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How To Heal A City Drowning: Accra’s Mirror
New Crusading Guide
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July 4, 2025
If I were to cleanse Accra of its festering wounds—the mountains of trash clotting its veins, the toxins seeping into its soul—I would not begin with a shovel. I would begin with a mirror. A mirror held up to a city that has learned to look away....
Community pharmacists urged to participate in gov’t-led healthcare programmes for increased visibility
Ghana News Agency
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July 3, 2025
By Eric Appah Marfo Accra, July 3, GNA – Dr Mrs Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, former Director of Technical Coordination, Ministry of Health, has urged community pharmacists to intensify their involvement in government-led healthcare programmes to...
Tano South launches Child Health Promotion Week
Modern Ghana
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The Tano South Municipality has officially launched the 2025 edition of Child Health Promotion Week with a strong appeal for community-wide support in safeguarding the health and well-being of children. Held at the Bechem Government Hospital, the...
Prime Minister Modi ends two-day official visit to Ghana
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Iddi Yire Accra, July 4, GNA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, July 3, ended his two-day official working visit to Ghana on the invitation of President John Dramani Mahama. He was seen off at the Kotoka International Airport by...
Ho Teaching Hospital Advances Medical Tourism Integration
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
Ho Teaching Hospital is aligning its operational strategy with the national medical tourism policy, according to verified statements from hospital leadership. Chief Executive Hintermann Mbroh confirmed the institution’s pre-existing initiative now...
Cocoa Prices Decline Amid Ghana Production Gains and Market Volatility
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
Cocoa futures have retreated approximately 15% since mid-June peaks, with New York ICE September contracts settling near $8,000 per tonne by July 3. The correction follows Ghana COCOBOD’s projection of an 8.3% annual production increase to 650,000...
Health Minister to address Parliament on Ghana’s COVID-19 surge today
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 1, 2025
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is expected to appear before Parliament today, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, to provide an update on the current COVID-19 situation in Ghana. The briefing is scheduled for 2:00 PM at Parliament House,...
Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy Programme to cost $4billion; Aims to transform economic landscape
Graphic
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June 30, 2025
Ghana’s ambitious 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+) is projected to cost approximately $4 billion, with the government committing $300 to $400 million as seed funding to attract private sector investment. The...
Ghana celebrates first official International MSME Day with ...
Modern Ghana
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Ghana has commemorated its first official celebration of International MSME Day with a compelling call for transformation, digital inclusion, and strategic reform in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. The national event, held...
Memory lane: of Ghana’s puzzling, copycat ‘radio & TV etique...
Modern Ghana
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If this morning you tuned into a discussion programme on radio or television in Ghana, you’re more than likely to have heard a contributor begin their comments with a veritable cascade of salutations, something like: “First of all, let me greet...
PM Modi addresses the Parliament of Ghana
New Delhi Times
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July 4, 2025
Share Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament of Ghana during his official visit, marking a historic moment in India-Ghana relations. Speaking to a joint session of the Ghanaian legislature in Accra, PM Modi emphasized the shared...
Dr. Sharon Karbo: A Ghanaian physician leading the charge against cancer and chronic disease
Joy FM
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July 4, 2025
At the crossroads of public health innovation and compassionate care stands Dr. Sharon Karbo, a physician, researcher, and health strategist whose work is quietly reshaping health systems in Ghana and gaining global attention. Whether in the...
Ghana confirms 14 new Mpox cases, total reaches 133
Ghana News Agency
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June 30, 2025
By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, June 30, GNA – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded 14 new Mpox infections, bringing the national case count to 133. In its latest update, the Service reported no hospitalisations or deaths, and indicated...
RISE-Ghana begins social cohesion project in border districts
Ghana News Agency
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July 4, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, July 4, GNA – A new initiative aimed at promoting peace, inclusion, and access to public services as part of efforts to tackle the growing socio-economic challenges and conflict risks facing Northern border...
Ghana confirms two new Mpox cases, total rises to 119
Modern Ghana
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Health authorities in Ghana have confirmed two new cases of Mpox, pushing the country’s total caseload to 119 as of June 22, 2025. In its latest situational update, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) stated that no new fatalities have been recorded,...
How Ghana, India MoUs will impact bilateral engagements
CNBC Africa
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July 4, 2025
In a significant development marking the deepening of international relations and enhanced economic cooperation, Ghana and India have signed four key Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). This strategic move was highlighted during Indian Prime...
Ghana’s urban slum crisis: 4.8 million live in substandard conditions, report reveals
Graphic
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June 30, 2025
More than 4.8 million Ghanaians, representing 30.8 per cent of the urban population, are living in slum conditions characterised by inadequate housing, poor sanitation, and limited access to basic services, according to a new report by the Ghana...
Goldstar Air, The Wings Of Ghana And Belly Of America Marks 249th Independence Day Of The United States
News Ghana
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July 4, 2025
The United States and Ghanaian registered company Goldstar Air, a private international airline with an issued Air Carrier Licence (ACL/N-SCH No. 0239) from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate passenger and cargo flights across...
Hairdresser sues SYNLAB Ghana for GH¢10m over false HIV report and deportation
Joy FM
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July 4, 2025
A professional hairdresser, Rahinatu Amissah, has filed a lawsuit against Syn Lab Ghana Limited, seeking GH¢10 million in general damages for emotional trauma and loss of earnings allegedly caused by a false HIV diagnosis issued by the laboratory....
To Tackle Ghana’s Challenges, Vatican-based Cardinal Calls for “true awakening of fraternal solidarity”
ACI Africa
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July 3, 2025
“We do not yield to despair; rather, we embrace the values of our own past and the religions and faiths we pursue, and formulate the types of solutions and situations that best help us all achieve our common good,” he said. Cardinal Turkson went...