Health & Lifestyle
Hohoe midwifery students fear being used as Ebola vaccine 'guinea pigs'
May 21, 2015
Hohoe midwifery students fear being used as Ebola vaccine 'guinea pigs'
Students at Hohoe Midwifery Training College in the Volta region are fearful over a decision to use them as ‘guinea…
Banning mobile phones improves pupils' results – LSE study
May 18, 2015
Banning mobile phones improves pupils' results – LSE study
Banning mobile phones from schools has the effect of giving pupils an extra week’s education over the course of an…
Ghana placed last in global school rankings
May 13, 2015
Ghana placed last in global school rankings
The biggest ever global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries…
Educators' performance to be rated
May 11, 2015
Educators' performance to be rated
Managers of Education will soon be required to sign performance contracts, the Director General of Education, Dr Jacob Korh has…
Drug-resistant strain of typhoid spreading in Africa, Asia
May 11, 2015
Drug-resistant strain of typhoid spreading in Africa, Asia
Antibiotic-resistant typhoid is spreading across Africa and Asia and poses a major global health threat, warn experts. Researchers from the…
Korle Bu denies suspending OPD services
May 8, 2015
Korle Bu denies suspending OPD services
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has indicated that it is still offering health care services to outpatients who report at…
Koforidua Poly faces possible closure over electricity and water supply
May 6, 2015
Koforidua Poly faces possible closure over electricity and water supply
Management of the Koforidua Polytechnic is considering shutting down the school as it is currently operating without water and electricity…
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…