Tag: Director General
Kandifo Institute launches Ghana Election Watch Project
Kandifo Institute, an economic, governance, and leadership think tank, has launched the Ghana Election Watch Project, which seeks to educate electorates through analyses of...
Beware of persons you meet online – Communications Minister
Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communications has advised children, young adults, and the public to beware of persons they contact online because not all...
DOVVSU schools personnel on SGBV
Sexual and Gender based Violence (SGBV) and Domestic Violence have negative effects on the development of countries, impacting the health of the victims and...
COVID-19 infections gradually decline – Dr Kuma-Aboagye
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday said the nation has in the last few days, recorded a...
COVID-19 virus does not spread fast in buses
The evidence so far in the country does not support the risk of transfer of COVID-19 in cars like other diseases, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye,...
WTO Director-General: Who Wants It the Most?
“Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something...
No COVID-19 samples have gone bad – Dr Kuma-Aboagye
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday, said no COVID-19 samples have gone bad as reported last week...
Ghana confirms 559 new cases of COVID-19 infection
Ghana has recorded 559 new COVID-19 confirmed cases of infection, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Religious leaders have bigger roles to influence behavior – Dr. Aboagye
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has charged religious leaders and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to take active...
NSA Boss clarifies statement on resumption of football activities
Professor Peter Twumasi the Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has said the recent statement attributed to him over the resumption of football...
Government will ensure that campuses remain safest place for students
In spite of the outbreak of cases of COVID-19 in some senior high schools (SHSs) in the country, government has given the assurance that...
Ghana’s test case hit an average of 400 daily
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Tuesday, said the country is currently doing an average test of about 400...
COVID 19: Negative perception hindering fight against COVID-19
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Tuesday said the low risk perception of some Ghanaians about the COVID-19...
ECOWAS declares support for candidature of aspiring D-G of WTO
The authority of Heads of State and Government of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have jointly endorsed the candidature of Dr Ngozi...
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now over 18,000
Ghana has recorded 496 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 18,630, with 14,046 recoveries, representing 74 per cent of positive cases.
Dr...
NDPC launches maiden Ghana Integrated Infrastructure Database portal
Dr Kodjo Mensah-Abrampa, Director-General, National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has launched the Ghana Integrated Infrastructure Database (GIID) portal: giidapp.org.
The objective of the GIID was...
Traditional rulers urged to ensure adherence to safety protocols at all events
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, has appealed to opinion leaders and traditional rulers to play a role...
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count is 17,741
Ghana has recorded 390 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the tally to 17,741, as at Monday, June 29, 2020, the Ghana Health Service’s Director-General,...
‘We welcome inputs and suggestions to fine-tune NRSA Bill’
Madam May Obiri-Yebaoh, the Director-General (D-G) of the Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has invited the transport industry stakeholders to interrogate and make inputs into...
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases jump to 14,568 with 414 more confirmed
Ghana confirmed 414 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections to 14,568, said the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
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Ghana recorded 414 new cases of COVID-19
Ghana has recorded 414 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 14,568 as at Monday, June 22, with 10,907 recoveries, representing 75...
COVID-19 treatment centres expanded from 33 to 71
The government has expanded the number of COVID-19 treatment centres from 33 to 71, to ensure that all infected persons receive quality care.
It has...
Ghanaian American footballer Ezekiel Nana “Ziggy” Ansah pays courtesy call on NSA Boss
The celebrated Ghanaian professional American footballer, Ezekiel Nana "Ziggy" Ansah, yesterday paid a courtesy call on Prof. Peter Twumasi, Director General of the National...
Nigeria nominates its candidate for next WTO chief
Nigeria on Tuesday nominated Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General, said a WTO press release.
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Western Region identified as current COVID-19 hotspot
The Western Region has been identified as COVID-19 hotspot as such Health Experts would be dispatched to step-up containment efforts, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director...
COVID-19: Hohoe records three new cases, five recoveries
The Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region has recorded three new Covid-19 cases bringing the total number of cases to ten.
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COVID-19-induced-death patients buried under strict protocols – GHS
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, said the burial of all persons who die from COVID-19 related cases are supervised by...
Abdiqani Sheikh Omar Hassan Biography
Abdiqani Sheikh Omar Hassan is the former Director General in both the Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development and the Ministry of Health...
Health experts in Obuasi to ensure COVID-19 containment
Government has sent a team of health experts, led by Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Obuasi in...
COVID-19 threatens mental health – WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened depression and anxiety around the world, and these conditions could rise in the coming months without increased investment in...