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The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Ghana Chapter on March 27 made specific appointments to certain personalities to constitute the Commission’s Interim Executive Committee to run the affairs of the Commission in Ghana. The Chairman of the Ghana Chapter, Professor Michael Kwateng announced this in an interview in the wake of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of the IHRC globally and also in Ghana. The Interim Executive Committee is made up of Professor Michael Kwateng (Chairman), Dr. Gabriel Odeh Apotey (Vice Chairman 1), Mrs. Amanda Hughes (Vice Chairman 2), Mr. David Doe Fiagbor ( General Secretary),…

A Russian military plane brought much-needed medical equipment to the U.S. on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin offered Donald Trump help for the U.S. battle with coronavirus. “The Russian side offered assistance amid the dire epidemiological situation in America,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state-run Channel One Tuesday. “Trump gratefully accepted this humanitarian aid.” The U.S. State Department said the delivery was part of a purchase of medical equipment — including ventilators — agreed to during a March 30 phone call between Putin and Trump. The supplies were handed over to New York City on Wednesday, the department said. “We…

The Obstetric and Gynaecology Laboratory of the Tamale Teaching Hospital has been closed down by management of the facility. The Public Relations Officer Mohammed Misbao said the closure has become necessary as the facility observes social distancing as part of its precautionary measures to prevent a possible community spread of the novel Coronavirus. “We are trying to cut the number of our staff in this period and the only way is to close that facility down temporarily”. In addition, the Accident and Emergency Unit Laboratory of the hospital has also been closed down partially . The AnE laboratory which used…

Three persons, a mother and her two sons have been quarantined in Bongo in the Upper East Region on suspicion that they might be infected with the coronavirus after one showed symptoms of the disease. This brings the number of persons in mandatory quarantine in the district to five.Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr Peter Ayamga Ayinbisa, the District Chief Executive for the area disclosed that one of the sons had returned from the Ashanti Region a few days ago and was ill.He said he was taken to the Bongo District Hospital by his mother and brother, who had…

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has come up with mitigating measures to safeguard the health and well-being of vulnerable groups in the country, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on the movement of people in some areas. As part of the measures, head porters, popularly known as ‘Kayayei’, will be provided free accommodation and given three square meals a day within the period of the restriction measures. Additionally, they will be given daily stipends of GH₵10 each to live on. The measures include catering and providing logistics for kayayei, both those with and…

The Managing Director of Ghana Water Company Limited, Dr. Clifford Braimah, has donated protective gears to the Damongo Government Hospital to help them in the fight against the deadly novel coronavirus. It followed concerns of lack of protective gears raised by the management of the hospital. The items included reusable PPEs, disposable head covers, goggles, hand gloves, nose mask, sanitizers, veronica buckets with wastewater basins and soap dishes. The Savannah Regional Minister, Adam Salifu Braimah, who presented the items on behalf of the MD admonished the health workers to keep on with their dedicated service. He noted the government is…

An Indian working for a private company at Kpong in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality in the Eastern region has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The case was confirmed by the Lower Manya municipal health directorate on Wednesday, April 1. He is said to be a part of a group of construction workers who arrived in the country before the country’s airports and ports were closed. Assembly member for the area, Raymond Gborson, said some locals working at the construction site alerted him of the arrival of the expatriates because they suspected they could be carriers of the virus.…

Gunmen have shot dead a sub chief at Saka in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region and injured one of his sons in a bizarre circumstance. The three gunmen shot the chief, Salifu Mustapha, in the head twice, killing him instantly. One of his three sons, who were with him at the time of the incident which occurred last Sunday night at his residence, was also shot in the stomach leaving him with injuries. The Police at Zebilla have commenced investigations into the incident to establish the motive and the perpetrators behind the gruesome act. According to…

The Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has announced a ban on prostitution and its related activities in the region in a latest move by authorities there to stop the spread of the outbreak of novel coronavirus in the area. Ten of the 195 coronavirus cases confirmed in the country are from the Northern regional capital, Tamale, which is now the city with the second highest cases after Accra. One of eight Guineans who tested positive for the deadly virus and were being kept in an isolation centre in Tamale on Monday scaled a wall to escape from quarantine. Efforts at…

Government has announced a 10-cedi daily food package for each head porter in parts of the country affected by the partial anti-coronavirus lockdown which began on Monday. Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, who announced this said each Kayeyei will for the next two weeks that the lockdown will persist, receive 10 cedis everyday to buy food. The decision, she explained, was based on a directive issued by President Nana Akufo-Addo to cushion the head porters most of who depend on daily earnings from carrying goods for people in market areas. About 76 head porters who…