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Day: July 19, 2024

Government

Election 2024: EC assures transparency

Mrs. Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), assured on Friday assured Parliament the EC will maintain transparency in the December 2024 general election.

She also highlighted the Commission’s commitment to holding free, fair, c…

Medical

Collective, coordinated efforts needed to curb Gulf of Guinea ocean acidification

Dr Edem Mahu, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has called on countries in the Gulf of Guinea to work together to tackle ocean acidification locally and globally.

 Tackling of ocean acidification required collective and coordinated effort…

Medical

Managing seizures in children with CP: is the Ghana Health Service monitoring

They were sleeping in the night when they suddenly heard a consistent, repetitive sound coming from the child’s bed. When the mother checked, the black part of the child’s eye had all gone, she was twitching and did not respond to her surroundings.

S…

Medical

Most farmers have yet to receive agricultural inputs under PFJ II

Majority of farmers in Ghana have yet to receive farming inputs under the second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme.

Mr. Wepia Awal Adugwala, National President, Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), disclosed this in Accr…

Medical

GHS asked to adopt Pregnant Man initiative to reduce maternal mortality

Dr Micheal Wombeogo, Executive Director for Participatory Action for Rural Development Alternatives (PARDA) has advocated for the adoption of the ‘Pregnant Man’ concept in maternal healthcare to reduce complications and mortalities rates.

The Pregnan…