Ghana

Accra, Ghana – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ghana have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will strengthen ongoing efforts to protect against the dangers of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Ghana. The new project titled – Partnership for Health Security in Ghana under the “Increasing Health […]

When COVID-19 vaccination was introduced in Ghana, Gershon Kwame Osei, a religious leader from Ave-Dakpa Community in the Akatsi North District of Ghana’s Volta region was one of the influential voices against the vaccine due to myths and superstition.  Now, his advocacy and social mobilization work along with many others is generating demand and driving

Accra, Ghana ‒ Samuel Kofi*, 19, from Takoradi in Ghana’s western region discovered he was HIV positive in November 2022. A situation that left him in shock and in complete denial as he thought death was staring him in the face. “I did not suspect I had HIV when I went to do the test that

Accra ‒ In 2020, the death of his best friend, Tawiah, reminded Nii Ayittey about the real dangers of AIDS. So when he heard of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as an effective HIV prevention method, Ayittey did not hesitate to enrol in a PrEP programme. Now a champion, Ayittey has dedicated his life to educating and encouraging

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the Forestry Commission has signed an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Incorporated (Emergent).  This makes Ghana the first country in the world to sign ERPA under the LEAF Coalition for the supply of high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ emission reductions. The

Ghana has a rich tradition of education dating as far back as the pre-colonial times. In pre-colonial Ghana, the system of education was primarily traditional in nature. It was based on the values of obedience and apprenticeship whereby the elderly taught the young ones to assume roles and responsibilities in the traditional community. Many children