Author: Krobea

Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH) has written to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the subject ‘Feedback Time To Do More’, obviously related to the fight against coronavirus. It is an open letter signed by the National Chairman of GCNH, Dr Gabriel Gbiel Benarkuu, chiefly calling for an Executive Instrument (EI) for the observation of the prevention protocols a must for all. Letter reproduced below: OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA From: Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health (GCNH). To: H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana. Subject: Feedback Time…

Major ecumenical bodies in Ghana will begin a three-day national fasting and prayers on Friday, April 24 for God’s power to end the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first time in a while that these bodies are coming together for a national cause. The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), the Ghana Pentecostal and Christian Council (GPCC), the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) and the National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches (NACCC) are leading this cause. It is themed: ‘Oh God, heal Our Land’. Among the clergymen expected to lead prayer sessions are Most Reverend Dr Paul Boafo of CCG,…

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has announced the successful delivery of twins by a 68-year old woman. The chairman of the hospital’s Medical Advisory Council, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. It said the woman gave birth through an “elective cesarean section at 37 weeks gestation.” The mother and babies are doing well, it added. https://twitter.com/LUTHofficial/status/1251859309643862019?s=20 Source: BBC

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is meeting members of the Council of State to decide on the future of Ghana regarding the measures put in place in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The president expressed satisfaction with the measures so far and, more importantly, the level of compliance by the majority of Ghanaians but said a decision has to be taken on “where we should be going”. He expressed these sentiments on Tuesday, April 21 when he met the Council of State at the Jubilee House. Led by Chairman Nana Otuo Siriboe II, the Council of State expressed admiration…

“So the women sang as they danced, and said: “Saul has slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.”— 1 Samuel 18:7 [NKJV] Everyone has admirers. Our gifts are like a magnet. They attract all manner of people, especially praise singers. Many would fall in love with our personality. They will sing choruses of our feats. They may sometimes even make it look as though they have never met our kind before. When people get in the limelight for the first time, they get all sorts of attention. All the praises are showered on them. All manner of enticing adjectives…

The Council of State has heaped praises on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over his handling of the Covid-19 crisis. According to the Chairman, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, even the regular updates by way of nationwide broadcasts “really brought encouragement to the country”. These came to light when the president met the Council at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, April 21. It comes a day after the lockdown on some major cities in Ghana was withdrawn. President Akufo-Addo had explained that he decided to lift the lockdown on Accra, Kumasi, Kasoa and Tema following the “constancy” of data churned out…

Western Region Veterinary Officer Dr. Simon Gbene has revealed that the Veterinary Services Department in Sekondi-Takoradi is a Bio-Safety Level 3 (BSL–3) facility capable of handling work involving microbes which can cause serious and potentially lethal disease via the inhalation route. According to him, the facility is as efficient as that of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR). “In fact, our facility will be able to test about a thousand samples each day,” he stressed. Dr. Gbene explained that the facility “is one of the topmost in the whole of West Africa. In fact, it is Bio-Safety Level 3,…

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has urged all students to register for the E-Learning programme despite the concerns raised. The SRC had led students to protest against the programme, which is to to serve as the continuation of academic work, from Wednesday, April 22. Authorities had announced the Moodle Platform for use for the programme in order to successfully complete the 2019/20 academic year. But students took to social media to reject the move, demanding free data and provision for persons with visual impairment, among others, before subscribing to it. In a statement…

Ghana’s second-hand clothing trade hub, Kantamanto, is yet to bounce back for business barely 48 hours after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lifted the partial lockdown in Ghana. A visit to the area by TV3’s Mercydalyne Lokko on Tuesday revealed empty stalls as most of the traders were absent. Those who had come were not engaged in any activity, she reported. They said they are still observing the situation and are likely to start work from Wednesday, which is also a market day. Speaking in an interview, one of the traders, Auntie Maggie, said traders have planned to clean up…

After the President’s address to the nation on 19th April, 2020, the country seems divided into two factions; those who support the lifting of the lockdown and those who do not support that decision. Quite sticky situation but let me put this in some perspective. Accra Metropolis has about 2.3 million people, the number increases to 4.3 people during the day. The additional 2 million is as a result of movement from the peri-urban areas into the city for business. (The Figures from the Mayor of Accra, on Good Evening Ghana, Metro TV, 17th April, 2020). Giving the cosmopolitan and…