Health & Lifestyle
Failure to accept rural posting could result in punishment – NSS
September 18, 2014
Failure to accept rural posting could result in punishment – NSS
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has said that young people who refuse to take up their posting to rural communities…
Food prices hike will affect quality of school meals – SHS heads
September 18, 2014
Food prices hike will affect quality of school meals – SHS heads
School heads say the rise in the price of food items on the market will make it difficult to feed…
POTAG may strike over tier two pension fund
September 18, 2014
POTAG may strike over tier two pension fund
The Polytechnic Teachers Association Ghana (POTAG) has said it will hold government to their agreement on the tier two pension…
Nigerian doctor tells about surviving Ebola
September 17, 2014
Nigerian doctor tells about surviving Ebola
Dr. Ada Igonoh of First Consultants Hospital is one of the doctors who attended to Patrick Sawyer. She was infected by the virus…
Health Ministry presents Ebola protective gear to institutions
September 12, 2014
Health Ministry presents Ebola protective gear to institutions
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Ministry of Education has presented protective gear to tertiary institutions across the country…
More cash for Ebola, but MSF says response is 'lethally inadequate"
September 10, 2014
More cash for Ebola, but MSF says response is 'lethally inadequate"
The Gates Foundation is committing $50m to help tackle Ebola in affected countries. The deadly virus has claimed 2,296 lives…
Gov't reaches agreement with striking lecturers
August 26, 2014
Gov't reaches agreement with striking lecturers
Government has agreed to pay book and research allowance arrears to university and polytechnic lecturers within one month. It ends…
IATA task force to provide travel updates on Ebola
August 25, 2014
IATA task force to provide travel updates on Ebola
A task force has been set up by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to monitor the outbreak of Ebola…
Lagos records two new Ebola cases
August 25, 2014
Lagos records two new Ebola cases
Two new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital, Minister of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has confirmed.…
It’s illegal to freeze our salary – POTAG tells Gov't
August 25, 2014
It’s illegal to freeze our salary – POTAG tells Gov't
The vice president of the Greater Accra branch of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana ( POTAG), Jones Ntiamoah, has…