Dr Robert Kwesi Mensah, Reproductive Health Specialist, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has said his outfit has spent about $1.98million on the importation of various contraceptives in 2018 alone. The brands includes, implants in various forms such as Jadelle, Implanon, Depo pro Vera and accessories; oral contraceptive pills in Norgynon and Microgynon as well as … The post UNFPA

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged stakeholders in the aviation industry in Africa to coordinate and harmonise their policies and regulatory framework for a single air transport market to enhance connectivity and stimulate socio-economic development. He said the progress of the aviation sector would never be sustained if stakeholders failed to work together to … The post Single

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Monday announced an 8.01 per cent increase in water tariff for the 2019/2020 period, effective July 1, 2019. This follows an 11.17 per cent increase in electricity tariff on Friday for recovery of total electricity revenue requirement for the regulated electricity market Speaking at a press conference, Mrs … The post PURC

The National Communications Authority (NCA) on Monday announced that the Ghana Card, for which a mass registration and issuance for Ghanaian citizens is on-going, would be used for re-registration of Subscriber Identity Module Card (SIM) cards, when the exercise is over. The nationwide mass registration and issuance of the card, being carried out now by … The post Ghana

African countries can grow the economy of the continent if they increase trade, Dr. Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has said. Dr. Songwe who was speaking at the opening of the Regional Trade Forum for West and Central Africa in the Senegalese capital, Dakar Monday June … The post African

MTN Ghana, has organized a programme to educate school children on the need to stay away from drugs in order to save their physical and mental health, as well as their hopes and aspirations. The programme, which is organized in collaboration with Narcotics Control Board, is to assess the impact of substance abuse on the … The post MTN, NACOB educate students on substance

The Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has launched a tagline ‘We Stand With You’ to celebrate its month long first anniversary as part of efforts to identify itself as a customer focused brand, and a bank for all. CBG, which is fully a Ghanaian owned Bank was incorporated on August 1, 2018 and was licensed by … The post CBG launches “We

The Navrongo campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS), would be made autonomous and renamed as C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences. The move is in honour of the late Chairman of the Council of Elders for the New Patriotic Party (NPP). “In the sitting of Parliament, the bill seeking to … The post Navrongo campus of UDS to

The limited voters’ registration exercise being conducted by the Electoral Commission (EC), is progressing smoothly in the Jomoro Municipality. According to the Electoral Officer at the EC’s office, Mr. Isaac Ano Otoo, the exercise had been successful since day one without any technical hitches. Speaking to the GNA, he said about 785 prospective voters have … The post Limited

This week was one of those weeks where I had struggled to make my mind up regarding what to share with readers. I struggled because there was so much happening on the health front. At the beginning of the week, there was talk about nurse skill transfer by way of export. Midweek, I found myself … The post Ghana: To export nurses or not? appeared first on Ghana