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The lives of patients requiring emergency transportation from one health facility to the other in the Western Region are in danger as the only ambulance serving the region has been involved in an accident. Stakeholders fear the situation could negatively affect healthcare delivery in the region if immediate steps are not taken to provide ambulances in health facilities in the area. Ten ambulances supplied to the National Ambulance Service in the region in 2012 broke down within a period of five years due to the deplorable nature of the roads in the area.Prior to that the region had one ambulance.…

The Northern Regional Security Council has launched a security campaign dubbed ‘Operation Calm Life’ to deal with issues of security in the Northern Region. The launch took place in the regional capital, Tamale, where officers from the Ghana Armed Forces, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Prisons Service, and the Ghana National Fire Service patrolled all major streets within the metropolis. The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, who is also the Chairman of the REGSEC, indicated that the security agencies are ready to ensure peace prevails in the metropolis. “The security agencies are well prepared to deal with any…

The Southern Volta Premix Coordinator, Elikem Sewordor, who was accused of diverting premix fuel meant for fishermen in the region to Togo, has been promoted to the Volta Premix Fuel Board. The Board,  chaired by the Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, also has the Dean of the MDCEs in Volta,  Kudjo Attah,  as a member. Other members of the Board are Johnson Avuletey (currently the regional premix coordinator), George Dzeble and Albetros Adevu. The promotion of Mr. Sewordor comes on the back of his active engagement with stakeholders on the issues of accountability in the operations of landing beaches…

E-cigarettes should be available on prescription, according to Public Health England (PHE). The agency wants them to be prescribed on the NHS within the next few years because of how successful they have been in helping people give up smoking. An independent review of the latest evidence, published by PHE, suggests at least 20,000 people a year are quitting with the help of e-cigarettes. The report also says they are at least 95% less harmful than smoking. PHE also wants hospitals to be able to sell e-cigarettes and have areas where patients can vape. This could even be in private…

E-cigarettes should be available on prescription, according to Public Health England (PHE). The agency wants them to be prescribed on the NHS within the next few years because of how successful they have been in helping people give up smoking. An independent review of the latest evidence, published by PHE, suggests at least 20,000 people a year are quitting with the help of e-cigarettes. The report also says they are at least 95% less harmful than smoking. PHE also wants hospitals to be able to sell e-cigarettes and have areas where patients can vape. This could even be in private…

Westline Entertainment, organizers of the Western Music Awards, have launched the 2nd edition of the annual event. This year’s edition dubbed ‘For the love of the region’ is expected to bring together musical legends from the Western Region. The maiden edition held in 2017 brought together Westside music legends and upcoming artistes, who exhibited variety of talents. The likes Gyedu Blay Ambulley, Paulina Oduro and Kofi Kinata were in attendance to grace the event. At the launch of the 2018 edition, Public Relations Officer of the Western Music Awards (WMA) Nana Kwesi Coomson said the award scheme intends to reward…

Ahead of the presentation of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s second State of the Nation Address to Parliament Thursday, 3news.com brings you the highlights of what the president said in his first address in 20 infographics. Like his first address which was delivered to parliament on February 21, 2017, Thursday’s will cover all the sectors of the economy. Below are the highlights of the 2017 SONA By 3news.com|Ghana

Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is warning wealthy people will soon takeover Ghana’s parliament with their “fat-wallet” considering the amount of money MPs spend to be elected into the House. He revealed prospective parliamentary candidates “pay various amounts” in the name of kola, to people at the constituency level who are deemed the kingmakers. “…I wouldn’t shy away from that; people pay various amounts which otherwise should be the provision of traditional kola,” he told TV3’s Evelyn Tengmaa in an exclusive interview Monday. Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was reacting to a report by the Centre for Democratic Governance and the Westminster Foundation, which…

The Ministry of Health has received financial clearance to recruit 4,000 private medical practitioners to work in public health facilities in the country. Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Robert Cudjoe, who revealed this to TV3’s Daniel Opoku on Monday, said “…the possibility that these people will be engaged in the next few months I believe is there”. He said government has within the last 13 months far recruited a total of 17,000 medical practitioners. Of the 17,000 health officers recruited, he said 882 are medical officers, while 395 are health officers. A total of 3,058 are general and mental…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on has fulfilled a promise he made to Anita Gyan, a young talented student who caught his attention with her poetry recital during the Ada Asafotufiam Festival last year. The 12-year-old student in Junior High School (JHS) One of the Ocanseykope D/A Basic School, displayed great talent in her poetry and won the heart of the President who promised to provide a scholarship for her educational needs. Mr Henry Quartey, the Deputy Minister of the Interior and Mr Titus Glover, the Deputy Minister of Transport, on behalf of the President, made a cash donation of…