Tag: Yussif Ibrahim
Canada to support four hospitals with US$8 million in Ashanti Region
The Canadian Government has announced an US$ 8 million financial package to support lifesaving services for girls and women in Ghana, following the COVID-19...
Ashanti Regional Health Directorate cautions public on rising coronavirus cases
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has admonished the public to continue observing the Covid-19 safety protocols following an upsurge in new cases in the...
“She Leads Project launched in Bosome Freho
A girls’ empowerment project aimed at increasing sustained influence of Girls and Young Women (GYW) on decision-making and the transformation of gender norms in...
Ghana Marks World Environment Day
Ghana on Saturday joined the rest of the world to mark the World Environment Day at a ceremony at Juaben in the Ashanti Region...
Juaben NCCE marks Constitution Week with public education
The Juaben Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has rolled out public education on the 1992 Constitution to mark this...
COVID-19: All set for second dose vaccination in Ashanti
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has taken delivery of 153,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines ahead of the second covid-19 vaccination exercise scheduled to...
Hypertension Day: PATH Ghana supports GHS to improve health outcomes
As the world marks the Hypertension Day, PATH Ghana is collaborating with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to improve health outcomes for people living...
CSIR charged to pursue self-sufficiency through policy changes
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has been tasked to come up with proposals for policy changes regarding its operation to make...
Old-Tafo gets new Astroturf pitch
Football development in the Old-Tafo Municipality in the Ashanti Region has received a massive boost following the commissioning of an astroturf by the Municipal...
‘It’s time to address disconnect between science and the people’ – Kwaku Afriyie
Dr Kwaku Afriyie, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has emphasised the need to bridge the gap between Ghanaians and the scientific...
COVID-19: CARE International supports the vulnerable
CARE International Ghana, as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the rural poor, is implementing a project at 60 cocoa...
Asante Akyem Presbytery gets new Chairperson
Rev. David Aboagye-Danquah, the Property Manager of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Asante Akyem...
GHS says 800,000 Ghanaians vaccinated against COVID-19
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has vaccinated about 800,000 Ghanaians against COVID-19 since the roll out of the mass vaccination exercise across the country...
GACC trains CSOs on contract monitoring tool in Asante-Akim Central
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has trained 20 people on contract monitoring tools in Asante-Akim Central Municipality as part of efforts to improve transparency...
GHACOE partners NEIP to economically empower 1,000 teenage mothers
One thousand pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers are undergoing entrepreneurship training across the country as part of efforts to mitigate the negative impact of...
Residents of Banko receive free health screening
About 500 residents of Banko in the Sekyere East District have benefited from a free health screening exercise.
It was organised and funded by Dr...
House of Chiefs implores parliament to prioritise national interest
The National House of Chiefs, has called on Parliament to prioritise issues of national interest at all times as representatives of the people.
They should...
E-waste disposal; environment ministry engages stakeholders in Kumasi
The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has engaged key stakeholders within the electronic waste (e-waste) value chain on the implementation of a...
Orbis International to promote eye care services in four districts in Ashanti
Orbis International, a non-profit organization transforming lives through the prevention and treatment of avoidable blindness, is set to promote eye care services in four...
Government to expand community mining as a means of eliminating ‘galamsey”
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, has announced the government's commitment to promote community mining as a means of...
Amansie West MP mobilizes stakeholders for responsible mining
Mr. George Obeng Takyi, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Amansie West, has initiated a scheme to project the image of the Manso enclave...
Health review: Ashanti makes modest gains despite COVID-19 challenges
The Ashanti Region recorded improvement in most health indicators in 2020, achieving a significant 30 per cent reduction in maternal mortality.
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Asante Akim South: new court and judges’ bungalow nears completion
Construction works on a new court building and a judge’s bungalow for the Juaso Circuit Court in the Asante-Akim South Municipality is steadily progressing.
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Let’s leave no room for LGBTQI to exploit – Theodosia Jackson
Mrs Theodosia Jackson, a Counsellor and Educationist, has urged the Government to decisively deal with the recurring advocacy for LGBTQI rights in the country...
Let us support Legal Aid Commission to protect the poor – Chief
Chief Mallam Zaaki, Shana Naa Sakpacha of Dayile in the Tamale Metropolis, has called for adequate funding support for the Legal Aid Commission.
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COVID-19: Otumfuo takes his turn as GHS begins mass vaccination in Ashanti
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu, has taken the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to pave way for mass vaccination against COVID-19 in the...
COVID-19 Vaccination: 140,000 to be vaccinated in Greater Kumasi and Obuasi
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is targeting to inoculate about 140, 000 people in the Greater Kumasi and Obuasi areas in the first phase...
Veterinary Services Directorate launches electronic platform for disease reporting
The Veterinary Services Directorate (VSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), has launched a digital platform to improve efficiency in disease reporting...
HEFRA closes unlicensed health facilities in Kumasi
Four unlicensed health facilities in the Kumasi metropolis have been closed down by the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) in a special operation on...
INBAR opens Bamboo Training Centre at Obogu
The International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) has opened a Bamboo Common Production Training Centre (CPTC) at Obogu in the Asante-Akim South District, to...