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[ad_1] Mr. Pierre Laporte, Country Director, World Bank It will cost the country a minimum of $ 180 million to purchase COVID-19 vaccines against the virus for 60 percent of the population, the World Bank said. The estimate is based on the World Bank Health Organization (WHO) protocol, which requires …

[ad_1] General news for Friday, February 12, 2021 Source: GNA 02/12/2021 IGP James Oppong-Boanuh The Ghana Police Service Welfare Plan presented 18 Toyota Coaster buses to various Police Commandos across the country on Thursday to facilitate their operations. Mr. James Oppong-Boanuh, Inspector General of Police (IGP), who made the presentation …

[ad_1] General news for Thursday, February 11, 2021 Source: GNA 2021-02-11 Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Service The Government of Ghana is spending more than $ 200 million to purchase the COVID-19 vaccine for the entire population. Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of Public Health for the …

[ad_1] A Gallup poll released Wednesday found that 71% of respondents are willing to get vaccinated, up from 65% at the end of December and the highest number since July. So far, about 10% – nearly 33.8 million Americans – have received at least one dose of the two-component vaccines, …

[ad_1] The Designated Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has stated that he participated in the initial stages of acquiring the Covid-19 testing facility at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). According to the designated minister, he was briefed on the initiative midway through the negotiations and made his effort to ensure that …

[ad_1] Share this with more people! Dr Emmanuel Ahiable, COVID-19 Case Management Leader at Greater Accra (Ridge) Regional Hospital, says Ghana is likely to record more cases of non-infectious diseases due to post-COVID-19 complications. Therefore, he highlighted the need for noncommunicable disease healthcare workers to be prepared to help people …

[ad_1] The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested 83 people, including 66 men and 17 women, for refusing to wear nasal masks in public as directed by the President. Chief Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, a public affairs officer for the Upper West Regional Police, told the media that they …

[ad_1] The petitioner’s third witness in the current electoral petition hearing has insisted that the president of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa “fired” him from the strong room (National Collation Center). Rojo Mettle-Nunoo told the court during his cross-examination by EC attorney Judge Amenuvor on Monday that prior to …

[ad_1] The President of the Vice Chancellors of Ghana (VCG), Professor John Owusu Gyapong, has revealed that active Covid-19 cases registered in some of Ghana’s universities are being managed according to mandatory protocols. About 13 tertiary institutions out of the 15 in the country have reportedly recorded active cases of …

[ad_1] Good Morning. It emerged over the weekend that new research suggests that the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, which is the main vaccine used in the UK, provides only “minimal” protection against mild or moderate disease of the South African variant of the coronavirus ( known as B1351 or 501Y.v2). …