2020

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the restriction on movements in Accra and Kumasi by one more week beginning 0100 Hours, Monday, April 13, 2020. In his sixth national address to give an update on the coronavirus…

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on Thursday said over GH¢207.5 million has been paid to credentialed service providers. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said Public health facilities received GH¢106.4 million,…

The sub-Saharan Africa region will experience recession for the first time in 25 years as a result of the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the World Bank Africa Pulse. The latest edition of the Africa Pulse, a…

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has requested Parliament to grant the Government approval to access an amount of GH¢1.250 billion from the Contingency Fund to finance the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP). The objective of the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says " the frontline health worker" in the context of COVID-19 containment must be clearly defined to identify the actual beneficiaries of government’s tax breaks and incentives for health care…

Ghana's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have risen to 313, following the confirmation of 26 new positive cases, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said on Wednesday. The new figures were recorded from the enhanced contact tracing and…

The Central Region has recorded its first case of the COVID-19 with a call on residents to remain calm as the Regional Response Team worked to contain the disease. The patient, a 57-year old Ghanaian clergyman, who returned from the…

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 34-year-old James Chukwuka who failed to comply with the Restriction Order and allegedly took the blood samples of pregnant women and some residents at Gbese in James Town to test for their sugar level.…

The Geneva Airport International on Wednesday marked the 82nd birthday of Mr Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, with dedication and renaming of its protocol lounge as "Espace Kofi Annan." The Kofi Annan…

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says it will pull out all the stops to fight and contain the spread of the COVID-19 in the country. “We have resolved that we will carry on this fight no matter what it takes….we know some of us will…