Health & Lifestyle
Effiduase SHS student dies from cutlass wound
May 6, 2015
Effiduase SHS student dies from cutlass wound
A second year student at the Effiduase Senior High School in the Ashanti region has died after being accidentally wounded…
WASSCE exams start today
March 30, 2015
WASSCE exams start today
Final year students in Senior High Schools across the country are beginning their West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE)…
KNUST launches mentorship scheme for female students
March 26, 2015
KNUST launches mentorship scheme for female students
The Faculty of Social Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched a mentorship program…
Ebola will be over by August – UN mission
March 23, 2015
Ebola will be over by August – UN mission
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told…
First penis transplant in S Africa successful
March 14, 2015
First penis transplant in S Africa successful
The world’s first successful penis transplant has been reported by a surgical team in South Africa. The 21-year-old recipient, whose…
St Thomas SHS students in E/Region taking exams under canopies
March 14, 2015
St Thomas SHS students in E/Region taking exams under canopies
Students at St Thomas Senior High School in Asamang Kesse in the Eastern Region are studying and taking crucial national…
Residents decry "death trap gutter" at Tafo
February 25, 2015
Residents decry "death trap gutter" at Tafo
Barely one month after an alarm was raised about a deep hole at a Tafo residential area described as a death trap…
Chinese gov't gives $1m to support Ebola education
February 11, 2015
Chinese gov't gives $1m to support Ebola education
The Chinese government has so far committed about US $1m in Ebola education and other Ebola activities in the country,…
NMCG to close unaccredited training schools in Ashanti
December 18, 2014
NMCG to close unaccredited training schools in Ashanti
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (NMCG) will from January 2015 close down unaccredited nursing training schools in the…
S Leone bans public Christmas festivities over Ebola
December 17, 2014
S Leone bans public Christmas festivities over Ebola
Authorities in Sierra Leone have banned all public celebrations of Christmas and New Year in a bid to tackle Ebola.…