Author: Krobea

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo Mafo has tested positive for Covid-19. He has, as a result, begun strict compliance to treatment protocols from home. This was made known by the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, on Tuesday, July 7 at the bi-weekly press update in Accra. Mr Oppong Nkrumah said samples of the Senior Minister were taken a couple of weeks ago. “Senior Minister Osafo Mafo has been informed that his samples given for testing have tested positive. “He will therefore as of day commence treatment for Covid-19 from home and in consonance with the transparency that we are bringing…

The Director of the Ghana Institute of Languages, Dr. Emmanuel Kobena Kuto, is demanding the release of the medical records of his wife, Esther Sosa, who died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly known as Ridge Hospital, last month.  Narrating what happened at a meeting, which took place on Tuesday, June 30 between the Hospital’s investigative committee and himself, Mr Kuto said there has been back and forth between the authorities and himself after he requested to have the medical records of his late wife. In a statement after the meeting, Dr Kuto said the meeting agreed on a number of…

Former Minister of Education Betty Mould-Iddrisu has taken exception to the statements spued by the Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in reaction to the nomination of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as Vice Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). She told Berla Mundi on TV3’s New Day on Tuesday, July 7 that she was taken aback by the comments made by Yaw Buaben Asamoa. “I was surprised,” she stated, claiming she did not expect that to come out from the lawyer and law maker. Moments after John Dramani Mahama’s nomination of Prof Opoku-Agyemang as his running…

Health presents a challenge for all nations and according to a recent study done in the United States of America, majority of the respondents believe health is a problem in their country.  The study further established that the healthier the citizens of a country, the more effective the workforce of that country is likely to be. They are able to make important contribution to economic progress, as healthy population lives longer, are more productive and able to save more. Onua TV, a subsidiary of Ghana’s leading media company Media General, is introducing an exciting health talk show from Sunday, July…

Coronavirus cases in South Africa have passed the 200,000 mark. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces were at risk of a surge adding that a lockdown for the provinces was a possibility. The affected provinces are Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Cases in the country are rising with thousands of new cases being reported daily. The ministry of health however says a bigger surge could have been experienced if the country had not gone into lockdown. South Africa is in the process of easing restrictions in phases with the latest being the reopening of schools for more…

Ghana has recorded the highest number of cases yet since the outbreak of coronavirus in the country on Thursday, March 12. According to the latest release by the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday, July 6, 992 new cases have been confirmed. As a result, from 20,085 on Sunday, the country’s total cumulative cases have reached 21,077. Seven more persons have also lost the battle to the virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 129. On the brighter side, 16,070 patients have either recovered or been discharged. This leaves the country with 4,878 cases…

The National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, says Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, who has just been named as John Mahama’s running mate, is not a threat to the ruling party. He said the NPP does not even need its four-time Vice Presidential candidate, Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, to debate her. He said they are going to match her with the Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, and his deputies, because of the sterling performance of the government in the sector. “It is not the vice presidential candidates that make the debate, it is…

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has sacked three of its temporary officials in Sagnarigu in the Northern Region after a polling agent stole some registration forms last Saturday. Alhassan Abdullai Mohammed, who is said to be representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC), stole eight of Form 1A forms but was arrested immediately. He was subsequently handed over to the Northern Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service. The 44-year-old is expected to be dealt with in accordance with the law, the EC said in a statement on Monday. But the Commission expressed worry that the incident happened when there…

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has accepted the offer to partner the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, for the December 7 elections. Prof Opoku-Agyemang was on Monday unanimously endorsed by NDC’s National Executive Council (NEC) as well as Council of Elders when Mr Mahama proposed her to them. She becomes the first female member of the party to be running mate. “This historic nomination is not a personal achievement but victory for inclusive and participatory democracy, which enhances the credentials of our country and recognizes the towering role women have played over the ages to achieve…

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has suspended operations at the surgical department as a result of some staff contracting coronavirus. The suspension of non-emergency surgical cases will be for a period of two weeks. “This measure is therefore to protect our clients and the rest of the staff who are still at post and providing care to patients,” a news release issued by Head of Public Relations Mustapha Salifu on Monday said. The release suggested that the decision will enable management reorganize for the resumption of regular services. “Only dire emergencies will be attended to within this period,” it said.…