unveiled their proposals for the spectacular stadium in January, with the all-new Bernabeu to include a shopping centre complex and a hotel in an area to cover 12,250 ...

The Director of Planning and Research at the  Africa Centre for Energy Policy, (ACEP)John Amowu says full cost recovery on petroleum product policy in the country is as a result of the mismanagement of foreign exchange deferential by the managers of the economy. He was speaking at the sidelines of the business and networking meeting ...

The La General Hospital  is appealing for support from the general public to help them tend to cholera cases being recorded at the hospital. According to the hospital, the number of recorded cases has contributed to the depletion of  basic supplies such as disposable gloves, disinfectants and bleach. According to the administrator of the hospital, ...

Boxer Abdul Omar gave Team Ghana its second medal in the Commonwealth Games after he won bronze in the Men’s Flyweight 52kg. Omar lost his semi-finals to Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem in three rounds and picked up the medal for his efforts. He joins Razak Abugri, the judoka, as the only medal winners in Ghana’s contingent ...

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a four-month ban for biting will be heard on 8 August. The Uruguay forward was punished after biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. An initial appeal against the 27-year-old’s suspension was rejected by Fifa. ...

The Accra Psychiatric Hospital says plans are far advanced to totally clear mentally challenged persons off the streets of Accra soon. Although Parliament passed the Mental Health Bill to ensure that standards, conditions and rights of mentally challenged persons  are observed, most of these persons still do not have access to basic care. The Accra psychiatric ...

Teenage Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chika Amalaha is facing a doping ban after failing a drugs test. The Nigerian, 16, won weightlifting gold with a combined total of 196kg in the women’s 53kg category. The Commonwealth Games Federation says it will meet on Friday to determine her punishment following her positive ‘B’ sample test. Amalaha ...

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has accused government of experimenting with Ghana’s economy. According to the party, government has shown over the months it has no pragmatic solutions in dealing with the difficulties the economy is facing. The party blamed the Mahama-led administration for rather engaging in needless talk shops. This comes on the back ...

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said. She told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain it could be “catastrophic” in terms of lives lost. But she said the virus, which has claimed 729 lives in four ...