UN Appeals For $1 Billion To Fight Ebola
The United Nations (UN) has launched an appeal to raise $1 billion to sustain the momentum to stamp out Ebola in West Africa.
The amount, the UN says is what is “needed for the first six months of 2015 to sustain ... Read More
Chinese Ambassador Asks Ghanaians To Maintain Culture
Ambassador of China to Ghana, H.E Sun Baohong
Mrs Sun Baohong, Chinese Ambassador, has advised Ghanaians not to ignore their culture because of modernisation.
Mrs Sun said "modernisation does not mean abandoning our culture".
She gave the advice on Tuesday when she ... Read More
Canada Supports Scaling Up Paediatric Nursing Care In Ghana
The Canadian Government has announced 9.465 million dollars in funding to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in efforts to scale up paediatric nursing care in Ghana.
The five-year initiative from 2014 to 2019, aims to strengthen health systems by training ... Read More
Japan Issues Statement On Nationals Captured By ISIL
Shinzo Abe - Japanese Prime Minister
The Ghana News Agency reproduces a statement by the Japanese Government on the incident on warning of Japanese nationals' execution:
“On 20th January, just before 1500 (JST), a video clip, which seemed to have been ... Read More
Low And Middle-Income Countries To Lose $7 Trillion To Non-C...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the economies of low and middle-income countries would lose an estimated $7 trillion to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over a 14-year period if no serious attempts are made to deal with the problem.
“From 2011-2025, cumulative ... Read More
About 63 Million Children Denied Education – UN
Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15 years, are denied their right to education, UNESCO/UNICEF Report said.
A statement issued by UNICEF and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said, a new joint report from the UNESCO Institute ... Read More
Africa World Introduces Night Flights To Kumasi
Africa World Airlines (AWA) would, on Friday, January 23, launch two daily night flights from Accra to Kumasi.
The flights; AW 120 and 122, were made possible by the recent installation of Aeronautical Ground Lights at the Kumasi Airport.
The move, according ... Read More
Kufuor To Address Kenyan Governors' Summit
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has accepted an invitation from the Nations Media Group, to address the Second Kenyan Governors’ Summit slated for February 26 -27, in the Kenyan fresh water lake city of Naivasha.
The ... Read More
Diplomatic Call Care Foundation Champions Buruli Ulcer At 20...
The Diplomatic Call Care Foundation as part of activities to begin the year has conducted a research on Buruli Ulcer(BU) and is poised to embark on an educational campaign on the disease to create awareness in curbing the prevalence as ... Read More
President Mahama Arrives In Berlin, Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President John Dramani Mahama addressing a press conference after their meeting on Monday
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Berlin for a State Visit to the Federal Republic of Germany.
A statement issued by the Flagstaff ... Read More