By Francis Kobena Tandoh Medical doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have declared an indefinite strike following the suspension of Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the facility, according to a statement on Saturday. The doctors are also demanding the reversal of the suspension ofContinue Reading
The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, has launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilize investment across priority agricultural value chains. The Compact sets out a coordinated agenda for public and privateContinue Reading
Uganda has confirmed one new Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections to 16 since the outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared on May 15, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday. In an update posted on social media platform X, theContinue Reading
A Caritas-World Food Programme (WFP) health centre has been launched in Goma to shelter and monitor 87 people from high-risk areas placed under precautionary quarantine as the Ebola outbreak spreads across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and beyond. Footage captured on Wednesday shows medical staff preparing and portioning foodContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Ghana has initiated protocols to screen all passengers from high-risk Ebola regions, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh said on Tuesday. According to the minister, the West African country has put in place effective measures at the Accra InternationalContinue Reading
Four nurses from the Evangelical Medical Center were confirmed to be cured after surviving Ebola virus infection. Footage filmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bunia on Sunday, shows the survivors posing with recovery certificates after leaving treatment centre. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and officials from Africa Centres forContinue Reading
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in the eastern province of Ituri, one of the hardest-hit regions by Ebola, to engage with DRC authorities and local partners on disease response on Saturday. Footage shows local health officials greeting Ghebreyesus as he arrived in Bunia. The WHO chiefContinue Reading
