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Madina DOVVSU records 619 cases in 2012
The Madina Police Division of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) recorded 619 cases of domestic violence in 2012.
Speaking in an interview with the GNA, the Unit Commander of Madina Police DOVVSU, Assistant…
Maternal mortality in Ghana drops
Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Health designate, said that statistics show that maternal mortality in the country has currently dropped from 500 to 340, and efforts would be made to reduce it further.
She appealed to health care providers…
WASH in Emergencies secretariat to be established in Ghana in 2013
The Water Resources Specialist for the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Mr. Enoch Ofosu, has disclosed that a WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) in Emergencies (WinE) national secretariat will be established by the close of…
Buildings in mining areas are of low standards – CSIR
A survey conducted by the Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has shown that many buildings in mining communities are of low standards and therefore susceptible to…
Trained scientists must put aside monetary consideration – DG of CSIR
Dr Abdulahi Baaba Salifu, Director General of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has called on trained scientists to put aside monetary consideration and work hard to achieve positive results.
He said that as…
Substandard Chinese medicines hit Ghanaian market
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) on Thursday cautioned the public particularly importers, wholesalers, retailers, hospitals, and other health facilities against patronizing medicines manufactured by and imported from Yikang…
Over 50 Ghanaian officials train in WASH emergencies
More than 50 officials of organisations and agencies in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in Ghana, have been trained on how to manage those essential services during crisis or emergencies.
This is intended to enable them…
Ghana pays GH¢218m on “avoidable” judgment debts – Audit Report
The 2011 Auditor General report has revealed that an amount of GH¢218 million was spent on “avoidable” judgment debts.
According to the document, the government continued to incur huge expenditure on judgment debts in cases involving the…
WFP assists GES to monitor Upper West School Feeding Programme effectively
The World Food Programme (WFP) has donated a Toyota Pick-Up at the cost of GH¢50,668.00 to the Upper West Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to facilitate the effective monitoring of the School Feeding Programme in…
Banks in Ghana said not to be following BoG’s credit bureau guidelines
Banking institutions are failing to observe Bank of Ghana’s (BOG) credit bureau policy that ensures quick and informed lending decisions, reduction in non-performing loans and risk-based pricing of loans.
The phenomenon is leading to banks…