Author: Krobea

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has responded to recent concerns raised by pressure group OccupyGhana on the management of Covid-19 in Ghana. OccupyGhana in a statement on Tuesday expressed suspicion that the Service is under-reporting Ghana’s Covid-19 figures on cases, recoveries and deaths. It said government appears to have decided to live with the virus but not made that clear to the large populace. “If the government has decided to pursue a policy of ‘living with the virus,’ then the healthcare system and the population should be prepped for this,” it said in its conclusion. “Let’s just remember that Sweden…

The mobilization of a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create the world business responsibly by aligning their strategies and operations with the Ten Principles on the united nations global compact and other strategic actions to advance broader societal goals, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on collaboration and innovation. The United Nations Global Compact with over 9500 business and non-business participant in 135 countries has signed on the Artisans Association of Ghana as a partnering member. The Artisans Association of Ghana is a social enterprise that enables sustainable livelihoods for men, women and youth in the informal…

Introduction The rains are here and the changes in weather is gradually becoming evident. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China, almost all regions of the world are battling with the scourge which is yet to diminish. Interestingly, most countries have reported cases across gradually-changing weather conditions amongst other public health determinants. Initially, the outbreak began in winter across several continents including Asia, Europe, America, and a few countries in Africa. With time, spring set in, and gradually summer is approaching, yet a good number of COVID-19 cases have been reported and…

George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19. What has that got to do with his death? Absolutely nothing! If your brother had asthma, and someone intentionally introduced smoke into his room, and he died, you would be very upset if the system said “well he had asthma, so nothing to see here”. Look up ‘Proximate Cause of Death’ and you’d find that even if Mr Floyd was carrying the plague, someone’s knee pressing on his neck for almost 9 minutes cancels out all other probable causes. Lots to discuss. This is an opinion piece. Do NOT shoot the messenger. It is…

A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus. UK experts say the low-dose steroid treatment is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus. It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus. Researchers estimate that if the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start…

Posters of disqualified aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tarkwa Nsueam Constituency of the Western Region Joy Joycelyn Andoh, announcing her as an independent parliamentary candidate have started to pop up in Tarkwa and its environs. The poster with colors similar to that of the ruling NPP has four hands holding each other, signifying unity, as her symbol. Her poster promises jobs, unity and empowerment with ‘Power to do more’ as her political mantra. Joy Joycelyn Andoh is among one other parliamentary aspirant who was disqualified by the FF Antoh-led vetting committee from contesting in the June…

Four remand prisoners have tested positive to Covid-19 at the Asamankese Police Cell in the Eastern Region, the West Akyem Municipal Health Director has confirmed. Dr. Samuel Agyeman Boateng explained that after a fumigation exercise, the police requested samples of prisoners be taken because some were coughing. Samples of 10 in-mates available then were taken. Test results from Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (NMIMR) which came in confirmed four positive cases out of the 10 that were taken. The four are in isolation and doing well, Dr Agyeman Boateng said. Two have been kept at the unused female cells…

Amateur boxing in Ghana continues to attract talents from across the country. Over the years, it has become a conveyor belt feeding the professional sport. Osuman Faruza ticks all the boxes for one of those amateurs, who are staying committed to the pursuit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pISN2VpDnq4 By Juliet Bawuah|3news.com|Ghana

Marricke Kofi Gane, an independent presidential aspirant, has strongly kicked against the resolution by Electoral Commission, Ghana(EC) to compile a new voter register for the December7 polls. He has maintained that it is not necessary for the EC to compile a new voter register before conducting a successful election since the existing register was used in 2012 and used for a “successful” district assembly election recently. The chartered accountant and international development practitioner, speaking to Nana Yaw Opare on Yensempa on Onua FM on Monday, June 15, described EC’s resolution as needless and incoherent. He underscored the EC could go…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will resume the registration of eligible applicants in the Eastern Region from Thursday, June 18. The exercise in the Region was suspended under controversial circumstances which even went to the High Court. The Authority had continued registering applicants in the Eastern Region despite President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ban on social gathering on March 15. Many civil society organisations including the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) called for an end to the exercise as Covid-19 had been recorded in the country and showed signs of spreading especially in crowded locations. Though the High Court dismissed the…