FDA approves convalescence plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients
Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, the Presidential Advisor on Health, on Tuesday confirmed that the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has approved an investigational convalescent plasma collected from individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. The plasma, he said, would be used for transfusion in the treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients. Dr Nsiah-Asare who was responding to […]
Kenya: ‘Life is more important than the Premier League’
Kenya’s government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna has dimmed hopes of football fans who hoped to watch Premier League matches in bars on Wednesday night. The Premier League returns after a 100-day absence because of the coronavirus pandemic. Fixtures will be played behind closed doors as one of a host of measures to prevent any further cases […]
Ostrich Farming In Ghana
In most countries across the globe, ostrich farming has gained grounds and its raking revenue and providing job opportunities. GBC’s Beatrice Senadju visited an ostrich farm at Maadjor in Accra and reports that ostrich breeding is big business. More here: https://youtu.be/tOP_cK-Il6U
Ghana Learning Radio Programme takes off on GBC Radio
Minister of Education Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has urged parents and guardians to support their wards to learn as schools have closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They should guide them to take advantage of Virtual learning, which has been introduced by the Ministry and its partners. Dr Prempeh was speaking at the launch […]
17th June, 2020
The Daily Graphic highlights the plight of the aged as the world observed elder abuse awareness day. It believes that although elder abuse is not a new phenomenon, nothing much has been done about it to help curb the problem. It believes that ageism and gender inequalities are getting worse during this COVID-19 pandemic, increasing […]
Electoral Commission denies phasing out 6,300 registration centres out of 33,000 centres claims
The Electoral Commission (EC) has refuted claims that it is phasing out registration in 6,300 Registration Centres out of the total 33,000 centres throughout the country. After a meeting between the EC and Parliament’s Special Budget Committee, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu said the EC Chairperson had disclosed that the registration will be phased out […]
Lagos suspends reopening places of worship
The state government responsible for Nigeria’s most-crowded city, Lagos, has suspended indefinitely the planned reopening of mosques and churches this weekend as a result of a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. Nigeria now has more than 17,000 cases of COVID-19, the respiratory infection caused by the virus, almost half of them in Lagos […]
Tshegofatso Pule killing: South African police make arrest
South African police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of a woman whose stabbed body was found hanging from a tree last week, triggering a national outcry. Twenty-eight-year-old Tshegofatso Pule was eight months pregnant. The man is due to appear in court later on Wednesday. After her death, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
C.K Tedam University to minimise COVID-19 spread in Navrongo
The Clement Kubindiwo Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences at Navrongo in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region has put in measures to curb any possible spread of COVID-19 among students and residents of Navrongo. The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Albert Luguterah, disclosed that management was in collaboration with the […]
Hundreds of Berlin households placed under quarantine amid COVID-19 spike
Authorities in Berlin have placed 369 households under quarantine after dozens tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak in the borough of Neukölln involves six apartment buildings, with 57 people testing positive. “The special thing here is that it went so incredibly fast,” said Mayor Martin Hikel. “We realised quite soon that whole apartment blocks were […]
Assemblies of God Church congratulates Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh
The General Council of the Assemblies of God Church, Ghana has sent a letter of congratulations to the Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh on his selection as the 2020 recipient of the Harvard Ministerial Medal of Achievement. The letter dated 11th June, 2020 and signed on behalf of the Council by Rev. Prof. […]
Minister for Education wins Harvard award
The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Harvard Ministerial Medal of Achievement in recognition of his work over the past four years towards strengthening public education in Ghana. A letter signed by the Executive Director of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program, Michael R. Sinclair, PhD, […]
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone is first drug to reduce COVID-19 death rate
A low-cost synthetic steroid has been found to reduce COVID-19 deaths by up to a third in what is being described as a “groundbreaking development” in the fight against the virus. The British government announced on Tuesday that dexamethasone is to be used on COVID-19 patients “from this afternoon.” Dexamethasone was one of several drugs […]
Ghanaians stranded in US to be evacuated June 25
Ghanaians stranded in the US are expected to arrive in Accra on June 25, following a successful registration exercise. A letter issued by the Ghana Consulate in New York, says those to be repatriated will pay their cost of travel, and there will be a pre-boarding screening for all persons before departure. Evacuees will also be required […]
