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Ghana Health Service says it’s not massaging COVID-19 figures to suit government
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has denied claims that, it is ‘massaging’ Ghana’s Coronavirus case counts to suit Government’s interest.
A former Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), Dr Thomas Winsum Anabah,…
WHO says it overestimated ability of rich countries to fight coronavirus
The health systems of wealthy countries performed more poorly than expected during the early phase of the Covid-19 crisis, WHO emergency operations chief Mike Ryan said on Thursday in Geneva.
It was surprising to see how slowly countries…
AfDB High Level Panel agrees with Ethics Committee, clears Adesina of wrongdoing
The High Level Panel set up by the Bureau of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to review allegations of misconduct against its President, Akinwumi Adesina has agreed with earlier decision by Bank's Ethics…
Ghana Parliament approves GH¢11.896b supplementary estimates for 2020
Parliament on Wednesday approved GH¢11.896 billion as supplementary estimates for the 2020 financial year.
This followed a three-day debate on the estimates presented the House in the mid-year review budget by the Finance Minister last…
Ghana Health Service to publish outcome of Hydroxychloroquine use on COVID-19 patients
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is monitoring the performance of the Hydroxychloroquine use for treating COVID-19 patients and will soon share the data with the public.
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the GHS,…
Bank of Ghana keeps policy rate unchanged at 14.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 14.5 percent, citing the need for macroeconomic stability amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Announcing the decision of the…
AfCFTA could boost continent’s income by $450b – World Bank
A new report by the World Bank says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to increase income on the continent by 7 per cent or $450 billion.
The report notes that if the trade agreement is implemented fully,…
Ghana government lifts COVID-19 restrictions on transportation
The Ghana government has in consultation with the leadership of transport operators, lifted the COVID-19 restrictions in the transport sector.
This, would allow for full capacity in the domestic airplanes, taxis, commercial vehicle…
AfDB gives Ghana $69m grant for COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its socio-economic impact on the nation.
The grant from the ADF,…
Ghana’s total public debt balloons to over GH¢218b
Ghana’s public debt burden is ballooning. As at end-December 2019, the total gross public debt stock stood at GH¢217,990.7 million. This was made of GH¢112,509.4 million and GH¢105,481.2 million for external and domestic debt respectively,…