The US government is supporting Africa to develop its own vaccines to increase access and ensure sustainability. Through the International Development Finance Cooperation, the US government is currently supporting the establishment of vaccine manufacturing plants in Senegal and South Africa. The US government believes that setting up vaccine manufacturing centres will contribute significantly to making … Read more
Winner of 2008 Noble Prize Award for discovery Professor Luc Montagnier has argued that mass vaccination during a pandemic can only cause more death now and later just as in the case of the current mass vaccination ongoing worldwide. The French virologist and Nobel Prize winner Luc Montagnier called mass vaccination against the coronavirus during … Read more
The Ghana Health Service has confirmed the detection of the highly contagious variant of Coronavirus – Delta, at the Achimota School, in the Greater Accra Region. It follows an earlier report by the health management body that a Senior High School had recorded the Indian strain. Three students of the school presented influenza-like symptoms at … Read more
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the public must strictly adhere to all COVID-19 protocols in order to prevent the spread of the Delta variant. GMA contends that the new strain is highly contagious, hence the caution. This follows a comment by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye that Delta … Read more
Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s comment has left the world’s head spinning about how secured a vaccinated is person and whether he / she can infect other people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday walked back controversial comments made by its director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, suggesting that people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus … Read more
In the fight for the protection of lives and curb the spread of COVID-19 during this Easter season, the Greater Accra regional minister office has issued a press release ensuring the closure of all beach resorts until further notice. The letter dated 30th March 2021 stated clearly that all beaches from Ada to the coastal … Read more
Founder of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hurds Foundation, Eva Ankrah has disclosed that 45 students got pregnant during the lockdown in the Wassa East district of the Western Region. Out of this number, she said, 35 have recently delivered. In March, 2020, schools in Ghana were closed down to curb the spread of the COVID-19. After … Read more
The Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) together with the National Medicine Regulatory Agency (NMRA) has approved a herbal medicine Cryptolepis Sanguinolenta locally known as Nibima for clinical trials for the treatment of Covid-19. In a statement, the FDA CEO indicated that the approval of the herbal medicine comes on the back of laboratory studies … Read more
The World Bank is preparing emergency vaccine financing projects in 21 countries in Africa, including Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, Mozambique, Tunisia, Eswatini, and Cabo Verde. This follows authorization of up to $12 billion to support countries in their vaccination efforts, which has paved way for individual vaccination programs through the Board. … Read more
The surge in COVID-19 cases in Ghana after the election has taken away some prominent faces in the business front in Ghana. NanaBanyin Pratt, Leonard Gikunu, Frances Awua-Kyerematen, and Joshua Kyeremeh, four top personalities who have died of Covid-19 complications in 2021. Ghana has lost some key people with some few days and many people … Read more