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The baby of a “highly valued and loved” nurse has been delivered successfully after she died from Covid-19. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, had worked for five years at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, where she died on Sunday. A hospital trust spokeswoman said the nurse’s “child was doing very well” but could give no further information. Ms Agyapong was admitted to hospital on 7 April, having tested positive for Covid-19 two days previously. David Carter, chief executive of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said she was a “fantastic nurse and a great example of what we stand for in this…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has received a notification through the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Surveillance and Monitoring System for substandard and falsified chloroquine in the WHO region of Africa. These chloroquine products with different presentations are confirmed as falsified on the basis that they deliberately or fraudulently misrepresent their composition or source.A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Delese A. Darko, the Chief Executive Officer, FDA said it was noted that either the products do not contain the correct amount of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, based on the result of preliminary or full compendial analysis.“And or the…

Management of the Media General Group has taken note of the arrest of Frank Basoah, a young man who paraded himself as journalist working with Onua FM and allegedly extorted monies from shop owners at Buduburam in the Central Region for violating the lockdown order. We wish to state categorically that Frank Basoah is not a staff of Onua FM or any of Media General’s subsidiaries; TV3, Onua TV, 3FM, Connect FM in Tarkoradi, Akoma FM in Kumasi, www.3news.com, Adesa Production Limited and 3 Foundation. Frank Basoah’s action is unlawful and we urge the relevant authorities to deal with him…

Ghana’s High Commission to the United Kingdom has confirmed that the High Commissioner, Papa Owusu Ankomah is in stable condition after contracting coronavirus (Covid-19). Report of the High Commissioner living with the virus went viral last week. He was reportedly said to have been sent to the intensive care unit (ICU) of one of the Royal Hospitals, where he was put on ventilator, responding to treatment. “We wish to inform you that indeed the High Commissioner has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and to assure all of you that he is in a stable condition,” the High Commission said in a…

Parents of children with special need in Kumasi have called on the government to improve support to them during the coronavirus crisis. Although government has commenced the distribution of food to the poor and vulnerable to enable them cope under the ongoing partial lockdown, some mothers of children with special need say they are yet to benefit from the intervention. Martha Opoku-Agyemang is a mother of a child with cerebral palsy. She says life under lockdown remains difficult for her and her son. “Even under normal circumstance, it’s not easy for some of us since we always have to remain…

The beleaguered Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr. Asante Berko has resigned as the head of Ghana’s only oil refinery as he faces bribery charges in the United States of America. He submitted his resignation letter to the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin who announced this in a statement said his resignation was accepted by the president. Mr. Berko has been cited in a bribery scandal by the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As a former employee at a subsidiary of the…

The Tamale Central Hospital, located at Tishigu, in the Tamale Metropolis, has temporarily laid off 143 casual workers as a result of the impact of the coronavirus (COVOD-19) pandemic. The affected staff included cleaners, records attendants and ward assistants. The decision by the management of the hospital to dispense off with the services of the casual workers followed the inability of the hospital to mobilise enough revenue to pay their salaries as a result of the decrease in outpatients department (OPD) attendants at the facility since the outbreak of the COVID-19. The Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Mahamadu Mbiniwaya…

Dr. Oheneba Owusu-Danso, Chief Executive of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has commended the government for the aggressive manner it is resourcing health institutions to manage the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. He noted that KATHl has received significant quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other logistics from the government and these have enabled medical staff to effectively handle all the COVID-19 cases registered at the hospital. Dr. Owusu-Danso stated this when the executives of the Ashanti Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presented a donation of 50 sets of PPEs in addition…

‘‘Every day may not be good… but there is something good in everyday” – Alice Morse Earle. The above quote seems to resonate with our current situation in the fight against COVID-19, and its impact on public transport. Globally, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has claimed thousands of lives, has been a curse on us. However, in Ghana, we can make something ‘good’ out of this curse. Various governments across the globe have been putting drastic measures in place to tackle this pandemic which continues to take lives, as the search for a cure still remains elusive. Whereas most of…

Even before government gives details on the free electricity package announced to cushion the poorest people in the country, it is becoming clearer that most of them will miss out on the relief package. President Nana Akufo-Addo last week announced a 100 per cent absorption of electricity bills for the poorest of the poor who consume up to 50 kilowatt-hours a month and a 50 per cent for those whose consumption is above 50 kilowatt-hours. “Government will fully absorb electricity bills for the poorest of the poor…That is free electricity for persons who consume from 0-50 kilowatt-hours a month for…