Health & Lifestyle
Liberia closes border crossings over Ebola
July 29, 2014
Liberia closes border crossings over Ebola
Liberia has closed most border crossings and could place communities hit by an outbreak of the Ebola virus under quarantine in a bid to halt…
KNUST student union elects first female president
July 29, 2014
KNUST student union elects first female president
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has elected its first female National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) president, Evelyn Mutinta…
Heads threaten closure of schools
July 22, 2014
Heads threaten closure of schools
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) says it is struggling to effectively manage the affairs of Senior High…
Teachers groups threaten strike
July 21, 2014
Teachers groups threaten strike
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) have resolved to stay away…
Weed-laced biscuit on sale
July 20, 2014
Weed-laced biscuit on sale
Officials have mounted a search for an unnamed vendor said to be distributing cannabis (weed) laced biscuits in the Ashaiman…
AIDS deaths down by a third in past decade, says UN
July 19, 2014
AIDS deaths down by a third in past decade, says UN
AIDS-related deaths and the number of new HIV infections have fallen by more than a third in the past decade,…
Korle Bu educators threaten strike
July 9, 2014
Korle Bu educators threaten strike
The Teachers Educational Workers’ Union, (TEWU) of the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Medical School at the Korle-Bu…
Pharmaceuticals give gov't notice on NHIS supply
July 9, 2014
Pharmaceuticals give gov't notice on NHIS supply
The Ghana Chamber of Pharmacy has notified the government that it will cut the supply of drugs to health facilities…
Suspected Ebola case dies
July 8, 2014
Suspected Ebola case dies
A man suspected to be carrying the Ebola virus has died at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra. Blood tests indicate that he…
Give us our grants – School heads demand
July 8, 2014
Give us our grants – School heads demand
Heads of secondary schools have asked government to release the grants earmarked for Senior High Schools. Speaking on Angel radio this…