Source: www.ghanaweb.com President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the IGP James Oppong Boanuh to deploy police officers to enforce the directive of compulsory mask-wearing at public places. He made this known in his 22nd update to the nation on measures his government has put in place to fight the novel Coronavirus on Sunday, January […]

In Africa, sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health concern which sees over 200,000 babies being born per year. Approximately 15,000 (2%) of Ghanaian newborns are diagnosed with SCD annually. Owing to this, Madam Sherita Pondey- co-founder of the Sickle Cell Warrior Foundation last Friday December 9 2020, […]

New Jersey nurse Sofia Burke said it took one family member letting their guard down “for one second” for Covid-19 to infect seven of the eight people in her household. Burke spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon through an oxygen mask Wednesday. She said she had been treating coronavirus patients throughout the pandemic, […]

The Strong Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has suspended its ongoing strike action due to a court injunction served on the organization by the National Labour Commission (NLC). The group has been in negotiations since 2019. The strike was to pressure the government to meet the demands for improved […]