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Available statistics by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that 12,000 children in Ghana die every year of under- weight related ailments due to malnutrition. The statistics also indicate that under nutrition contributes to about half…

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the leadership in Nigeria to sacrifice to overcome drawbacks that beset the country to enable it to provide the arrowhead for the advancement of the continent. “Nigeria has every asset…

The Jomoro District Assembly in the Western Region, for the first time in recent years, exceeded its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) target for the year by 108 per cent. This achievement, realised by the middle of the year, was due to…

A French Navy warship, L’ADROIT, on Thursday docked at berth 11 of the Tema Port as part of the French Navy’s missions of maritime surveillance in the Gulf of Guinea. The vessel has an overall length of 87.5m with two diesel engines and a…

The Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Rojo Mettle-Nunoo has taken a swipe at the influx of fake drugs and indicated that it was a worrying trend that must be tackled with zest to safeguard the health of the citizenry. He underscored the…

Basic schools in the Upper East Region, on the average, failed to make a 50 per cent mark in the 2012 Basic School Certificate Examination (BECE). The poor performance led education authorities in the region on Thursday to recommit…

Comprehensive Care Centre, a treatment centre for People Living With HIV (PLWH) has been established at the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Dr Roland Sowah, the Director of the Centre, said on Tuesday. He said this when a team from the…

Cocoa farmers in some communities of the Kwahu West Municipality have appealed to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to release funds to the purchasing clerks towards the purchase of cocoa beans for the light crop cocoa season. The farmers…

Mr James Ohemeng-Kyei, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), on Wednesday said 50 per cent of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed and sold inappropriately, according to statistics gathered by the World Health…

Mr Fritz Baffour, Minister of Information, has said the Local Enterprise and Skill Development Programme (LESDEP) is an important initiative and called on the youth to take advantage of the opportunities it offers to acquire employable…